The Chronicle of Higher Education

‘A Sub-What?’ FAQs on the Mysterious Book Subvention

Editor’s Note: Previously, this series on scholarly publishing has offered advice on approaching an editor, getting a book contract, and writing a “timely” book. I received a contract for my monograph ...
CNN

Book bans are surging — and taking an emotional toll on many authors

In March 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared onstage alongside a page from the picture book “Call Me Max,” blown up on a piece of poster board. The page showed a child lying outside on the grass ...
NPR

Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries?

Ever since she was a little girl, Jessie Gaynor has had a passion for books. Whether classic literature or YA fiction, she spent her youth devouring novels. She wouldn't just read them. She would ...
The New York Times

A Human Wrote This Book Review. A.I. Wrote the Book.

“Death of an Author” is a murder mystery coaxed from artificial-intelligence tools like ChatGPT. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...
The New York Times

A Life of Rage and Despair, Told in a Memoir Full of Beauty

The writer Michael Thomas recounts his struggles, successes and fraught family history in mesmerizing detail. By Thomas Chatterton Williams Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic ...