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The latest publishing news and opinion can be found at blog.rightreading.com.
-> How to get a book published. 10 not-so-easy steps.
Tom's highly authoritative glossary of book publishing terms. My guest posts at ForeWord Magazine KHSU interview with Mark Sommer on the subject of publishing. Literary Publishing in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1980- Mercury House: Complete List of Publications through 1999 (and more) North Point Press: Complete List of Publications Neil Postman on Thomas Paine's Common Sense, and on the printed word Style Manuals Chicago Manual of Style Crib Sheet Tiresome self-promotion On October 19, 2000, I received an award from the American Literary Translators Association for my work as an editor promoting the cause of translation. That reminded me that I should probably mention a few of the editorial awards we won during my tenure as director of Mercury House, which include: a nomination for an M. Carey Thomas Award for Innovative Publishing (perhaps the most prestigious award given to book publishers); a Best Nonfiction Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly (Severo Sarduy’s Christ on the Rue Jacob): a PEN USA West translation award (Sung Po-jen, Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom): a PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature (Alfred Arteaga, House with the Blue Bed): a Firecracker Alternative Book Award (Dale Pendell, Pharmako/Poeia: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft): a Before Columbus American Book Award and a San Francisco Mayor's Medal (Thomas Avena, Life Sentences: Writers, Artists, and AIDS): a School Library Journal Best Adult Book for Young Adults (Lucille Eichengreen, From Ashes to Life: My Memories of the Holocaust): an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year (Alison Moore, Small Spaces Between Emergencies): a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year (Leonard Michaels, Sylvia): etc. |
*** From manuscript to art book in four weeks, How to protect unpublished work. ***
*** "Her only full-time paid employee is a pleasant young woman with a nose ring named Rebecca ..." "After having osteoarthritis |
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