Publishers & Publishing Industry
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Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built
$40.00 Add to cartThe story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century featured a front-row seat on history, an epic cast, and left an enduring cultural le… [more below]
- Author: Feldman, Gayle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1072
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 1400060273
- Language: English
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So Many Books, 2nd Edition: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance
$15.95 Add to cartA charming new edition of a much-loved book about books
“A playful celebrant of literary proliferation.”–New Yorker
In So Many Books, Gabriel Zaid offers his observations on the literary condition: a
- Author: Zaid, Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1589882075
- Language: English
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Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture
$21.99 Add to cart- Series: Scene History
- Author: Duncombe, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 164841589X
- Language: English
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Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers
$19.95 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Book Proposal Book, a practical, step-by-step approach to mastering the four pillars of scholarly writing for authors, editors, and publishing professionals
Developm- Series: Skills for Scholars
- Author: Portwood-Stacer, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: August 05 2025
- ISBN10: 0691257469
- Language: English
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That Book Is Dangerous!: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing
$29.95 Add to cartAn alarming expos? of the new challenges to literary freedom in the age of social media–when anyone with an identity and an internet connection can be a censor.
In That Book Is Dangerous!, Adam Szete- Author: Szetela, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0262049856
- Language: English
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My Life In Pieces-Writers, Rogues, The Road and The Rock
$32.00 Add to cartIreland, where Clancy became a professional writer, plays a significant role in this collection of journalism spanning four decades. Clancy has the eye. He froze a moment that captured The Troubles. T
- Author: Clancy, Ambrose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 494
- Publish Date: January 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1899694056
- Language: English
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How to Write a Bestseller: An Insider’s Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction for General Audiences
$20.00 Add to cartA bestselling author’s definitive guide to writing and publishing research-based nonfiction for a wide audience
Writing fact-based nonfiction for large general audiences requires two different skill- Author: Mazzeo, Tilar J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 0300267169
- Language: English
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The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business.
You’ve been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don’t know where to start. In a time when e- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Brenner, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0226833062
- Language: English
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The Untold Story of Books: A Writer’s History of Publishing
$18.00 Add to cartFrom Gutenberg to Amazon, Michael Castleman’s The Untold Story of Books is the first and only history of publishing told from a veteran author’s point of view. Witty, entertaining, and full of remarka
- Author: Castleman, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1961884089
- Language: English
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Why Books Still Matter: Honoring Joyce Meskis-Essays on the Past, Present, and Future of Books, Bookselling, and Publishing
$19.95 Add to cartIf books didn’t matter, nobody would try to ban them.
In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important
- Author: Weber, Karl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1953943306
- Language: English
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Write Through It: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life
$28.99 Add to cartDiscover what every new and aspiring author needs to know about the publishing industry and how to navigate all the complicated feelings that come with writing a book in this no-nonsense guide from li… [more below]
- Author: McKean, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1668055546
- Language: English
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The Author’s Success Code: 9 Secrets to Write and Publish a Book That Will Change Your Life
$29.99 Add to cart- Author: Mansour, Ashley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0996278788
- Language: English
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The Author’s Success Code: 9 Secrets to Write and Publish a Book That Will Change Your Life
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Mansour, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 099627877X
- Language: English
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How to Submit: Getting Your Writing Published with Literary Magazines and Small Presses
$18.95 Add to cartA comprehensive guide to getting published and building a literary reputation through small presses and magazines — and taking ownership of your own publishing life
This essential guide is the first… [more below]- Author: Sweeney, Dennis James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1608689360
- Language: English
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How You Can Write A Great First Book: Write Any Book On Any Subject: A Guide For Authors
$18.00 Add to cartReading this book you will discover how to:
– become inspired to write
– get started on your book
– organise and plan your book
– prepare and research your book
– build your book team
– create a dyna- Author: Phillips, Barry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: April 24 2018
- ISBN10: 1912256843
- Language: English
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Imagine a Door: A Writer’s Guide to Unlocking Your Story, Choosing a Publishing Path, and Honoring the Creative Journey
$25.00 Add to cartIf you want to get your manuscript published, read this book.
There’s no secret handshake or golden key in these pages, but Imagine a Door offers a more equitable and empowering prize: information deli
- Author: Stanfill, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 518
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1942436653
- Language: English
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No Experience Necessary Writer’s Course
$16.00 Add to cartA unique stress-free approach for anyone who has ever wanted to write.
- Author: Edelstein, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 299
- Publish Date: January 02 1994
- ISBN10: 0812831349
- Language: English
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Women in Independent Publishing: A History of Unsung Innovators, 1953-1989
$29.95 Add to cartWomen in Independent Publishing is a collection of interviews with and resources about women actively engaged in small-press publishing between the 1950s and the 1980s. The interviewees include Hettie
- Author: Anderson, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0826367070
- Language: English
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The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition
$26.00 Add to cartA thoroughly revised edition of the comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a successful career in writing.
Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Friedman, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 18 2025
- ISBN10: 022683865X
- Language: English
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Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction, and Other Dilemmas in the Writer’s Life
$18.99 Add to cartNamed One of “The Essential Books for Writing” (The Center for Fiction) and One of “The Best Books for Writers” (Poets & Writers)
“In the spirit of Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life, Friedman…gives he
- Author: Friedman, Bonnie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 0062981102
- Language: English
