Closing Image: March 16, 2022
As of Feb. 19, 2022, NPD Books reports that adult fiction continues to be the bright spot of 2022 for the US market, with sales up by 11 percent over 2021.
Day: March 16, 2022
Links of Interest: March 16, 2022
Ukraine and Russia An urgent mission for translators: Bring Ukraine voices to the West. By highlighting Ukraine’s literary and linguistic heritage, translators can demonstrate the country is distinct from Russia. Read Alexandra Alter in The New York Times. Some publishers and wholesalers halt trade with Russia. Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Gardners in the UK are … Read more
University of Wales Press Launches Trade Imprint
The new imprint, Calon, draws its name from the Welsh word for heart. It will focus on nonfiction writing on Welsh life and culture.
ESPN’s Andscape Launches Imprint with Disney
ESPN media network Andscape—its Black media platform—is launching a book imprint, Andscape Books, with Disney Publishing Worldwide.
New Literary Agency Alert: Portobello Literary (UK)
Caro Clarke, formerly Canongate’s senior rights manager, has launched Portobello Literary Edinburgh.
Amazon’s Answer to Clubhouse Will Interest Budding DJs
Amazon has launched a new app called Amp that unlocks the ability for hosts to stream songs, no subscription required.
Creating Ads That Fit TikTok
Testing is key to creating any type of successful advertising campaign on social media.
How 2022 Debut Authors Collaborate to Promote Their Books
If there’s any tried-and-true rule about book marketing, it’s don’t go it alone.
The Many Moving Parts behind Brandon Sanderson’s Record-Breaking Kickstarter Campaign
The creation and fulfillment of Sanderson’s Kickstarter relies on a crack team managing massive amounts of data as well as all aspects of production.
IMHO: Substack Launches an App, and I Remain the Grumpy Skeptic
If you subscribe to a large assortment of Substack email newsletters, there is now an app (iOS only, so far) where you can read them all in one place.