How Do You Design a Book Cover?
A roundtable discussion with the design department of ‘Catapult Books.’
A roundtable discussion with the design department of ‘Catapult Books.’
Literature and medicine are not opposed pursuits but rather one in the same endeavor to find sense in messy, human stories.
A librarian shares a step-by-step guide on how writers can grow their audience and promote their books by pitching a talk to their local library—and beyond.
“This article ended up being one of my favorite assignments ever—and all from a little bit of shameless public thirsting on Twitter.”
Promotion—especially self-promotion—doesn’t always feel easy. So how do we do it? For Social Media Week, literary agent Mina Hamedi helps us make room for celebration.
For our Social Media Week series, Cecilia Beard explains how BookTok makes it possible for people outside the traditional delineation of the publishing industry to propel any book to success.
A book’s pending publication, despite all the to-dos and excitement, can be a really hard time. Here are a few ways to navigate the prepublication blues.
A letter from Stella Cabot Wilson, ‘Don’t Write Alone’ editor.
A roundtable discussion with the editors of ‘Catapult’ and ‘Don’t Write Alone.’
Your worth as an artist is not equivalent to the numbers that end up on your tax return.
Over the last four years I have evaluated more than one thousand short stories.
Residency programs offer dedicated time and space to help you level up your writing. Here’s how to apply.
This is a benefit of finding your cohort outside of an MFA: It’s much more flexible.
In the face of dire job prospects, freelancing felt like it might be a solution; a way to be a writer on my own terms.
It’s not what you write that’s meaningful, but the time you spend writing.
As part of our Money Week series, Jessica Goodman explains why it's time to shed the stigma around side hustles.
For our Money Week series, Nicole Dieker answers commonly-asked questions from freelance writers
As part of our Money Week series, Alyson Forbes shares the ins and outs of book sales and explains how indie presses “care about your book the way John Cusack cares about Ione Skye in ‘Say Anything’.”
As a part of our Money Week series, Laura Stanfill argues that you should work with your publisher to do what feels organic, genuine, and true to you as a human being.
Book tours and author events are a fixture of bookselling.