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Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century by Kevin Prufer, Travis Kurowski, Wayne Miller
michaelnlibrarian's review
5.0
I was surprised to enjoy this as much as I did. I am a librarian but literary publishing is not a subject I know much about and it was interesting to get the different perspectives provided in these essays. Several were already a few years old, which was perhaps the main drawback but I still felt those essays gave a sense of the trends that was useful.
The summary states: How do editors and publishers adapt to this rapidly changing world? How are vibrant public communities in the Digital Age created and engaged? How can an industry traditionally dominated by white men become more diverse and inclusive? Mindful of the stakes of the ongoing transformation, Literary Publishing in the 21st Century goes beyond the usual discussion of 'print vs. digital' to uncover the complex, contradictory, and increasingly vibrant personalities that will define the future of the book." There are thought provoking and informative answers to these questions in this book.
Here is the table of contents that gives a sense of the ground covered:
The summary states: How do editors and publishers adapt to this rapidly changing world? How are vibrant public communities in the Digital Age created and engaged? How can an industry traditionally dominated by white men become more diverse and inclusive? Mindful of the stakes of the ongoing transformation, Literary Publishing in the 21st Century goes beyond the usual discussion of 'print vs. digital' to uncover the complex, contradictory, and increasingly vibrant personalities that will define the future of the book." There are thought provoking and informative answers to these questions in this book.
Here is the table of contents that gives a sense of the ground covered:
Reading the tea leaves : notations on the changing look of the literary / Sven Birkerts --
The ends of the book : reading, economies, and publics / Matthew Stadler --
The Amazon effect / Steve Wasserman --
The self-hating book critic / Jessa Crispin --
The view from a university press / Donna Shear --
Poetry in translation : hemispheric perspectives / Gabriel Bernal Granados, Kristin Dykstra, & Roberto Tejada --
VIDA: an interview with Erin Belieu / Erin Belieu --
19 things : more thoughts on the future of fiction / John O'Brien --
Hold the damn door open : idealism is no currency / Megan M. Garr --
Diversity is not enough : race, power, publishing / Daniel JoseĢ Older --
Comics publishing / Douglas Wolk --
The art of agenting : an interview with Chris Parris-Lamb / Chris Parris-Lamb & Jonathan Lee --
The open refrigerator / Gerald Howard --
A culture of competition : some notes on writing contests & literary publishing / Kevin Larimer --
Coming to Milkweed Editions / Daniel Slager --
The overnight success of Lookout Books / Emily Louise Smith --
The Southern review at eighty / Jessica Faust & Emily Nemens --
What is the business of literature? / Richard Nash --
The future value of a literary publisher / Jane Friedman.
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