Every week we recommend 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. A group of Parkland survivors have published an anthology, Parkland Speaks. Wattpad launched a direct publishing division. Finalists have been announced for the National Book Critics Circle Awards and the PEN America Literary Awards. 50 Shades author E.L. James has a new novel coming […]
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Just Ask for It! The Art of Asking: A Trendsetter Roundtable
Amanda Palmer is a musician, artist, and entrepreneur of asking. Those who haven’t listened to her music perhaps know her from her Ted Talk, called The Art of Asking, which led to her getting a contract for a book with a similar title: The Art of Asking, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help (Grand Central, 2014). Palmer starts her story with her job as a statue in Boston, and takes readers on a journey throughout her life of asking for what she needs to keep […]
