They say you should walk a mile in someone else’s shoes before you judge them, but how is the average person supposed to refrain from judging the super-rich when they can’t afford groceries, let alone ...

Finding that perfect book for a beach read or poolside perusal just got even easier. Few know books better than Amazon's Book Editors, who have made it their job to find the best literary offerings on ...

“Fit” is paramount when looking for a publisher, but equally important, fit is mutual. That’s been a common refrain of this series on writing and publishing, for good reasons. My fellow acquisitions ...

A recent book on her career in publishing makes the case that the great American novelist should also be seen as a pathbreaking editor. Toni Morrison, 1977. In 1979, Toni Morrison addressed the ...

In the summer of 2008, I was 19 years old, halfway through college, and an aspiring poet with a notebook full of earnest stanzas of questionable quality. I loved writing. I loved literature. As I ...

A 1966 novel captures a publishing world full of chronic malcontents, strategic lunches and ideas that mattered. By Gerald Howard Gerald Howard is a retired book editor. His biographical study of the ...