At a US Book Show session on Tuesday titled “What Does a Healthy Publishing Industry Look Like?,” panelists addressed persistent challenges including supply chain issues, burnout, and getting attention for new books and authors during the pandemic. Moderated by Astra House senior editor Daniel Vazquez, it featured Donya Craddock, co-owner of The Dock Bookshop; Morgan Entrekin, ceo and publisher of Grove Atlantic; Mary Rasenberger, ceo of The Authors Guild & The Authors Guild Foundation; and Joe Matthews, ceo of Independent Publishers Group. The panelists cited pandemic-related obstacles in every corner of the business. Entrekin mentioned the difficulty of “trying to […]
