Onyi Nwabineli’s debut novel is Someday, Maybe (Graydon House, October 4, 2022. Editor: Cat Clyne. Agent: Amy St Johnston, Aitken Alexander Associates). Born in Benin, Nigeria, Onyi Nwabineli grew up in Glasgow, the Isle of Man and Newcastle, and currently lives in London. She is the co-founder of Surviving Out Loud, a charity that offers support for survivors of sexual assault, and the founder of a writing retreat for Black womxn, called Black Pens. Someday, Maybe was Good Morning America’s Book Club pick for November. How did you find your agent? I did some extensive research using the amazing Twitter […]
Ask an Expert: Mary Rasenberger
Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger Prior to joining the Authors Guild in November 2014, Mary practiced law for over 25 years in roles that spanned private practice, the government and corporate sector, as a recognized expert in copyright and media law. Could you briefly summarize why a writer should join Authors Guild, especially since so many of us struggle financially? The first reason to join is for the many benefits you receive for $135 a year, including free contract reviews and legal advice on a number of issues, all our free educational and other programs, our online forums where you […]
Authors Talk: Zain Khalid
Zain Khalid’s debut novel is BROTHER ALIVE (Grove Press, July 12, 2022. Editor: Peter Blackstock, VP, Deputy Publisher, Grove Atlantic. Agent: Kent Wolf, Neon Literary.) He has been published in the New Yorker, The Believer, the Los Angeles Review of Books, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, and elsewhere. He has also written for television. He lives in New York City. How did you find your agent? He found me! He reached out after reading something of mine in The New Yorker. We ate a ribald lunch and discussed an idea for a short story about three orphaned brothers that would go on to become Brother […]
Ask An Expert: Jane Friedman
Jane Friedman, Publishing consultant and author Jane Friedman has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, with expertise in business strategy for authors. She is the editor of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, which was named 2020 Media Outlet of the Year by Digital Book World. She is the author of The Business Of Being A Writer (University of Chicago Press). Learn more at Jane Friedman. Below are highlights of Jane’s Discuss forum, and for the complete conversation, go here. What tips do you have for assessing a publisher’s reputation? Are there certain things to […]
Call for Spring/Summer Season Preview Listings
Our forthcoming Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer samplers will include, as usual, extensive seasonal preview/overview listings of notable titles on the way. We compile these big roundups by looking at publisher catalogs; our own comprehensive monthly lists of significant forthcoming books; hints from our substantial flow of deal reports; aggregation of “anticipated books” lists from other publications; word-of-mouth within the industry; and more. If you have notable spring/summer titles you would like to have considered for the preview list — particularly ones you are concerned we might have missed from the regular signals, along with drop-ins and rescheduled releases — now […]
Authors Talk: T. Greenwood
T. Greenwood’s novels have sold more than a quarter-million copies. A four-time winner of the San Diego Book Award, she has received grants from the Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Maryland State Arts Council. Five of her novels have been Indie Next Picks and her twelfth novel, Rust & Stardust, was a LibraryReads selection. Her novels have been translated into five languages. She lives in San Diego, CA, where she teaches creative writing for The Writer’s Center and San Diego Writer’s Ink, studies photography, and continues to write. Visit her […]