Michael Cader, the creator of Publishers Lunch and PublishersMarketplace.com, will answer questions on any and all aspects of publishing at this online Publishers Marketplace link this Wednesday, May 4th at noon Eastern. Just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Michael will post back on this non-video, non-audio, straightforward chat forum. NOTE: The discussion will be our last of the season, until we start back in the fall.
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Accusations of Inappropriate Use of Funds at Tavern Books
The announcement of a $10,000 fellowship awarded to Oregon poet Carl Adamshick has surfaced a controversy over allegations of inappropriate use of funds at now-shuttered small press Tavern Books. Adamshick was the cofounder and director of the Portland-based nonprofit press until his resignation in 2019. The press shut down in 2020. After Adamshick won one of two Oregon Literary Career Fellowships, announced this week as part of Literary Arts’ Oregon Book Awards, local authors and former colleagues at the press spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive about accusations against him of inappropriate spending. Adamshick’s withdrawals of cash from the nonprofit and “questionable […]
ABC News Launches “The Book Case” Podcast
ABC Audio announced the launch of a new weekly podcast, The Book Case, hosted by ABC News journalist Charlie Gibson and his daughter Kate Gibson. Each episode will include book recommendations from the hosts, “a short audio postcard” from an independent bookstore owner about their popular titles, and a conversation with authors and industry figures including John Irving, Azar Nafisi and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The first episode, out May 2, features Oprah Winfrey, “who discusses the impact of her book club on American readership, her own reading habits and how she makes her picks.”
You Don’t Want to Miss Our Next Discuss Guest: Michael Cader, Publishers Marketplace Founder
Michael Cader, the creator of Publishers Lunch and PublishersMarketplace.com, will answer questions on any and all aspects of publishing at this online Publishers Marketplace link Wednesday, May 4th at noon Eastern. Think of this special Discuss as a top-level, exclusive seminar for everyone from executives to editors, authors to agents, book sellers to sales reps. Take advantage of Michael’s vast knowledge and years of experience to gain invaluable insight into the industry we share. Don’t be shy! Just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Michael will post back on this non-video, non-audio, […]
The Buzz Books Editors Panel Returns, On May 18
We are open for registration for our fifth, much anticipated, virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel, convening on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 PM Eastern. Once again, we are honored to have the American Booksellers Association join us as co-presenter, with Who? Weekly podcaster and author Bobby Finger as emcee. (His debut novel, The Old Place, is excerpted in our upcoming edition of Buzz Books.) Register here now for the panel and note: The first 50 booksellers who enroll will get a package of galleys for the featured titles. On May 10, a week ahead of the panel, we’ll release the […]
Today’s Discuss Guest: Courtney Maum, author of Before and After The Book Deal
Join us today at noon Eastern online at this link for your chance to get the inside scoop on publishing from publishing educator, writing coach, novelist, and author of a forthcoming memoir, The Year of the Horses. Courtney wrote the bible for authors: Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book. So no matter where you are in your book journey, you can just sign in and use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Courtney will post back.