Finds for Writers
Each week (typically Fridays), the Practicing Writing blog offers writing and publishing resources, news, and reflections to peruse over the weekend.
- “The [Association of American Literary Agents] AALA is revising its Canon of Ethics once again….Here are the high-level changes,” according to Jane Friedman — who also shares her concerns about what may happen as a consequence.
- On “something of a boom” in the “subgenre” of biographies of fictional characters (Scott Stern via Los Angeles Review of Books).
- As this post publishes, you’ll still have a little bit of time (but not much!) to register for today’s Narratively Academy live video conversation, during which “Lee Gutkind will speak with Donna Seaman, editor-in-chief of Booklist, for a special session on How Book Reviews Really Work. They’ll talk about how books are selected for review, what editors are looking for, the current landscape of literary criticism, and more. Please join us live, Friday, July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.”
- Doubtful that I can add even one more podcast to my library right now, but I did appreciate this New Books Network Q&A with publicist Sarah Russo, who hosts a podcast “that offers listeners a behind-the-scenes look at how book publishing works today and how to break through the noise in today’s publishing and media landscapes.”
- “Feeling excluded in the literary world, Jews are launching their own publishing houses.” Reporting by Philissa Cramer for JTA. (Cross-posted over on My Machberet, where you’ll find the latest set of Jewish Literary Links.)
Wishing everyone a good weekend! And whether you’re a free or paid subscriber, please keep an eye out for the August edition of The Practicing Writer 2.0 to land in your inbox, in full, sometime today!
