The publishing industry is not usually where people expect to find teenagers building companies. Most aspiring publishers spend years studying the industry before taking the leap. Many…

Publishing is an industry that tends to trust experience. Editors spend years refining their judgment. Publishers build careers title by title. Most people arrive at leadership positions…

The conventional wisdom of non-fiction publishing is straightforward. Find a problem. Present a solution. Market the expertise. Yet some of the most memorable non-fiction books succeed by…

Anyone can tell people what they should do. The challenge is getting them to listen. This is particularly true when writing about habits that are difficult to…

Long before a reader encounters the first poem in a collection, they encounter the title. This brief cluster of words often performs a surprising amount of literary…

Few literary debates have been as persistent in recent years as the question of what qualifies as “real” poetry. On one side are poets associated with traditional…