Round-Up: Simon & Schuster Authors Protesting, Book Deserts, and GoT
From a protest of Milo Yiannopolous’ book deal to the sixth Game of Thrones book, here’s the latest in literary news.
George R. R. Martin
The Ploughshares Round-Down: Publishing Isn’t Dead
There’s an old joke in publishing about consultants, though it’s probably rooted in truth. A new executive hires a prestigious firm to spend months on an expensive deep dive, and they come back, excited, with one key insight: “You should publish more bestsellers, and fewer books that aren’t bestsellers.” Why didn’t we think of that?…