Beacon Press is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction. Their aim is for the books they release to change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and...
Certain trends come and go within the literary world. Some make their way into everyday discussions and others remain on the fringes. With the societal progression over the past century, particularly in rectifying the gender imbalance within the literature, there’s...
Sometimes it’s easy to take for granted the technological advances that happen almost daily in the 21st century. Perhaps at no previous point in human history has there been such a rapid-fire release of new products, services and innovations available to the general...
The uptake in self-publishing has unquestionably been a positive for writers. The benefits are well established now, with a retainment of autonomy, the ability to work to one’s own schedule and increased percentages of royalties being some of the key upsides. Like...
The concept of crowd-sourcing is now a tried and tested method to almost pre-vet the concept of a business before it goes to market. By establishing how much interest there is in the concept, and how many people are willing to invest their own time and money into the...
If you were tasked with making sure a book reached the widest audience possible, how would you go about it? Speak to publishers? Use social media? These questions have long been considered by those working within the literary industry. Many years ago, the only method...
Writers in 2023 are faced with stronger competition than ever before in the literary world. With an avalanche of new releases every single day, the dual threat of saturation plus competition can make the prospect of having one’s work published, an incredibly daunting...
The publishing and literary industry can at times present itself as rather stuffy. Connotations of being set in its ways, old fashioned and unwilling to showcase personality in order to stick to convention and formality are all accusations that have been levelled at...
Certain industries have been in existence for so long, and the tides of change roll into shore incredibly slowly. At the end of this spectrum, the criticism that often gets levelled is that they are archaic, regressive and stuck in their ways. The publishing industry...
Self-publishing used to be thought of as a defeat or a failure in the literary world. A final resort for writers whose work was either not of a sufficient grade to be accepted by a mainstream publisher, or unlucky enough not to catch the eye of the right people. ...