Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing
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This week! Books! First up, a quick housekeeping matter. If you tried reaching out to me in the past few weeks and haven’t heard back from me, please try again, sorry! I had a bug with my contact form that I’m working to get fixed. The form still throws up an error message, but now […]
This week! Books! Sally Rooney Says Her Novels Will No Longer Be Sold in U.K. (gift link) – Stephen Castle, New York Times – In a truly preposterous and chilling turn of events, Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be for sale in the UK because of her support for Palestine Action, an organization proscribed […]
If you’re pursuing traditional publishing, or even if you’re self-publishing or hybrid publishing and planning to share your work with editors and designers, proper formatting is by far the easiest thing you can do to make your project appear as professional as possible. Literary agents and the various professionals you will work with throughout the […]
This week! Books! I’m on the road this weekend, so links only without commentary, but there are lots of good ones! Canadian Poet Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (gift link) – Alex Marshall, New York Times Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards (gift link) – Ash Wu, New […]
Every writer needs editing prior to seeking publication. Full stop. It’s difficult to avoid projecting things onto the page, and these days it pays for a project to be as polished as possible before you send your first query. You can’t count on an agent or a publisher to polish your diamond in the rough. […]
This week! Books! As Supply Chain Problems Increase, Some Books Miss On-Sale Dates – Katy Hershberger, Publishers Lunch – Tariffs, higher fuel prices, and the closure of a major printing facility in New York is throwing publishing calendars out of whack. Easy to forget publishers are logistical marvels (most of the time) as much as […]
Helping authors achieve their dreams
