Jan 8, 2024
2024 Predictions in Publishing (100% written by a human!) By Laurie McLean, Fuse Literary Publishing woke up from the pandemic years of big backlist profits and came out of the gate swinging in 2023. Publishing houses did not buy as many books as in 2022...
Jan 3, 2022
By Laurie McLean, Founding Co-Partner at Fuse Literary Who could have predicted the bright ray of light that shined down on publishing during this pandemic! But it did shine, and will continue to shine, as people rekindle their love of reading and writing!...
Sep 12, 2021
As an agent who reps memoir, I’m a firm believer that everyone should write it but few people should try to publish it. Here’s what I mean. One of my most prized possessions is my great grandfather’s manuscript. It’s about 500 dense pages that get pretty granular...
Jul 13, 2021
I’ll tell you a secret. Kerry Lonsdale’s new NO MORE trilogy was sold to her publisher as a trilogy, but the suspense trilogy that started her career, the EVERYTHING series, was not. What’s the difference, and what does that mean for aspiring authors? If you’re...
Jun 13, 2021
Publishers Weekly’s inaugural US Book Show has been renewed for a second year. Touted as a virtual stand-in for the cancelled Book Expo in New York, it was an interesting experience and I hope one that becomes a part of the norm moving forward. While I prefer the...
May 9, 2021
The graphic novel revolution is here to stay. Positively booming in children’s publishing (with a big thank-you to school libraries), graphic novels have proven their ability to reach reluctant readers. But it doesn’t stop there. The comic format can now be found in...
Happy Book Birthday to THEY THOUGHT THEY BURIED US by NoNieqa Ramos