Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races theguardian.com/books/2023/may…

Our own Lia Williamson talks #comics representation, the history of "fridging," and the legacy of Kamala Khan in a powerful new essay in response to this week's 'Amazing Spider-Man' #26 (#MsMarvel #SpiderMan): aiptcomics.com/2023/06/01/spi…

Really grateful to Ilana Masad, sarah rose etter, Steph Cha, Maureen Johnson, Emily St. J. Mandel, and Amelia Gray for being so generous with their time and rightfully fiery thoughts on how authors can (& should!) support the #WGAstrike lithub.com/line-for-picke…

Well this is a huge bummer. I know a lot of publishing industry professionals who keep their DMs open (I'm one of them) to help new authors who have questions about navigating the business. It's a small way to make this confusing industry accessible. That's a loss.

Cartoon professionals are organizing online around #ComicsBrokeMe to reveal ghastly working conditions and meager pay. trib.al/37ZM3ba

Yes, it can actually be hard and stressful to publish a debut novel. lithub.com/yes-it-can-be-…

"Hachette Book Group Chooses To Publish AI-Generated Poetry Book While Human Writers Struggle" The Mary Sue #disruptpublishing themarysue.com/hachette-book-…

KKR, which is possibly the most vile example of a private equity firm that acquires, eviscerates, and kills off companies for profit, is on the verge of buying Simon & Schuster," said writer @Mike_Jung. "Very, very bad news." commondreams.org/news/simon-sch…

Last month, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center abruptly cancelled the annual Asian American Literature Festival. While APAC said the festival was cancelled due to logistical shortcomings, trans authors speak out about the festival's politics. prismreports.org/2023/08/09/tra…

"The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach: Viniyanka Prasad Profiles Organizations Creating Communities for Marginalized Writers" Literary Hub #disruptpublishing lithub.com/the-imaginatio…

What the #WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative #AI by Alexis Gunderson @alexiskg.bsky.social lithub.com/what-the-wgas-… via Literary Hub

The Queer Liberation Library has found a unique way to combat LGBTQ+ book bans themarysue.com/the-queer-libe…

Sad girl novels: the dubious branding of women’s emotive fiction theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Alissa Quart on the myth of the middle class writer and the false promises of American opportunity (in the first installment of a six-part collaboration with Dirt). lithub.com/cutting-class-…

“I think this lack of clarity about money arises because the stories literary authors want to tell are fundamentally upper-middle and upper-class stories.” Naomi Kanakia wonders why we don’t talk about money in novels anymore. lithub.com/contemporary-l…

"What would it mean to interrogate labor as the engine behind conglomerate publishing and the core of its systemic failure?"— Miriam Gordis via Verso Books tinyurl.com/bdfacuz5

“A woman can write as well as a man, but not if one of her hands is tied behind her back.” Claire Kilroy on the unpaid labor of motherhood and writing. lithub.com/necessary-yet-…

‘A Lot of Us Are Gone’: How the Push to Diversify Publishing Fell Short | The New York Times buff.ly/3T0r8QW