AppNewser Appdata FishbowlNY FishbowlLA FishbowlDC TVNewser TVSpy LostRemote more UnBeige AgencySpy PRNewser 10,000 Words MediaJobsDaily SocialTimes AllFacebook AllTwitter semanticweb.com

It’s the Baddest Blog in the Whole Darn Town

My FishbowlNY colleague Dylan passed along his footnotes to Prosper Assouline’s insider’s look at publishing, and I had quite a good laugh at the unleashed snarkitude (“Christie’s, where most busy book publishers go after a two-hour lunch at the Four Seasons”). Then I went to a new website that has some real insights into how the book biz works: the Greenleaf Book Group’s Big Bad Book Blog. It’ll tell you if you really have a shot at Oprah, how to minimize returns, and why cover design is important.

SPONSORED POST

Thursday May 23: Real Talk about Life after Publication

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! Find out what life is like once you've landed that dream book contract in a free web chat with young-adult authors Elizabeth Norris (Unraveling and Unbreakable) and Brodi Ashton (Everneath and Everbound) — plus special guest Kristin Rens, editor at HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray. Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET. on Figment.com.