Literary publishing in the twenty-first century / edited by Travis Kurowski, Wayne Miller & Kevin Prufer.

"Gutenberg's invention of movable type in the fifteenth century introduced an era of mass communication that permanently altered the structure of society. While publishing has been buffeted by persistent upheaval and transformation ever since, the current combination of technological developments, m...

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Other Authors: Miller, Wayne, 1976- (Editor)
Prufer, Kevin (Editor)
Kurowski, Travis (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Literature publishing > United States > History > 21st century.
Authorship > History > 21st century.
Authors and publishers > United States > History > 21st century.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Authors and publishers.
Authorship.
Literature publishing.
United States.
2000 - 2099
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Reading the tea leaves : notations on the changing look of the literary / Sven Birkerts
  • The ends of the book : reading, economies, and publics / Matthew Stadler
  • The Amazon effect / Steve Wasserman
  • The self-hating book critic / Jessa Crispin
  • The view from a university press / Donna Shear
  • Poetry in translation : hemispheric perspectives / Gabriel Bernal Granados, Kristin Dykstra, & Roberto Tejada
  • VIDA: an interview with Erin Belieu / Erin Belieu
  • 19 things : more thoughts on the future of fiction / John O'Brien
  • Hold the damn door open : idealism is no currency / Megan M. Garr
  • Diversity is not enough : race, power, publishing / Daniel José Older
  • Comics publishing / Douglas Wolk
  • The art of agenting : an interview with Chris Parris-Lamb / Chris Parris-Lamb & Jonathan Lee
  • The open refrigerator / Gerald Howard
  • A culture of competition : some notes on writing contests & literary publishing / Kevin Larimer
  • Coming to Milkweed Editions / Daniel Slager
  • The overnight success of Lookout Books / Emily Louise Smith
  • The Southern review at eighty / Jessica Faust & Emily Nemens
  • What is the business of literature? / Richard Nash
  • The future value of a literary publisher / Jane Friedman.