I’d like to introduce you to my friend Alexander Christou. Xander, as he likes to be called, is eleven years old and a passionate reader who blogs about what he reads from his home in Austin, TX. He needs more books to read!
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About Lynn
Lynn Rosen is Editorial Director for the Publishing Business Group. Lynn worked as an editor in thebook publishing industry for many years at houses including Ballantine Books and Running Press. She ran the independent literary agency Leap First for eight years.
Prior to joining North American Publishing Company, she was Director of Graduate Publishing Programs at Rosemont College. She is an experienced speaker and workshop leader and has taught at Drexel University, Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Lynn holds an Honors B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University.
Brian Jud's Beyond the Bookstore
Can you sell more books? Non-returnable? AAPSSolutely!
May 20, 2013On January 1, 2013 I assumed the position of Executive Director of The Small Publishers Association of North America (SPAN)....
Pub Ex Machina Tales From the Crossroads of Publishing and Technology
Is anyone still paying attention to the DOJ/ebook antitrust case?
May 15, 2013I guess I'd forgotten. Now that all the the publishing players have settled, abandoning agency pricing and returning to the...
Michael Weinstein's Publishing Panorama
Reports of the Bookstore's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
May 13, 2013There’s been a great deal of conjecture lately about the future of the bookstore: What will happen to the B&N...
The Business of Doing Books
Change Itself Overtakes “Tools of Change”: What’s Next?
May 8, 2013Tim O’Reilly has got to be one of the Industry’s most creative and challenging thinkers. He is a pioneer in...
Calling All Young Adult Publishers!
Taking Stock of Change
Much conversation and virtual space has been devoted over the last week to the announcement by O’Reilly that they are discontinuing the Tools of Change conference. As the producers of the Publishing Business Conference & Expo, one of the events in the same space as TOC, we have long respected our colleagues at O’Reilly. No doubt, TOC leaves a hole in the market. It's one we're uniquely equipped to fill.
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Shop Local; Read Local
Our country is in the midst of a growing “shop local” movement, urging folks to support their neighborhood stores, eat locally grown produce, and all-around stay close to home with one’s dollars. I’ve taken this local movement to heart in my support of the Philadelphia writing community.
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Keeping Score with VIDA: Women in Literary Arts
VIDA, an organization for women in the literary arts, conducts “The Count,” an annual survey of publications that contain book reviews, and compares the number of male vs. female reviewers, as well as the number of books by men vs. books by women that were reviewed. The results are surprising.
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Ideas Are Popping Up All Over
As part of our work covering the publishing industry, we get to talk to some really interesting people who are doing innovative and creative work to keep our industry thriving.
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