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Will Trump’s tariffs affect books? Broadly—not really, especially if you’re doing a lot in house (or in the United States in general). And, as Joe and Elly remind us, there are a ton of options for hosting every step of your publishing business within US borders. But there are still a few things you might … Read more
I love numbers and watching data. Nothing beats a good set of stats. And for any business owner, there’s nothing better than a good set of data about your business to help you make decisions. At my last company, we used the expression “That which is measured, improves.” I stand by that – to understand … Read more
What do you do when someone starts talking about your book on Twitter or Goodreads? How do you handle engaging with good faith vs. bad faith criticism, private or public? Jane Friedman of The Hot Sheet to chat with Joe and Elly about the pros and cons of critical feedback. Stay tuned for more episodes … Read more
Help us by filling out the survey at the end of this post. We’ll nerd out about it and love you forever. One of the main reasons why we built WorkingLit is to make royalty time suck less. Paying royalties is one of the more complicated tasks on a publisher’s plate, and we wanted to … Read more
Strengthen your sense of place, get to know your local landscape, and up your foraging game with Maggie Herskovits, whose book An Urban Field Guide to the Plants, Trees, and Herbs in Your Path was recently published. Elly and Joe discuss this delightful and practical illustrated field guide with Maggie on this week’s edition of … Read more
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How do you raise your kids to be functional adults with big hearts, especially in the current timeline? This week on the podcast, Bonnie Scott and Dr. Faith, authors of Unf*ck Your Parenting, join Joe and Elly to talk about the book’s journey and what’s new, respecting your kid, book bans, and more. Stay tuned … Read more
This week on the pod, Elly, Joe, and Bernie are joined by Jelani Memory of A Kids Co! They talk about taking making your press an imprint of a larger publisher instead of just having it distributed, sticking to your mission during the process, and making your business like a cockroach (unkillable!). Read about the … Read more
Publishing changes all the time. Reader tastes shift, markets move, sometimes the memoir you’re reading was actually about Jesus all along. This week on the podcast, Joe and Elly hang out with The Hot Sheet’s Jane Friedman to talk about the shifts they’re seeing in publishing deals, acquisitions, and tastes. Stay tuned for more episodes … Read more
Joe, Elly, and Bernie sit down with Karen Krebser, author of Tarot Through the Witch’s Year, to chat about tarot in dark times, how to reconcile your practice with your privilege, tarot spreads for diving the future of publishing, and a bit of the history of tarot. Stay tuned for more episodes of the “A … Read more