by worldchngbooks | May 13, 2022 | Opinion, The Publishing Industry
Almost every author aspires to be a “#1 bestselling author,” but why is every author a #1 bestselling author? Okay, maybe not every author, but it often seems that way. We’ve all seen it: that “#1 Bestseller” circle slapped on book covers...
by worldchngbooks | Mar 24, 2022 | Opinion
If recent news about schools banning books has you concerned, read this article and get a brief history of book bans and why they historically fail. For a country that venerates its citizens right to free speech, the U.S. tends to ban a lot of books. The most recent...
by worldchngbooks | Feb 18, 2022 | Opinion, The Publishing Industry
Many people fear that publishing house acquisitions like the one underway between Penguin Random House (PRH) and Simon & Schuster (S&S) may mean fewer options for authors and readers. Since late 2020, one big question has been hanging over the publishing...
by worldchngbooks | Jan 14, 2022 | Opinion
I like a look of Agony – Because I know it’s true, Men do not sham convulsions – Nor simulate, a Throe, The eyes glaze once – and that is Death – Impossible to feign Beads upon the Forehead – By homely anguish Strung. ~ E. Dickinson I transcribed this poem onto my...
by worldchngbooks | Jan 6, 2022 | Opinion
Looking back on 2021, we are proud to announce that we can still boast our 100% success rate in getting our book proposal clients signed with agents who have gone on to sell their books to publishers! Though some of our clients’ projects are still in the hunt, they...
by worldchngbooks | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinion
I went to visit my father in the hospital. He is in late-stage Parkinson’s and, within a few weeks, he declined from being able to walk up the steps to my beach house, to not being able to walk or stand at all. When I got there, my step-mother was sitting by his...