Publishing & Industry

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (822+ words) The official blog of Writer Beware® shines a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls. Also providing advice for writers, industry news, and commentary. Writer Beware® is sponsored by the Science Fiction…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (150+ words) An Arts & Literature Review Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War By Catherine Grace Katz Ran backward? Like in a circus act? For the most part, Shadow Before the Flame manages to recover from this…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (227+ words) Local bookstores that participated in the third annual book crawl in April are preparing for the inaugural Fall Book Crawl this weekend. TROY — Miami County bookstores are participating in the inaugural Fall Dayton Book Crawl, including Indigo and Co Books…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (128+ words) Tommy Pico discusses why humor is essential to the way he approaches difficult subjects in his storytelling. In this California Book Club clip, Tommy Pico discusses using different personas as a storytelling tool and as a way to better understand…...

15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (532+ words) AIBase AI Prompt Found in a Printed Book: 'The Road to the End' Mistook Proofreading Instructions for the Main Text, All Copies Recalled Some readers recently shared an absurd scene on social media: while reading the physical book "The Road…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (667+ words) Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it. Several labelling schemes, including from Britain, France and Germany,…...

16+ hour, 37+ min ago   (392+ words) The Rebbe of Baton Rouge by Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green; © 2026: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press; ISBN 9781959-569381; 202 pages; $19.95; Publication date: October 15. 2026. By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D., in El Cajon, California Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green…...

9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (217+ words) 5 Books That Will Help You Build A Life You Don't Need To Escape From (Picture Credit - Amazon) The 5 Resets (Picture Credit - Amazon) What if much of what we believe about happiness is making us miserable? In 'New Happy', Stephanie Harrison…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1591+ words) Hub City Bookshop in downtown Spartanburg. SPARTANBURG — There used to be a free parking lot just across the street from Hub City Bookshop in downtown Spartanburg. Now, it’s an active construction site. But while some other businesses have reported falling…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (840+ words) Covered Treasures Bookstore offers a homey, nostalgic atmosphere for visitors seeking to lose themselves between the pages of a good read and forget about life for a while. Located at 105 2nd Street in a quaint, century-old building in historic downtown Monument,…...