Literary agent Jeff Kleinman, a recent guest at the Columbia Fiction Foundry, recommends these tips from writer Lee Child ("The Killing Floor", "The Enemy", the Jack Reacher series of thrillers)....

What do literary agents want? You’ll have an opportunity to learn from three of them on May 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, when Erin Harris, Jeff Kleinman, and Dado...

Aspiring fiction writers, mark your calendars! Several exciting events featuring novelists talking about craft are coming soon, and most are free. Jenny Offill, author of 2014's acclaimed Dept. of Speculation, will...

 From France: a new way of storytelling: https://www.rt.com/news/319609-grenoble-story-vending-machine         

This post contrasts revenue distributions for books, film, theater, and concerts. The focus is on investors and the predictability of overall, average results. http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/dag2170/2015/11/21/blockbuster-and-unicorn-the-flaw-of-averages/  

  What lessons does “The Martian” teach the Earth-bound Entrepreneur?   Unless you’ve been stuck yourself on Mars, you’ve doubtless seen or heard about the film The Martian. And you may...

This new startup, Pronoun, is interesting in its own right, and Forbes' discussion of its strategy is also intriguing:   http://www.forbes.com/sites/billrosenblatt/2015/10/02/publishing-startup-looks-for-way-around-amazon/    

http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2015/the-evolution-of-us-digital-innovation-in-publishing/

Friends, here is a post that will interest you. https://janefriedman.com/the-state-of-the-publishing-industry-in-5-charts/