News from the publishing world: August 14, 2024

We recently came across coverage of two business trends in the publishing world that are more FYI for readers than advice for authors.

The first came from Marketplace, which interviewed journalist Sophie Vershbow about her earlier piece in Esquire about how celebrity book clubs actually work.

The other came from Semafor, which covered how the conservative indie publishing boom became a bust.

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