During her long career at the magazine, Roback oversaw the expansion of Publishers Weekly’s coverage of the children’s book ...

Amazon book editor Ben Grange said this book unlocked a core memory within him on his first read. "I was taken back in time to when I first saw Remember the Titans at the cinema," he said before ...

Amazon editors divulge their favorite books of the year — and the top ones are all on sale! If you were around in the mid-90s you may remember a hip little online book shop called Amazon. Well, it ...

Finding that perfect book for a beach read or poolside perusal just got even easier. Few know books better than Amazon's Book Editors, who have made it their job to find the best literary offerings on ...

“Fit” is paramount when looking for a publisher, but equally important, fit is mutual. That’s been a common refrain of this series on writing and publishing, for good reasons. My fellow acquisitions ...

In the summer of 2008, I was 19 years old, halfway through college, and an aspiring poet with a notebook full of earnest stanzas of questionable quality. I loved writing. I loved literature. As I ...

The legendary editor discusses nurturing Nobel winners, discovering her Berber roots, and the night in the desert when everything changed ...

A 1966 novel captures a publishing world full of chronic malcontents, strategic lunches and ideas that mattered. By Gerald Howard Gerald Howard is a retired book editor. His biographical study of the ...

“‘Liking something can be this scary. Even if you hate it, dislike it, and want to quit, you end up pushing through.’ (page 253)” Anyone who loves their work might find themselves underlining passages ...

A recent book on her career in publishing makes the case that the great American novelist should also be seen as a pathbreaking editor. Toni Morrison, 1977. In 1979, Toni Morrison addressed the ...