As a former acquisitions editor at a publishing company, I well remember the ritual wherein executives gathered in a conference room armed with their tabbed notebooks. Once a month, department leaders ...

From a query letter to sample chapters—a book proposal determines if your brilliant idea makes it to print. Here is some practical advice to make sure your pitch sings. For scholars hoping to share ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...

Do you have in mind what next job or career you’d like to explore—for a paycheck or even for pleasure or other personal purposes? Now that people are living well into their mid-90s and working into ...

Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

If you’re looking for a publisher for your scholarly book, your goal is probably to get a contract. Yes, your ultimate goal is to produce a great book. But the contract — as a sign that your work will ...

Many talented technologists dream of publishing a book someday. They may not know how to begin or how the publishing process works. With so many avenues for publishing, it can be difficult to know ...

Working with an agent who challenges your vision for your manuscript could push you to think more deeply and ultimately write a better book. Not long ago, I queried a dozen or so literary agents.