Publishing houses seem to be feeling the recession. This just in from AP about Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which last week said it had a freeze on acquiring new titles (in most of its imprints and divisions).

NEW YORK (AP) — The senior…

For a story I’m working on, I’m interested in talking to any potential authors who want to pitch their book idea Saturday, Oct. 11, at The Big Read. There will be a workshop called Pitch-a-palooza, at which writers get a…

 The St. Louis Poetry Center will host a workshop on publishing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Boulevard. The cost is $30; registration is due by Sept. 29.

Poet Joshua Kryah will…

The Washington Post recently printed a piece by publisher Jonathan Karp about how book publishers are heading in the wrong direction by printing too much junk too quickly. He starts off his commentary by noting that most authors want to…