2023 Publishing Year in Review I’ve never had a reason or opportunity to write a year-end list before, so I thought it’d be fun to use this month’s column to review ten publishing stories worth remembering as we head into the new year. This is neither a personal top ten nor a definitive list of the most important things that happened. To some degree, it’s a collection of happenings that have been on my mind but not yet made their way into this column for one reason or another, but more importantly, I’ve tried to focus stories that reflect or cast shade on this column’s mission to explore how publishing might shape our writing lives and communities. Not all the news here is good news, nor is it all bleak and foreboding. I’ve chosen notable events and general trends and mostly avoided news of individual authors, prizes, new publications, and other lists. So, in roughly chronological order, ten publishing stories from 2023 that remind us where we’ve been and hint at where we’re going.
2023 Publishing Year in Review
2023 Publishing Year in Review
2023 Publishing Year in Review
2023 Publishing Year in Review I’ve never had a reason or opportunity to write a year-end list before, so I thought it’d be fun to use this month’s column to review ten publishing stories worth remembering as we head into the new year. This is neither a personal top ten nor a definitive list of the most important things that happened. To some degree, it’s a collection of happenings that have been on my mind but not yet made their way into this column for one reason or another, but more importantly, I’ve tried to focus stories that reflect or cast shade on this column’s mission to explore how publishing might shape our writing lives and communities. Not all the news here is good news, nor is it all bleak and foreboding. I’ve chosen notable events and general trends and mostly avoided news of individual authors, prizes, new publications, and other lists. So, in roughly chronological order, ten publishing stories from 2023 that remind us where we’ve been and hint at where we’re going.