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Paperback vs. Hardcover: Which is Better For Readers (and For Writers)?

Paperback vs. Hardcover: Which is Better For Readers (and For Writers)?

Maris Kreizman Digs Into the Pros and Cons

By Maris Kreizman | March 20, 2026

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children

Maris Kreizman on a Proposed Bill That Could Outlaw Books By or About LGBTQ+ People

By Maris Kreizman | March 5, 2026

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

Maris Kreizman on the Ethical Pitfalls of the Digital World

By Maris Kreizman | February 19, 2026

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

Maris Kreizman on the Viler-Than-Fiction
Behavior of Powerful Men

By Maris Kreizman | February 5, 2026

Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the <em>Heated Rivalry</em> Phenomenon

Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the Heated Rivalry Phenomenon

Maris Kreizman on the Lessons From This Year’s Breakout Success Story

By Maris Kreizman | January 22, 2026

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Maris Kreizman Recommends New Books by Kate McKean and Alia Hannah Habib

By Maris Kreizman | January 8, 2026

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What It Was Like to Publish a Book in This Crazy Year, 2025

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Amid the MAHA Anti-Vaxxers at the Texas Book Festival

By Maris Kreizman | November 20, 2025

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future

By Maris Kreizman | November 6, 2025

Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)

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Hey, Do You Need a Pep Talk? Listen to Maris

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The Real Threat to Free Speech in America is From the Right, Not the Left—Stop Pretending Otherwise

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Maris Kreizman on the Difference Between Cancel Culture and Consequence Culture

By Maris Kreizman | October 9, 2025

How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (in Seven Easy Steps)

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Maris Kreizman With a Little Friendly Advice

By Maris Kreizman | September 25, 2025

Something to Celebrate: In Praise of Awards Season

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Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Recognizing Art That Matters

By Maris Kreizman | September 11, 2025

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

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Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Standing Up For Literature

By Maris Kreizman | August 28, 2025

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

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A Series of Unfortunate Salaries: <br>Maris Kreizman on Fighting the Publishing Industry’s Elitism

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