by AnnSheybani | Sep 21, 2024 | Homepage highlight, Writing
A lot of manuscripts slide across my desk each week, which shouldn’t surprise anyone seeing as I run a publishing house. After all these years in the business, I can identify why a particular book draws me in and where another immediately goes off the rails. I... by AnnSheybani | Sep 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Maybe you’ve heard it said that most readers never get beyond the first twelve pages of a book, particularly if it’s non-fiction. This supposed tendency is what drives the billion-dollar write-a-book-in-a-weekend industry. Become a published author. Have a book to... by AnnSheybani | Sep 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s math. Simple math. Everybody knows that the more effort you put into something, the better the results you should see. Up to a point, this assumption holds true. Yet, for the kind of results you’d die for, a ton more effort than you’d think will... by AnnSheybani | Sep 2, 2024 | Writing
Maybe I’ve told this story before, maybe not. During grad school, I wrote a series of personal essays and short stories about my experience living in Iran and the demise of my marriage. After graduating, I built out this body of work and decided to pitch it as a... by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2024 | Reading
Given my job, I pay attention to trends in the book industry. Currently, there’s a lot of talk about book banning and Trad wives, not to mention a bunch of new publications that address these two separate topics. A Trad wife, if you’ve been living under a rock, is a...
