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Publishing Is Booming, So Why Are Writers Struggling?
Episode 155
Thursday, 9 April, 2026
In this episode, we break down the publishing developments editors and agents are talking about right now and what they mean for working writers.🛋️Overthinking Couch Topics:Why audiobooks are now a primary format, not a secondary rights streamThe continued dominance of celebrity books and what it signals about the marketThe “hollowing out” of the midlist and what it means for author careersHow Substack and newsletters are changing the path to traditional publishingWhy publishers are acquiring fewer debut novelsThe blurred line between self-publishing and traditional publishingThe rise of “aesthetic publishing” and visually driven book salesThe Shy Girl controversy and what it reveals about AI in publishingA recent plagiarism ruling and what it says about tropes in fictionCourt Rules Tracy Wolff Did Not Plagiarize Crave SeriesHow a brutal BookTube review got Shy Girl removed from shelvesThe Big Five's Midlist Problem: Why 19% of Traditional Publisher Titles Sell 12 Copies or FewerThe Big Five's Midlist Problem: Why 19% of Traditional Publisher Titles Sell 12 Copies or Fewer2026 Audie Awards Winners The Rise of Aesthetic Book PublishingHome : America's Editor - Let's work together.More Writing TipsMusic licensed from Storyblocks.
