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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Superb: practical, accessible, deeply savvy. . . . I truly believe that if you want to understand how books can be made in the 2020s, you should read Anne [Trubek] Laura [Portwood-Stacer] and… basically no one else!"
---Robin Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore"There is so much in this little book to recommend to the bewildered or intimidated potential author that it is hard to imagine navigating the territory of scholarly publishing without it. . . . In crafting this guide for authors, Portwood-Stacer has done a tremendous service for both the academy and for the community of scholarly publishers."
---Gregory M. Britton, Publishing Research Quarterly"
Portwood-Stacer’s supportive and encouraging tone projects an earnest, you-can-do-this outlook. Her overall goal seems to be one of bolstering her readers’ confidence. And there she succeeds. Readers with bottomless wells of hypotheticals about their own approaches to in-process or not-yet-begun book proposals should be reassured by her comprehensiveness. Portwood-Stacer’s book is a workbook, and working through it will deliver insights into the roles of book proposals and, perhaps even more importantly, the relationships that undergird scholarly publishing.
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---Steven E. Gump, Journal of Scholarly Publishing"I’m working my way through [
The Book Proposal Book] and while I would like to rush right through it, I’m trying to read slowly because it’s truly so instructive—not only for authors, but also for editors how to communicate better with their authors."
---Alison Syring, University of Illinois Press"By bringing clarity to topics that are seldom explicitly taught,
The Book Proposal Book offers a vital resource, especially for scholars who lack the resources to work with a freelance editor or attend a publishing workshop. . . .
The Book Proposal Book can help authors to feel less alone through the daunting process of proposal writing. . . . I recommend this book not only for authors who are currently working on book proposals, but for all readers who share Portwood-Stacer’s commitment to helping scholarly writers feel hopeful, powerful, and supported."
---Sara Saylor, Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy"Scholarly publishing is indeed opaque, and it need not be. In crafting this guide for authors, Portwood-Stacer has done a tremendous service for both the academy and for the community of scholarly publishers. Better book proposals, it turns out, make for better books." * Publishing Research Quarterly *
