One of the joys of academic life is contributing to the canon of a field and knowing that other people will read your words and, perhaps, change their thinking. Thankfully, what counts as scholarship ...

A good book proposal usually includes: 1. Title, Sub Title, and Author’s Name. Be sure your title clearly explains what your book is about. 2. Overview. Give a succinct description of your book, how ...

If you’re working on a scholarly book manuscript, you will need, at some point, to reach out to an editor. That may mean pitching your project at a conference or submitting a proposal “over the ...

As a former acquisitions editor at a publishing company, I well remember the ritual wherein executives gathered in a conference room armed with their tabbed notebooks. Once a month, department leaders ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...