Much like newspapers, publishing houses were family-owned entities that thrived through the mid-20th-century.
Similarly, they have also experienced declines, mergers and a focus on profit over product.
We’ll explore how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form and what it means to be an author.
Guests:
- Dan Synikin, author of Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature
- Kassie Rose, WOSU Book Critic
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