We all dream of making it big with our writing, but what happens when that dream doesn’t unfold the way you expect? We’ll talk about how that dream didn’t quite come true for one author. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at the publishing industry and for the latest publishing news.

• The debate over blurbs in publishing, explained | Vox
• ‘It’s quite galling’: children’s authors frustrated by rise in celebrity-penned titles | Children and teenagers | The Guardian
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• The acquisition of Text Publishing by Penguin Random House is part of a worrying trend in Australian publishing
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