Maris Kreizman

1 week ago | lithub.com | Maris Kreizman

There’s an ongoing crisis in book publishing. I mean, there are many, but corporate consolidation is a threat to anyone who cares about books. When there are fewer publishers, both large and small, there are fewer jobs, fewer opportunities for new voices to break out, fewer places where writers can be nurtured throughout their careers, and fewer places willing to take risks on ideas that diverge from the mainstream.

3 weeks ago | lithub.com | Maris Kreizman

I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I’m so tired. Maybe you are too. So why don’t we celebrate something nice that’s coming up instead, just for a little change of pace? Article continues after advertisementThis Saturday, April 26th, is Independent Bookstore Day.

1 month ago | lithub.com | Maris Kreizman

Last week the literary agent and soon-to-be author Alia Hanna Habib asked me how I’ve used my experience in the literary world to be a “good author” (my book comes out in July). Yes, this is a brag, because as someone who’s worked in and around the publishing industry for a couple of decades, it’s important to me that others think I’m a “good author.” I think Alia was referring to someone who is easy to work with, not too high maintenance, is respectful, etc.

1 month ago | themarisreview.com | Maris Kreizman

— 4 min read What the world absolutely doesn't need right now: a MrBeast/James Patterson collabWhat I read this week Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood"Why should I make my rape book artful? Why be cowed by this obligation.

1 month ago | lithub.com | Maris Kreizman |s Guild

On Thursday, March 20, all of the writers I know were in a bit of a frenzy. That morning Alex Reisner at the Atlantic had published a piece about Llama 3, Meta’s AI model, and the astonishing number of pirated books on which it had been trained. Meta’s leadership, against the advice of their lawyers, had used LibGen, a pirate file-sharing site supposedly intended to make academic papers more accessible worldwide.