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The Age of the Middleman
go behind-the-scenes with literary agents
Nov 4, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
"Sticky" Genres
How does reading taste change over time?
Oct 28, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
The Omnivore Dilemma
Digging into the Data of Contemporary Readers
Oct 21, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
BONUS: The Best Nonfiction of the Year
eight pros share their favorite nonfiction and why it worked
Jul 29, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
The Great Frustration Rollercoaster
what 20 years of book data can tell us about the future of nonfiction
Jul 15, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
Nonfiction Data: Agent Edition
What are agents looking for in nonfiction submissions?
Jul 1, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
The Summer of Nonfiction
The nonfiction market is on the downswing. What's a writer to do?
Jun 27, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
textCrunch, No. 4: Debut Novel 101
writing as a team sport, with Kate Dwyer, Isaac Fitzgerald, and Randy Winston
Jun 17, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
textCrunch, No. 3: Relative to what? On publishing industry demographic data
and getting more concrete with our critiques
Apr 8, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
textCrunch, No. 2: Looking Inside the Slush Pile
And your odds of getting out of it
Mar 18, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
textCrunch, No. 1: Fit Check
on diversity in publishing, from the payroll to the page
Feb 11, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
Welcome to textCrunch
I've spent the past ten years working to answer my most pressing question: how can we change literary culture, for the better? And I’m starting this…
Jan 17, 2025 • Laura B. McGrath
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