Writing Bestsellers

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-72563-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 96 g

Reihe: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture

While the term 'bestseller' explicitly relates books to sales, commercially successful books are also products of individual creative work. This Element presents a new perspective on the relationship between art and the market, with particular reference to bestselling writers and books. We examine some existing perspectives on art's relationship to the marketplace to trouble persistent binaries that see the two in opposition; we break down the monolith of the marketplace by thinking of it as made up of a range of invested, non-hostile participants such as publishing personnel and readers; we articulate the material dimensions of creative writing in the industry through the words of bestselling writers themselves; and we examine how the existence of bestselling books and writers in the world of letters bears enormous influence on the industry, and on the practice of other writers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilkins, Kim

Bennett, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Verlagswesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. The 'Bestselling Writer' Paradox; 2. Behind the Magician's Curtain; 3. Bestselling Writers and their Influence on Industry; Conclusion.