I
THE AUTHOR · A MODEST PROPOSAL
A place in the system.
Begin with the author’s place in publishing. Consider the systems and incentives that shape the relationship between the person who writes and the work that reaches the world.
DR. JOHN ELCIK · THREE CONNECTED ESSAYS
The Publishing
Relationship
Trilogy
Three Essays on Authors, Readers,
and the Future of Publishing
What changes when publishing begins with the relationship between writer, work, and reader?
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BEYOND THE SALE
A book can begin
a longer relationship.
Publishing brings people together through a work. These three connected essays examine the systems, incentives, and shared spaces that shape what happens next.
The journey begins with the author’s place in publishing, turns toward the reader’s reason to come closer, and ends at a table where both can belong.
WRITER & WORK
II
THE READER · THE READER’S INCENTIVE
A reason to come closer.
Turn toward the reader. The second essay explores the reader’s reason to move closer to the work—and to the longer relationship that can grow around it.
III
THE SHARED TABLE
A place to belong.
Arrive at the shared table. The trilogy concludes by considering a space where authors and readers can both belong, and what that might mean for publishing’s future.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT BOOKS
Who might pull up a chair?
Authors, publishers, creative professionals, and readers interested in what publishing might become next.
Three essays to read together.
A relationship to think about beyond the final page.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
The Publishing
Relationship Trilogy
Three Essays on Authors, Readers,
and the Future of Publishing