I have just started to work here as an intern at Beaufort and this is my first publishing job ever. Being in this environment has made me take stock of books and how they have shaped my life. Ever since I could remember books have been stacked sky high in my household. Growing up I would …Read More.
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The Infinite Pile
Friday, January 20th, 2017
Demystifying Publishing (and Finding Sparkly Party Dresses)
Thursday, December 15th, 2016
I think a lot of people are under the impression that a career in the publishing industry means reading literature for hours on end, meeting charming and clever writers, and discovering the next great American novel. Unfortunately, publishing isn’t all sipping fancy lattes and perusing brilliant submissions. Like any job, there are highs and lows. …Read More.
Read MoreNaNoWriMo Week 3
Friday, November 18th, 2016
Well. Life happened. Grades fell, assignments were overdue, and exams appeared despite my efforts to ignore them. Not to mention fabulous new movie premiers and my newly discovered love of podcasts. Plus let’s not even discuss the events of November 8th and the subsequent emotional roller-coaster. All of that is to say that I am …Read More.
Read MoreNaNoWriMo: Week 1
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Week 1. And I’m already behind. But that’s OK! There’s two ways of looking at this situation. The first way is that I should be at 5000 words and I’m just under 3000. Or! My goal has changed from 1667 words a day to 1683. Which in my opinion is a much better way to …Read More.
Read MoreBack to the Wizarding World!
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
It’s finally November, which means we are days away from the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! For those of us who grew up reading the Harry Potter books and watching the movies when they were first released, we never thought we’d be able to revisit the Wizarding World unless we went to the theme …Read More.
Read MoreNaNoWriMo: The Calm Before the Storm
Friday, October 21st, 2016
You may be looking at my title thinking, “what is this word, is that even English?” In answer, yes and no. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month (see what they did there?) and is a non-profit organization that promotes creativity and the arts. Their main event takes place during the month of November, although …Read More.
Read MoreNY Comic Con 2016
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
I never went to Comic Con but I’ve been dreaming of going. I went to NY’s Comic Con this past Thursday, which was the only day I could get tickets for – but the important thing was I finally was going to Comic Con! And I had an amazing time. One of my friends, Lana who …Read More.
Read MoreBanned Books Week
Friday, September 30th, 2016
Although we are taught in grade school about all of our rights and freedoms, it is important to recognize that various forms of expression, if not all at one point or another, have been censored, banned, or withheld, from the public. Whether it be religious groups, community leaders and politicians, or even school systems, art …Read More.
Read MoreEveryone Wants to be Published
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
When you’re a publishing student, you face an annoying struggle from strangers. People think you can help them publish the book they wrote. “If I give you my manuscript, can you publish it?” Um, no. First off, I’m still a grad student and do not work for a publisher, yet. Second off, just because I …Read More.
Read MoreNew Here
Friday, September 2nd, 2016
I’m new here. “Here” as in Beaufort Books/Spencer Hill Press/Midpoint Trade Books, but also “here” as in New York City. Aside from a term abroad in London, I have never lived in a big city—I grew up in a small town in New Hampshire, attended college in Upstate New York, and now have landed myself …Read More.
Read MoreIn Which the Author Emerges as a Tech Person
Thursday, August 11th, 2016
In my LBB (Life Before Beaufort), I had always assumed that book people and tech people lived in slightly different worlds. I believed that tech people lived in dark basements, hacking or coding or something. Book people lived in libraries and cafés and generally well lit, respectable places. I considered myself a book person. I …Read More.
Read MoreManuscripts
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
Reading an unpublished work is kind of like going backstage after a show. Backstage lacks the polish of the finished product. You can see the mechanics of the magic, and yet somehow it doesn’t take any of the magic away. The ropes and pulleys, the props and cast-off costumes betray the hours of hard work …Read More.
Read MoreIt Runs in the Family
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Do you remember how you got interested in reading books? I do. My brother got me hooked. I have distinct memories of going to the library with my siblings and following my brother around to see what he would pick up. It had to have a good cover, of course. He’s an artist and it …Read More.
Read MoreGarth Williams: The Unsung Hero of my Childhood
Monday, June 20th, 2016
On June 3rd, The New Yorker published an article on Beaufort’s new biography of Garth Williams, the largely unknown hand behind the illustrations of many children’s classics. You might not know Williams’ name (I didn’t) but you undoubtedly know the stories he helped give us, including Stuart Little, Charlotte’s Web, and Little House on the …Read More.
Read MoreDear web bloggers…
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
Hello good people of the World Wide Web! My name is Tati and I’m one of Beaufort’s newest interns. I was asked to write a blog post for our website and upon hearing that I thought, oh no, not one of those!! I’ve run my own creative writing based blog in the past and I’ll …Read More.
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