Books

This note is about writing in long form.

Consider developmental editor and other editors.

Book Proposal

How to write an academic book proposal: tips for securing a contract

Curate a Personalized List of Target Publishers for Your Book Manuscript

Portwood-Stacer, Laura. The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021.

Podcast interview - The Academic Life

Crafting a Winning Book Proposal with Laura Portwood-Stacer

Book Writing

Herr, Melody. Writing and Publishing Your Book: A Guide for Experts in Every Field. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2017.

Models of Books

Nicolson, Adam. Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore. London: William Collins, 2022. | Interesting because it includes several chapters that focus on different species and their habitats, habits, and interactions.

Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt. The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015.

Sheldrake, Merlin. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures. New York: Random House, 2020.

Wohleben, Peter. The Hidden Life of Trees: Discoveries from a Secret World. Translated by Jane Billinghurst. Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2016.


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