The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors

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A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal-and seeing your book through to successful publication The scholarly book proposal may be academia's most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so-and you may have never even seen a proposal before you're e

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"Superb: practical, accessible, deeply savvy. . . . I truly believe that if you want to understand how books can be made in the 2020s, you should read Anne [Trubek] Laura [Portwood-Stacer] and basically no one else!"---Robin Sloan, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Penumbras 24-Hour Bookstore
"There is so much in this little book to recommend to the bewildered or intimidated potential author that it is hard to imagine navigating the territory of scholarly publishing without it. . . . In crafting this guide for authors, Portwood-Stacer has done a tremendous service for both the academy and for the community of scholarly publishers."---Gregory M. Britton, Publishing Research Quarterly
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Portwood-Stacers supportive and encouraging tone projects an earnest, you-can-do-this outlook. Her overall goal seems to be one of bolstering her readers confidence. And there she succeeds. Readers with bottomless wells of hypotheticals about their own approaches to in-process or not-yet-begun book proposals should be reassured by her comprehensiveness. Portwood-Stacers book is a workbook, and working through it will deliver insights into the roles of book proposals and, perhaps even more importantly, the relationships that undergird scholarly publishing.

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"Im working my way through [The Book Proposal Book] and while I would like to rush right through it, Im trying to read slowly because its truly so instructivenot only for authors, but also for editors how to communicate better with their authors."---Alison Syring, University of Illinois Press
"By bringing clarity to topics that are seldom explicitly taught, The Book Proposal Book offers a vital resource, especially for scholars who lack the resources to work with a freelance editor or attend a publishing workshop. . . . The Book Proposal Book can help authors to feel less alone through the daunting process of proposal writing. . . . I recommend this book not only for authors who are currently working on book proposals, but for all readers who share Portwood-Stacers commitment to helping scholarly writers feel hopeful, powerful, and supported."---Sara Saylor, Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy

Author Bio

Laura Portwood-Stacer, PhD, is a developmental editor and founder of Manuscript Works, a consultancy serving academic authors around the world. She is the author of Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism and previously taught media and cultural studies at New York University and the University of Southern California. She lives in Los Angeles. Twitter @lportwoodstacer