Member news
Congratulations to Color House Graphics, Inc., of Grand Rapids and Chicago on celebrating their 30-year anniversary. CHG offers digital and […]
The Writer offers comprehensive view on self-publishing
The cover story in the May issue of The Writer, “Going Rogue: Is self-publishing right for you?” offers a good
Apparently men and women are different — who knew?
Statistician Ben Blatt, in his newest book, Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers,
MIPA members: There’s still time for nominations
We need volunteers to help guide MIPA’s future. Send your nominations to Sherry Roberts, Sybil Smith or to me, Pat Morris.
Midwest Book Awards
The judges are busy reading the 192 titles entered into the Midwest Book Awards. Finalists will be announced in mid-April.
IBPA has a new website
MIPA is an affiliate of Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), a national publishing association. Check out their new website and if you’re not a member yet, consider joining.
PW’s Claire Kirch
Note: Date change for our April meeting! Clair has been senior correspondent for Publishers Weekly, covering the Midwest for several
Wrap-up of fall meetings
September — Our meeting about book award contests provided a lot of information about choosing which ones to enter. More
Christmas Book Flood
Perhaps we should be more like Iceland (uh, not the weather). Iceland has a lovely national tradition called “Jolabokaflod,” or