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Who Owns the Word—Part 2: Books

In an age of plummeting wages and technological uncertainty, what is the future for the profession of writing? Novelist Richard Russo surveys authors, editors, and publishers.

FEATURING:
– Kurt Andersen, bestselling author and host of Studio 360
– Alexander Chee, bestselling novelist and essayist
– Madeline McIntosh, CEO, Penguin Random House
– Richard Russo, novelist and Vice President, the Authors Guild
– TJ Stiles, award-winning biographer

A recent Authors Guild study showed that full-time incomes for writers have dropped by 30 percent since 2009—from $25,000 to $17,500. While writers struggle to earn a living wage, tech-based platforms that drive demand for content siphon off a disproportionate share of profits as they create opportunities for authors. Yet writers and the work they produce are as vital to society as ever.

Who Owns the Word is a three-part series presented in partnership with the Authors Guild. Engaging writers from across disciplines and platforms—from journalists to screenwriters, novelists to publishers—the second installment will examine the perils and possibilities for writers of fiction in the digital age—and the role institutions and corporations can play in sustaining the freedoms of expression on which a democratic society rests.

The following installment of this series will take place on January 23, 2019.

Presented in partnership with the Authors Guild.











When: Mon., Dec. 10, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Where: New York Public Library—Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 Fifth Ave.
917-275-6975
Price: Free
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In an age of plummeting wages and technological uncertainty, what is the future for the profession of writing? Novelist Richard Russo surveys authors, editors, and publishers.

FEATURING:
– Kurt Andersen, bestselling author and host of Studio 360
– Alexander Chee, bestselling novelist and essayist
– Madeline McIntosh, CEO, Penguin Random House
– Richard Russo, novelist and Vice President, the Authors Guild
– TJ Stiles, award-winning biographer

A recent Authors Guild study showed that full-time incomes for writers have dropped by 30 percent since 2009—from $25,000 to $17,500. While writers struggle to earn a living wage, tech-based platforms that drive demand for content siphon off a disproportionate share of profits as they create opportunities for authors. Yet writers and the work they produce are as vital to society as ever.

Who Owns the Word is a three-part series presented in partnership with the Authors Guild. Engaging writers from across disciplines and platforms—from journalists to screenwriters, novelists to publishers—the second installment will examine the perils and possibilities for writers of fiction in the digital age—and the role institutions and corporations can play in sustaining the freedoms of expression on which a democratic society rests.

The following installment of this series will take place on January 23, 2019.

Presented in partnership with the Authors Guild.

Buy tickets/get more info now