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In May, we hosted Lucinda Literary’s 2026 Writers Symposium in New York City, bringing together a small group of writers, agents, and editors for a weekend of candid conversation about publishing today. We opened the Symposium with one of my […]
Lucinda Halpern notes that understanding what publishers look for in a book deal is often the missing piece for authors trying to navigate today’s publishing landscape. Sometimes the idea follows an existing platform, and the writing follows from there. For […]
Lucinda Halpern has just returned from Italy after one of the most meaningful weeks she has spent with writers in recent years. In Florence, she gathered with an exceptional group of deeply committed authors for her Manuscript Momentum retreat—a five-day […]
For many writers approaching the publishing process, one question tends to surface again and again: How do you know when you’re ready? According to my colleagues at Lucinda Literary preparation often begins long before successful querying enters the picture. Craig […]
Not long ago, a submission came through our general inbox that stopped us in our tracks. The author was Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, a family physician and health equity advocate. She didn’t arrive through a referral or an inside connection; she came through […]
Most writers don’t fail because they lack talent. They stall because they’re writing without a map. At Lucinda Literary, we’ve spent decades on the inside of publishing—at major houses, in editorial rooms, and across New York publishers and agencies—and one […]
Fifteen years ago, I founded Lucinda Literary believing that great books needed thoughtful champions—and that writers deserved clarity in an often opaque industry. What I didn’t yet understand was how much publishing would teach me about patience, timing, rejection, and advocacy. These are the fifteen lessons I’ve learned from inside the business of books—and what I believe every writer deserves to know.
As the calendar turns and a fresh publishing year begins, we’re thrilled to celebrate three extraordinary new releases in personal growth that crossed our desks at Lucinda Literary — Intentional by Chris Bailey, Beyond Infidelity by Lauren LaRusso, and The […]
Most people think the hardest part of becoming a writer is discipline, showing up every day, producing pages, pushing through doubt. In reality, the most valuable thing you must learn comes before all of that. It is discernment. Discernment is […]
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