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Laura Town, ASJA
 When researching American Reconstruction for my novel, I was grappling with both the appropriate language and the details of the events. While I was writing about Victoria Woodhull and Susan B. Anthony, various biographies of these women contradicted one another and I wanted to find primary sources without having to travel to several different archives. I also wanted a sense for how different words and idioms were used in everyday conversation. I chose to rely on newspapers and I discovered several online archives that you may find helpful in your historical research as well:
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ASJA
 Join us in NYC on May 20-21 to learn new skills, make fresh connections, and come away energized and inspired to reach your big career goals! ASJA's 45th Annual Writers Conference will offer more than 35 instructive topic sessions and invaluable one-on-one meetings with editors, agents, and publishers. Three "pitch slams" — live, open-mic querying sessions with top business, travel, and women’s magazine editors — offer instant feedback and even allow writers to land assignments on the spot. Networking opportunities will abound through a special lounge for members; a welcome brigade led by well-known freelancing-guide author Kelly James-Enger; individual mentoring sessions; networking lunches; and much more. And each day will begin with an inspiring and instructive address from an award-winning author. Friday features sessions exclusively for ASJA members, while on Saturday, we'll open the doors to all writers, aspiring writers, and students too. Register today, early bird discounts apply until April 1. LEARN MORE
Publishers Weekly
One day after the Authors Guild filed its final reply brief with the Supreme Court in Authors Guild vs. Google, the guild's long-running copyright battle over Google's library book-scanning project, the Supreme Court has put the case on the calendar for its April 1 conference. With the meeting date set, the final act in the case could finally be upon us after a more than 10-year legal odyssey.
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The New York Times
Last week, Tribune Publishing won an auction for a coveted asset — Freedom Communications, the parent company of The Orange County Register and The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif. On Monday, however, the company could only watch as the sale of Freedom to Digital First Media was approved by a judge. Tribune Publishing, which also owns The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego Union-Tribune and The Chicago Tribune, had a $56 million bid for Freedom accepted before the Justice Department stepped in to object to the deal, arguing that it would result in a newspaper monopoly in Southern California.
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Writer's Digest
One of the easiest ways to learn what makes a good, standard query letter is simply to see an example of one that does its job well. If you write fiction or narrative nonfiction, a query letter is your first (and often, your only) chance to get an agent interested in reading (and, with hope, signing) your work. You should put just as much care and attention into crafting and polishing your query as you did into your manuscript. After all, if your pitch doesn't hit its mark, your book will never leave your desktop.
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Publishers Weekly
Revenue at Penguin Random House rose 11.8 percent in 2015 over 2014, parent company Bertelsmann reported this morning. The publisher's revenue jumped to 3.7 billion euros, while profits rose 23.2 percent, to 557 million euros. The revenue gain was due almost entirely to favorable exchange rates, while the improvement in earnings was attributed to exchange rates and savings achieved through the further integration of Random House and Penguin.
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Poynter
Alison Overholt never expected to make this kind of history. Not in 2016. When Overholt was named editor of ESPN The Magazine in February, research revealed that she is the first woman to be editor of a national, general-interest sports magazine. (Sports Illustrated for Women, which lasted from 1999-2002, did have women editors).
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Publishers Weekly
After a 24-year career in publishing, Erika Berg began running visual storytelling workshops with refugees—mostly ethnic and religious minorities from Burma, people whose voices were rarely heard. It was this experience, that inspired Berg to self-publish Forced to Flee: Visual Stories by Refugee Youth from Burma.
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