Publisher’s Weekly is a great magazine for writers and publisher’s alike, or anyone working within publishing. It enables you to glimpse trends and receive updates on deals. It also has a roundup on international publishing trends, book reviews and interviews.

One item that interested me relates to the current publishing crisis in Japan where 200 books are published daily. Profits are on the decrease and many bookstores are closing down; the market has been experiencing a steady decline since 1996. It may be thought, ‘ah so what, that’s Japan,’ but it is a significant issue where foreign book rights are concerned.

Today is Monday. Today is the first day of getting back to a normal sleep routine after the Olympics.
Hands up if your sleep routine has been in disarray over the last sixteen days?

I don’t have any advice on how to make Mondays more pleasant, but I did come across an article about Barack Obama that made me laugh a little. It relates to his daughters and joking about the motivation behind running for president.