Editorial Process
How a Book is Made
How does a book go from a bunch of Word documents to a printed and bound volume? The LPP team outline the stages of the book production process.
Celebrating Milestones: Lived Places Publishing releases first title
The first book delivered to the world by a new publisher must set the tone for all that is to follow. Publisher and co-founder David Parker introduces the launch of LPP’s first title and celebrates a publishing milestone.
Ebooks and Digital Distribution: What Authors Need to Know Now to Maximize Reach
Publisher and LPP co-founder David Parker explains how to create the best book title and the importance of understanding digital distribution in book publishing.
How to Work Well with Your Editor: Tips for Authors
Commissioning Editor Rebecca Bush lays out the different types of editor that an author might encounter and provides some helpful tips to help you build a mutually beneficial working relationship with your editor.
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Ancestral Voices: Listening to My Grandmothers
by Valandra
by Professor Valandra, PhD // A look at the "intergenerational bridge" and how the author's grandparents "overcame insurmountable obstacles daily and showed our families and communities, in word and deed, how to defy the white grip of exploitation and domination of our minds, bodies, and spirits to maintain our freedom and find joy despite living in the wake."
Electoral Consequences for Black America: A Struggle on Two Simultaneous Fronts
Black Americans are uniquely placed within the phenomenon of American elections. In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Stephen Graves, author of At War With Politics: A Journey from Traditional Political Science to Black Politics, they examine the upcoming U.S. presidential election through the lens of Black politics.
Beneath the Veneer: The Stealthy Pervasiveness of Anti-Black Racism in a Purportedly Colorblind Society
In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Paul Reck, author of How Interpersonal Interactions with Young Black People Forever Altered a White Man’s Understanding of Race, they explore anti-Black racism, the assumptions that uphold it, and why it is often difficult for people to identify and challenge these racist practices.
Author Identity Metadata: Why a Small Publisher Can Address a Major Challenge
David Parker leads a discussion about the potential for developing more robust catalog records and searchable fields in publishers' online catalogs – with author-generated and author-approved identity metadata.
The Cultural Legacy of Slavery: A Reflection on African American Identity and Family Heritage
In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Deirdre Foreman, author of My Cultural Legacy: Slave Culture and the American South, they explore the cultural legacy of enslaved Africans in the American South through an ethnoautobiographical reflection of Deirdre's own African American identity and family heritage.
A Different Approach to Funding Open Access eBooks
David Parker (LPP) and Bill Maltarich (NYU) talk about new models that are sustainable, equitable, and most importanly – do not rely on book processing charges (BPC).