The Bookstagram Effect: How a Hashtag Reshaped Publishing

The Crumbling Gates of Publishing For decades, the path to literary stardom was a well-trodden, heavily guarded road. An author’s success depended on a select few: discerning editors, influential newspaper critics, and the buyers for major bookstore chains. These were the gatekeepers. Today, that fortress has been breached, not by a rival publisher, but by […]