Interview with the Duo Behind the @PublishrsWeakly Twitter Account

Today I wanted to pass on a story from the publishing world, the parody account @PublishrsWeakly on Twitter [whose feed you can read with or without an account by clicking here].

Well, actually, it began as a parody account but is now moving into activism and that is why I want more library workers to know about it.

First, the obvious confusion issues. I have seen some very prominent people in the publishing world admitting to begin initially duped by the account. For a while it used the official Publishers Weekly logo and was trying to confuse people.

But now, the Twitter account, run by an out of work bookseller and indie publisher are speaking out, if still anonymously, about why they created the account and the conversations they hope its existence will encourage.

And these are issues that needed to be had before the current pandemic. These are not isolated issues that have sprung up out of nowhere.

Click here to read the in-depth interview with the people behind the account and Electric Lit from last week. Whether you knew about them before today or not, this is an interview everyone who works with books and leisure readers needs to take a few moments to familiarize themselves with the larger conversation.

Click here to read the interview