Maybe I Overshared
Alex BrownA weekly behind-the-scenes look at publishing, entrepreneurship, and trying to have a life. Told with humor, oversharing, and occasional existential dread, it’s fun chaos, with disclaimers included.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 99 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Is the HarperCollins Reorganization Announced Today Good for Authors?
Every time a Big Five publisher announces a reorganization, authors get nervous. So do I. And so do agents I know. Basically, everyone in the industry gets nervous.
Publishing has trained authors to hear words like “efficiency,” “strategi...
I Know It Seems Like Every Book Is Becoming A TV Show / Movie
Every author I know has imagined it. Hell, even as a publisher, I’ve imagined it time and time again.
The incredibly amazing feeling of a Deadline or Hollywood Reporter article. Thinking about who’s going to play your main character. Peopl...
Independent Publishers Are Struggling
And we're not all monsters.
I’ve been writing on this Substack for a while about how hard it is to own an independent publisher right now, and I think part of the reason I keep writing about it is that I don’t know where else the truth is...
The Money in Books Is Showing Up Somewhere and HarperCollins Shows That With A Record Quarter
The question isn’t whether books have value. Buckle up--this is a long one.
It’s hard to keep saying there’s no money in books when the numbers keep telling a more complicated story. HarperCollins had a record third quarter, with sales, EB...
Maybe I Overshared Live Coffee Chats May 14 & 15 2026
I’ve been doing something with my authors that never really made it outside our circle. We get on a call, usually with coffee, and talk about what’s going on in publishing. Those conversations have become one of the most useful parts of how...
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Alexandria Brown is a publisher, writer, and reluctant businesswoman just trying to keep the whirlwind entertaining. She runs a small press, has a lot of feelings about books, and is probably overthinking something right now.
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