The Fiction Desk is launching a monthly newsletter, with updates, news, and most importantly, the chance to win a signed copy of Legend of a Suicide, the excellent debut novel by David Vann. >>

It's often interesting to see the subtleties of marketing between different editions of the same book. From covers to titles to apparent target audience, dramatic changes take place as books move across oceans. David Vann's Legend of a Suicide is an interesting example: in the US, it's a collection of short stories built around a central novella; in its UK edition, published by Penguin, it's a novel. Neither description is inaccurate. >>

A look at the question of who owns publishers' Twitter accounts. Is it the publishing house, or the publicist themselves? And what happens when a publicist wants to move from one house to another? >>

More and more authors, from unpublished novices to international heavyweights, are getting involved with Twitter. If you're planning to join them, here are some tips for good author tweeting. >>