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textCrunch: the art and (data) science of book publishing. A monthly digest of the best data-driven research about books, publishing, and cultureโ€” for the people who can do something about it.

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About Laura B. McGrath

I'm an English professor, literary critic, and data scientist, studying the art and (data) science of how literature gets made. I'm the author of of MIDDLEMEN: LITERARY AGENTS AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN LITERATURE (forthcoming, Princeton UP)

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