Author Archives: martinrowe

About martinrowe

I am the executive director of the Culture & Animals Foundation, the co-founder of Lantern Publishing & Media, and the author, editor, and ghostwriter of several works of fiction and non-fiction. I live in Brooklyn, New York.

Permission to Succeed

Posted on October 15, 2014 by martinrowe

In November 2013, I completed the Brooklyn Marathon in 3:30:44—a satisfactory time made more so by the fact that I’d run the New York City Marathon in 3:30:38 only two weeks before. I was receiving the congratulations of my peers … Continue reading →

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The Great Long Training Run

Posted on October 15, 2014 by martinrowe

After several years of plowing my way through New York City’s streets, I decided to join a local running group—the South Brooklyn Running Club (SBRC)—to provide me with company, friendship, inspiration, and conversation. We’ve run the length of Manhattan, traversed … Continue reading →

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Running, Eating, Thinking

Posted on October 14, 2014 by martinrowe

As I related in a previous post, two particular passions of mine—running and book publishing—coincided recently with the launch of Lantern’s Running, Eating, Thinking: A Vegan Anthology (edited by yours truly) at BookCourt in Brooklyn. I was delighted that so … Continue reading →

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The Right Book for the Right Publisher

Posted on October 8, 2014 by martinrowe

Sometimes this whole crazy business of publishing works: the stars align, the players remember their words, and the right person wins. Here’s an example of when things go right. About three years ago, I was contacted by Robert Kopecky, a writer and … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Fifteenth Anniversary

Posted on October 7, 2014 by martinrowe

In September 2014, my colleague Gene Gollogly and I celebrated fifteen years since we founded our publishing company, Lantern Books. We organized a party at our favorite local bookstore, BookCourt in Brooklyn, and combined the festivities with a launch of one of … Continue reading →

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Poverty and the Writer

Posted on July 14, 2014 by martinrowe

News, via the Guardian today, that authors in the UK are now earning beneath the poverty line: According to a survey of almost 2,500 working writers – the first comprehensive study of author earnings in the UK since 2005 – … Continue reading →

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Marketing Your Book

Posted on July 7, 2014 by martinrowe

It’s a common complaint among authors that their publisher doesn’t do enough publicity for their book: the book tour is too short, if it exists at all; the advertising is too spare, if there is any; the reviews are too … Continue reading →

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How Do I Get My Book Published?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by martinrowe

Once a week (at least) I receive an email from a friend who has a friend who’s written a book, and has no idea how to get it published. Can I help them? my friend asks. They don’t know what … Continue reading →

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A Berryful of Berry

Posted on April 18, 2014 by martinrowe

I’m quite proud that everyone I’ve published at Lantern Books is still talking to me (when they haven’t died, that is), isn’t badmouthing the company (at least, not so I know—thank you, authors, for your discretion!), and receives royalties and/or statements twice … Continue reading →

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The Rights and Wrongs of Translation

Posted on March 4, 2014 by martinrowe

Authors contact us at Lantern Books frequently because a devotee in another country has either offered to translate their book or has already done so and is looking for a publisher. What should we do? the authors ask. Consider this … Continue reading →

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