How do you get an interdisciplinary book published?

A work that straddles subject boundaries is an unattractive prospect for publishers, finds Martin Parker

Published on
March 17, 2016
Last updated
March 17, 2016
Daniel Mitchell illustration (17 March 2016)
Source: Daniel Mitchell

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Print headline: Castaway notions

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Reader's comments (4)

Congratulations. I shall buy it; it sounds intriguing.
spot on, brilliant article.
I know from personal experience the difficulty in trying to interest editors in a text that straddles two (supposedly disparate) disciplines: photography and psychology. From editors of photography imprints: "Very interesting, but too much psychology -- try a publisher of psychology texts..." and from editors of psychology imprints: "Very interesting, but too photographic -- try a publisher of photography books..."
Thanks, This feels familliar.

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