Among Quote by Chad Harbach

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

— Anonymous

I know for a fact that - it's just the way our biases work now in the industry of literature, but certainly a short…

— Junot Diaz

I don't publish the books to make money, not at all.

— Peter Sotos

Readers tend to devour short stories on a newssheet, but would be disinclined to read them in collections

— L.P. Hartley

I've felt pressure to produce long fiction for as long as I've been writing fiction. There's just an incredible bias in the publishing industry…

— Steve Almond

I don't collect books just because other people collect them, and I'm not going to have books in my collection if I think it's…

— Richard Prince

One paradox of professional writing is that books written solely for money and/or acclaim will almost never be good enough to garner either.

— David Foster Wallace

I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable.

— Charles Baxter

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of…

— Seth Godin

One of the nice things about 'The New Yorker' is they let you write stories that sometimes end up almost half a book.

— David Grann

No book can be so good, as to be profitable when negligently read.

— Seneca the Younger

The rich and famous expect to get a lot for their story, whether they are writing it themselves or not. It's not that they…

— Michael Korda