A quick recommendation...

With the disclaimer that Lynn Price is an absolutely wonderful person...I wish I could clone her then alter the clone's brain to like speculative fiction...I have to recommend her book 'The Writer's Essential Tackle Box'.

It's not a how to write book...there are tons of those, and frankly I tend to take the advice contained within with a pinch of salt...it's a quick insider's guide to how publishing works for unpublished writers.

And her beagle is cute.

The Writer's Essential Tackle Box: Getting a Hook on the Publishing Industry