Melville House UK has acquired the “genre-bending” memoir of American poet, critic and non-fiction author, Maggie Nelson. Managing director Zeljka Marosevic bought rights for the UK and Commonwealth, excluding Canada, from Katie Dublinski at Graywolf Press. This will be the first time Nelson’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Creative writing charity Arvon has been awarded close to £160,000 from a new research grant from Arts Council England for a project about writers and teachers. Arvon will use its £159,188 for the two-year project, investigating the impact that bringing teachers and writers together has on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gilles Haéri is to succeed Teresa Cremisi at the helm of Flammarion as expected. The nomination was set to become official today (Wednesday 3rd June). Haéri, 43, has been Flammarion director-general since 2001 and has been considered Cremisi’s right-hand man. Quoting Agence France Presse,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Karen Thomas has been named to replace Brenda Knight as publisher of Cleis Press and Viva Editions. Cleis will move from its current California offices to parent company's Start Publishing's Jersey City offices this July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ben Denckla explains how he converted Lionel Lord Tennyson's 1933 autobiography into an ebook, and in the process updated it for the 21st century. The post How To: Improving a Print Book By Converting it Into an Ebook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ali Smith has won the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction with How to be Both (Hamish Hamilton). Smith was announced as the 20th winner of the £30,000 prize this evening (3rd June) at a ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, London, hosted by broadcaster, author and DJ Lauren Laverne. Shami... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance launches its first annual Owners Retreat. The two-day event, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, will take place July 28-29 in Raleigh, N.C. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's authors gathered for a Friday BEA discussion about writing nonfiction for kids. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Although BookCon 2015 featured appearances galore by Hollywood celebrities, the Paper Towns panel on Saturday evening surely was the highlight of this year's literary fanfest for the raucous crowd of 2,250 that filled the enormous Special Events hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and readers from around the globe gathered at the Javits Center in New York City for BookExpoAmerica and BookCon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA authors Aaron Hartzler, Ellen Hopkins, Patrick Ness, Lynn Weingarten, and Cammie McGovern came together on May 29 at BEA for a panel discussion titled Talking to Teens About Tough Topics, moderated by Margot Wood of Epic Reads. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lori Nelson Spielman, an American author, has written books that became global bestsellers — just not in the USA. How should authors measure success? The post How Do Writers Measure Success in Global Publishing? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orchard Books has acquired two titles in the Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse series by Curtis Jobling. The series is about Max Helsing, the descendent of the original Van Helsing vampire-killer, as he battles modern-day monsters in between schoolwork and monster-slaying training. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish publishers and book festivals are among the recipients of £2m of funding from Creative Scotland. The arts organisation has awarded grants of between £1,500 and £100,000 to 88 different artists and groups across Scotland, including Freight Books and the Borders Book Festival. Freight... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attorneys for the Salinger Literary Trust argue that a copyright suit filed by indie publisher, The Devault-Graves Agency is without merit and should be tossed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
China, BEA's guest of honor this year, was the enthusiastic host to the May 28th BEA panel on Children's and YA literature in China and America. Their interest in children's literature was evident. But the event required a lot of patience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the few literary agents focusing on Arabic, Yasmina Jraissati, discusses the non-existent role of the literary agent in the Middle East. The post Why Are There No Literary Agents in the Middle East? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pre-orders of E L James’ new Fifty Shades of Grey novel, Grey (Arrow), have leapt to the top of retailers' bestseller charts in both physical and digital formats. The novel, which will be released on 18th June, will tell the story of Fifty Shades of Grey from the point of view of Christian... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book publishing rights professionals are constantly looking to international markets for new books and contacts. Which markets are most interesting for you? The post Survey: Conquering New Rights Territories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Type in a book you’d like to read, and the app will compare the Amazon price with nearby independent book shops – in the hope you’ll go and buy thereIndependent booksellers have launched a new weapon in their two-pronged offensive against online retailers such as Amazon and the supermarket... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]