At 84, Edmund White is ready to kiss (to put it mildly) and tell ... well, everything. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2025-01-28 16:56:52 UTC ]
Tom Woll worked at Wiley, Storey Communications, and Rodale before forming Cross River Publishing Consultants in 1993. His book 'Publishing for Profit' went through five editions and was translated into 10 languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
The multitalented Jules Feiffer, known for his caustic wit as an author-illustrator, cartoonist, satirist, playwright, and screenwriter died on January 17, just shy of his 96th birthday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
Some of the most impactful books out there are children’s books. They’re often our first experiences with narratives and are ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-01-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fieldsKate Mosse and Richard Osman have hit back at Labour’s plan to give artificial intelligence companies broad freedoms to mine artistic works for data, saying it could destroy growth in creative... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-01-14 17:52:02 UTC ]
The startup, launched by Scribd cofounder Trip Adler, has unveiled its AI rights licensing platform for authors, which allows for the licensing of AI training rights and reference rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Mexican Writer Guadalupe Nettel to Headline Puterbaugh Festival at OU, by the Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Mon, 01/13/2025 - 09:20 Author photo by Germán NájeraThe 2025 Puterbaugh Lit Fest will return to the University of... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2025-01-13 15:20:12 UTC ]
The imprint, a collaboration between the Crown Publishing Group and merchandising company Storehouse In A Box, will include an online platform for prospective authors to share and submit work. Storehouse In A Box president and CEO Tamira Chapman (pictured) will serve as publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Booker Prize winner and National Book Award nominee of the poetry and politics of two writers whose work inspired their own. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The average income for a writer is now £7,000. For our sake and the country’s, we need financial assistanceThis week will be like A-level results week for authors, but with added economic jeopardy. For a good whack of the 100,000 writers and translators in the UK, finding out how many books they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-01-05 08:00:15 UTC ]
This spring’s buzziest debut fiction has no shortage of drama, whether in biotech startups, Native American reservation politics, psychotherapy sessions, the Scottish theater world, or women’s volleyball. The slate also contains two Hollywood-ready novels about missing persons. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
He wasn’t just prolific, publishing 32 books. His output also showed an unusual range that included memoirs and forays into historical fiction and even poetry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-12-30 10:58:27 UTC ]
In a statement released Friday, the Guild reasserted its position that authors should have control over the licensing of AI rights to their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
In this edition of our monthly thematic roundup of BookLife titles, we feature visually compelling books, as well as uplifting and inspirational works.Want to see your book featured? Check out the Indie Spotlight calendar at booklife.com/indiespotlight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
Rose (a.k.a. Melisse Shapiro), an early advocate for self-publishing as well a bestselling author and book marketer, died unexpectedly on December 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Many celebrities’ books are actually written by others, the UK writers’ union says, and it’s time they were acknowledgedThe Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on celebrities and the publishing industry to properly acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly those aimed at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-10 16:42:22 UTC ]
Vicky Ball expressed delight on X at selling two novels at an event – then catapulted up Amazon’s book chartsAn aspiring author who went viral after selling two books at an event has described seeing her novel climb up Amazon’s bestseller charts as “amazing” and “unbelievable”.Vicky Ball, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-12-07 11:51:19 UTC ]
I wrote What It’s Like in Words in my dressing room in the St Martin’s theatre in the West End whilst playing Miss Casewell in The Mousetrap, and over nine months and approximately 300 shows it occurred to me how similar the processes of writing and acting are. They may appear binary forms of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-04 09:55:59 UTC ]
Many writers are open to having their works used to train AI models, provided that they give permission and receive fair compensation and credit, according to a survey of 13,574 members of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society in the U.K. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Writers of adult books, children’s books, international publishing, and creativity in general will be featured at London Book Fair 2025. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Adam Ridgway: An Array of Talent n an early announcement from the 2025 edition of London Book Fair today... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-27 23:15:18 UTC ]