Irish authors have launched a social media campaign to get Emma Hannigan's latest novel, Letters To My Daughters, to number one after the mother-of-two revealed she has "little time left" to live. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
You will not read many author interviews or book reviews on this blog unless a book is something special. Jonathan Abrams’ “All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire” is something special. Abrams, a senior writer who who covers the NBA for Bleacher Report, is a superb sports reporter.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2018-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is repeating its survey measuring authors’ incomes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his UK publishers, Chicken House and Sweet Cherry Publishing, following allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author of the popular young adult series has issued an apology for being ‘part of the problem’ in the wake of anonymous claims posted onlineJames Dashner, author of the bestselling young adult Maze Runner books, has issued an apology in which he says that he “will seek counselling and guidance”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin is launching a pop-up bookshop stocked solely with titles by female writers for International Women’s Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Schools can apply for book donations from authors, bloggers and booksellers via a new scheme set up by Maz Evans, the the author of the Who Let the God’s Out? series (Chicken House). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
As my high school writing teacher, with his slightly irreverent classroom style, the bestselling author taught me many things, including the most important lesson of all: follow your dreams, with tenacity and hard work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
One publishing company has taken up a challenge to put out only books by female authors this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of online accusations, The Maze Runner author James Dashner has lost representation, as has Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay AsherThe Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his literary agent after a series of anonymous accusations of sexual harassment were made against... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jacaranda Books, in partnership with Words of Colour Productions, has launched an initiative to publish 20 Black British writers in the year 2020 across adult fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanna Trollope and Jacqueline Wilson will attend London Book Fair as Authors of the Day, along with thriller writer David Baldacci, who will join as a “special guest”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lucinda Williams, the Louisiana-born singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice and introspective lyrics, is writing a memoir. The New York Times reports that the book, as yet untitled, is set for publication by Henry Holt and Company in 2020. “I have a lot to say and a big story to tell,”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s author Morris Gleitzman has said “young people need stories more than ever” following his appointment as Australian children’s laureate. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hardly anyone reads New Zealand adult fiction. Printed books comprise about two-thirds of all books sold in this country, but Kiwis are a pragmatic bunch and by far the most books we buy are cookbooks and sports biographies. Printed fiction is likely to be less than a half of adult fiction sold,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and journalist Michael Wolff is coming to the UK this month to promote Fire and Fury (Little, Brown), the bestselling exposé that caused a presidential melt-down earlier this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW spoke with the recent Grammy Award-winner about the art of writing liner notes, her forthcoming essay collection, and the underappreciated literary scene in L.A. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A letter from 30 industry figures is urging the award to reverse 2014’s inclusion of US authors, in order to avoid a ‘homogenised literary future’Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again, with 30 publishers signing a letter urging the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo are donating $100,000 from the proceeds of their book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (Particular Books) to the Malala Fund. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
George R R Martin is funding a new annual scholarship at a science fiction and fantasy six-week course to “help the next great fantasist on the long journey ahead”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]