Scott Tulloch specialises in silliness â the perfect skill for a writer and illustrator of children's books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Princeton University Press has extended “hearty congratulations” to its author Kip S Thorne, who has been named one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona Noble says celebrity and branded books can play a positive role in World Book Day, but publishing needs to invest in career authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist has been unveiled with themes ranging from abuse, divorce, a “struggle to survive in an unforgiving world” and retribution with influences including Margaret Atwood and Ernest Hemingway. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The presenter-turned-author is among the writers whose books will be available for £1. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Titles by Dorothy Koomson, Kit de Waal and Mark Billingham are among the "enticing" Quick Reads books for next year's campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Celebrity authors including “Great British Bake Off” champion Nadiya Hussain, broadcaster and writer Clare Balding OBE, musician and author Tom Fletcher and comedian Julian Clary, are penning titles for next year’s World Book Day (WBD) offering. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual International Latino Book Awards celebrated Latino literature and culture in the U.S. in early September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wellness blogger Belle Gibson, who lied about having cancer, has been ordered to repay $410,000 (£240,055) to the state of Victoria in Australia, it has been reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK cover of a new collection of letters is only the latest to show the acclaimed poet as blond, beaming and in a skimpy outfit. But presenting female writers as mere sex symbols diminishes their literary achievementsOn the US cover of Sylvia Plath’s Collected Letters, a volume out this week... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The opportunity for children’s non-fiction lies in offering “trust and authority” in a world of fake news, paid for ads and internet misinformation, DK’s chief executive Ian Hudson has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Now with a 'pitch slam' event in which writers present projects to agents, the November 'Writer's Summit' is co-chaired by The Guardian's Alison Flood. The post ‘Writer’s Summit’ from London Book Fair and Writer’s Digest Announces Pitch Slam Agents appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sphere has acquired a blockbuster survival thriller and love story set in space called Across the Void by S K Vaughn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
An all-female group of authors has been selected for the US' National Book Foundation's 'Five Under 35' program, honoring fiction debuts. The post National Book Foundation Names Its ‘Five under 35’ Debut Fiction Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author-bookshop relations are a key focus of the European and International Booksellers Federation conference at Frankfurter Buchmesse in October. The post EIBF Conference at Frankfurt Book Fair Features Author Alain Mabanckou appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York Times best-selling graphic novelist and games writer Antony Johnston has signed a deal with Eye Books to publish The Exphoria Code. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Still Alice author Lisa Genova has moved to Allen & Unwin from Simon & Schuster UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nikesh Shukla and literary agent Julia Kingsford have launched Kickstarter appeal to fund The Good Journal, with further plans for an affiliated agencyAfter selling more than 50,000 copies and being named the British public’s favourite book of 2016, the success of anthology The Good Immigrant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three gold certifications and one platinum go to big-selling UK novelist Victoria Hislop by the Specsavers optical companyand Nielsen Book. The post ‘Perfect Holiday Read’ Author Victoria Hislop Given Four Specsavers Citations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vintage hosted an evening of “killer cocktails” on Monday night (18th September) to introduce debut crime writers Emily Koch, D B John and Jo Jakeman in the company of bestselling crime writers such as In A Dark Dark Wood's Ruth Ware. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]