In Canada, BookNet's check on sales shows ebooks a bit up, In the UK, a new author day is announced by London Book Fair and the US-based Writer's Digest. The post Industry Notes: Canada’s Shifts in Ebook and Print; London Book Fair Plans a Writer’s Digest Day appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new survey of Canadian readers found that Margaret Atwood is the Canadian author most residents recognize. The BookNet Canada survey also found that one in five Canadian readers cannot name a single Canadian author. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Felicia Yap is to fund a Curtis Brown Creative scholarship for a talented writer from a "less-privileged" background. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
'"Galaktika" has agreed to pay each author whose work it infringed for compensation,' according to the Authors Guild's statement. The post US Author’s Guild Announces Copyright Infringement Agreement With Hungarian Magazine appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Iranian children’s illustrator has spoken of his “upset” over being refused a British visa to appear at the International Edinburgh Book Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The minister of state for digital and culture, Matt Hancock, has vowed to "do all I can to support" authors at the Society of Authors' summer party. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has welcomed the Creative Freelancers report, issued this week by the Creative Industries Federation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Children’s Book Writers (SCBWI) and Illustrators will launch a BAME scholarship sponsored by the Bent Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five jurors based in the UK and North America will select the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize in the spring of 2018. The post Man Booker International 2018 Judges: Prize Honors Translator, Author appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 'What She Ate' (Viking, July), the culinary historian looks at six notable women, including Dorothy Wordsworth and Helen Gurley Brown, and their relationships with food. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling British author and screenwriter is making his own bid for detective story immortality with an astonishing Golden Age-style mystery novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the most thrilling experiences an author can have is walking into a bookstore and finding their book on the shelves Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-07-18 13:39:29 UTC ]
Contract clauses giving publishers the right to drop authors who act "immorally" are becoming more common, The Bookseller has been told. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Running September 6 to 16, LiteraturFestival Berlin this year includes a children's literature component with authors, illustrators, and scientists. The post International Literature Festival Berlin Announces Its Program: 200 Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stories from award-winning writers including Jeanette Winterson, Max Porter and Sarah Perry are to feature in a new collection of ghost stories from English Heritage and September Publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors, agents and publishers have helped raise £180,597 through the Authors for Grenfell auction - £30,000 more than when it closed two weeks ago - with a David Walliams tea experience going for £12,000 and a lunch with Jonny Geller scooping more than £3,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ellie Peers has been appointed the new general secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), a trade union representing professional writers in TV, film, theatre, radio, books, poetry, animation and videogames. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House this weekend took to the streets of central London to march in support of Pride, an annual event which this year marked 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Polarising right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos filed a $10 million lawsuit against a New York publishing company on Friday over a cancelled book deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Emily Clarkson, Sarah Vaughan and Chris Carter were among those who attended the first Simon & Schuster Author Summer Drinks Party. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]