Decatur Book Festival executive director Daren Wang's book tour for his debut novel has also become an excuse to seek out the best bourbon cocktail in the South. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s authors have debated the opportunities and perils of school visits on Twitter after writer Maz Evans shared advice for schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lina Bengtsdotter's crime novel Annabelle is a hit with rights buyers. The book also has its own song by the author's sister and pop singer, Petra Brohäll. The post Rights Update: Swedish Crime Writer’s Debut Book Sells to 10 Territories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Food blogger Elettra Wiedemann discusses her new book, 'Impatient Foodie,' in which she aims to give home cooks shortcuts to the slow-food lifestyle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime writer Helen Cadbury has passed away aged 52 following a battle with cancer. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ingrid Persaud from Trinidad and Tobago has won 2017's Commonwealth Writers' Short Story Prize for "Sweet Sop". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
An online and collaborative authoring and publishing services platform, AuthorCafe, a TNQ start-up, has been in public beta since January 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Al Franken's humor is back at full strength in his new book, which is a memoir of the former 'Saturday Night Live' writer's journey to the NBC institution and his more recent time in politics. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zoella has re-launched her book club with W H Smith, this time enlisting the help of fellow authors to select the titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Pullman has confirmed he will name a character in his Book of Dust series Nur Huda el-Wahabi, after a young Grenfell Tower victim. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has commissioned BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell to author 100 Nasty Women of History, a book profiling women united by the fact they were all "too scandalous, too difficult, and too unladylike for their time". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brian Koppelman sits down with Don Winslow, author of books including The Death and Life of Bobby Z, The Cartel, and most recently The Force. They discuss The Force, honor and loyalty, crooked cops, and Don’s writing process. Don also explains how he wrote his first novel, the war on drugs, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's nothing quite like having a book literally come to life in the palm of your hands. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Twitter storm has erupted over the lack of people of colour speaking at the Chalke Valley History Festival, with historian Rebecca Rideal pulling out just four days before it is due to begin, on Monday (26th June), in protest over the issue. However, the festival director, historian James... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
From Quill & Quire: A part of this discussion among food book authors has to do with Canada’s deep multiculturalism and ‘What am I actually entitled to write about?’ By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 How Canadian Is It, Really? t Quill and Quire, Sue Carter hosts a discussion with authors on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors and artists including Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel and Quentin Blake have created one-off, hand-written responses to Jane Austen to be auctioned in aid of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both the winning illustrator and author are given more than $600 in books to donate to their local libraries, as well as more than $6,300 in cash. The post Author Ruth Sepety, Illustrator Lane Smith Win UK’s CILIP Carnegie, Greenaway Medals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has bought a new book from Judith Kerr, inspired by the 94-year-old author's ninth pet cat Katinka. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors, the Publishers Association and English PEN are launching a joint campaign in aid of imprisoned writers worldwide, called Speak Out. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has bought a novel and a non-fiction “companion piece” by Mexican author Valeria Luiselli. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]