Working with UNESCO's European Capital of Culture program for Denmark this autumn, Hay Festival plans a new children's literature festival for October. The post At London Book Fair: Hay Festival Names ‘Århus 39’ Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rogers Coleridge & White's David Miller is remembered in London as a deeply respected literary agent, a compelling author, and 'wonderful father.' The post London’s Tribute to Agent and Author David Miller: ‘Boundless Curiosity’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit — and broke hearts when she wrote of being terminally ill and leaving behind her husband Jason — died Monday at age 51. Rosenthal had been diagnosed in 2015 with ovarian... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Robert James Waller famously wrote the bestselling book and film in only 11 days. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Called Type & Tell, Bonnier's new self-publishing platform has been quietly tested in Sweden. Its English edition launches during London Book Fair. The post Bonnier’s New Self-Publishing Platform, Type & Tell: Authors Keep 100 Percent of Royalties appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five cookbook authors offer tips for novice cooks, discuss their favorite kitchen tools, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five Colorado independent bookstores, including the Tattered Cover in Denver and the Bookworm in Edwards, are offering free accommodation and fun to lure more touring authors to the state. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
'There is the question of quality,' concedes an agent about teen authors being published in India. Finding 'new voices' is the strategy, says one editor. The post In India, Teen Authors Land Book Publishing Contracts appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Virago deputy publisher Sarah Savitt and The Pool c.e.o. Sam Baker have launched a competition to find a new female crime writer for Virago. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading Australian children’s book writer Mem Fox has said she felt “physically assaulted” after being detained and questioned by border control agents at Los Angeles airport. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the crowded author services field, veteran self-published author Scott La Counte launches BuzzTrace to help authors track social media conversations. The post Publishing Startups: BuzzTrace Looks To Track Authors’ Social Networking appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philip Roth, Zadie Smith, J M Coetzee and Anne Tyler are among 65 leading writers joining with PEN America in an open letter to President Donald Trump, urging him to reconsider his travel ban against visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and PW reviews director Louisa Ermelino selects nine essential books by Arab authors, including "Confessions" by Rabee Jaber, "Lovers of Algeria" by Anouar Benmalek, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children's Books has acquired a “unique collaborative novel” from seven UK Young Adult authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
CILIP has responded to criticism about the diversity of its Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal longlists - which feature no BAME authors - saying that while it "acknowledges and respects the concerns expressed", the longlisted books were "judged on merit and on an equal playing field". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sara Baume’s second novel is a powerful meditation on art, loneliness and finding one’s place in the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book Aid International has teamed up with 20 stars of the children’s book world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of World Book Day (WBD). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the 'Late Show,' George Saunders gets ribbed about writing a novel, explains what a "bardo" is, and discusses kindness and Donald Trump in support of his debut novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Elena Varvello - an Italian author who Elena Ferrante's publisher is predicting big things for in the UK - is publishing her first English novel with Two Roads. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]