Authors Donna Leon, Laura Kasischke and Simon Beckett ponder the happy mysteries of scoring hits with foreign-language readersFor the American writer Laura Kasischke, the first inkling of her second life in France came when a former student wrote to say her portrait was on the cover of Le Monde.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Jhalak prize lines up 12 titles – taking in fiction, history, politics and YA fantasy – showcasing ‘the strength, range and promise’ of UK writers of colour A debut novel about inherited identity, a dystopian fantasy from a former children’s laureate, a study of Indian healthcare and radical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recent changes to tax rules pose a “triple whammy” blow to writers, the Society of Authors (SoA) has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romance ebook distributor is proposing to slash writers’ royalties after falling victim to downturn in digital reading marketOne of the biggest genre ebook distributors in the US has closed suddenly, leaving thousands of authors in the UK and US out of pocket. AllRomance.com and its sister... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book “Watership Down” became a classic of children's literature, has died at age 96, according to his daughter. Juliet Johnson told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams died on Christmas Eve. A statement on the official website for “Watership Down”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Freedom of expression magazine Index on Censorship has negotiated rights to translate a short story from Haroldo Conti, an Argentine writer who was "disappeared" by the state in the 1970s during the Argentine military dictatorship. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish Book Trust has opened applications for next year’s What’s Your Story?, a writing programme for teenagers aged 14-17. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open letter from writers including David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff calls on publisher to ‘reverse its decision to derecognise unions’Children’s authors David Almond, Michael Rosen and Meg Rosoff are among more than 140 writers, booksellers and librarians who have signed a letter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 1974, children's author and illustrator Arnold Lobel published his first Frog and Toad book. Four years later, he came out to his family as gay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers including A L Kennedy, Sebastian Barry and Courttia Newland are to participate in an event which will see MPs given copies of A Country of Refuge (Unbound) in the hopes that this will "change the tone of the debate on refugees". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie has put his name to an open letter, alongside J M Coetzee, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman, calling on Chinese president Xi Jinping to reverse his state crackdown on dissidents. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has paid tribute to journalist and critic A A Gill as "one of the finest writers of our time", following his death. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Romance novelist Patricia Robins – who wrote under the penname Claire Lorrimer – has died aged 95. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Max Porter has won the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2016 for his "extraordinary" debut Grief is the Thing with Feathers (Faber). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stine is achieving a "lifelong dream" by writing the comics, a five-issue series that debuts in February and will feature plenty of interdimensional weirdness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new US administration under Donald Trump could make things "very, very much worse" for authors, according to campaign group Authors United. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter, Authors United founder Douglas Preston urged AU writers “to throw their support behind the Authors Guild either by joining or making a contribution.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair's Quantum Conference and Nielsen's BookInsights merge, while the Authors Guild and Media Coalition get together on freedom of speech. The post Teaming Up: London Book Fair and Nielsen, Authors Guild and Media Coalition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Faber & Faber is launching an award to find BAME children’s writers and illustrators in partnership with the Andlyn Literary Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children’s book that combines maths and design activities has won this year’s Educational Writers Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]