Penguin General hosted its authors at the Library Club on St Martins Lane, who personally introduced their books for Spring 2017 in a series of five-minute readings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has released a new raft of proposals for copyright reform as part of its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy, with one clause suggesting that authors should have the opportunity to renegotiate contracts where renumeration is “disproportionately low” relative to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New writers will be able to pitch to publishers and agents at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival, which begins this Friday, while others will appear ahead of better known authors as "support acts". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bobby Nayyar on how authors have to build audiences if they want their books to succeed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad has claimed writers could earn up to $1,000 (£758) a month through its new advertising programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, it emerged that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith was being sued by his publisher to return his advance. From Julian Assange to Amy Schumer, he isn’t alone...Though he’s fallen out spectacularly with his publisher, Seth Grahame-Smith at least has the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Safran Foer’s first novel for 10 years, Here I Am, finds him seeking a deep communion with his readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Victoria Aveyard, American author of ‘The Red Queen’ wins the ‘Buxtehuder Bulle,’ Germany's most renowned prize for young people’s literature. The post US Author Victoria Aveyard Wins Prestigious German Literary Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
While its imprint named 'Abandoned Bookshop' may not seem a ray of hope in a crowded marketplace, its publishing house, Canelo, is looking for a novelist's heirs. The post Canelo’s Abandoned Bookshop Publishes a Forgotten Novelist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing giant Hachette is taking author Seth Grahame-Smith to court over latest manuscript they say is ‘in large part an appropriation of a 120-year-old public domain work’Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith is being sued by his publisher for delivering a manuscript that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
West Auckland's most well-attended literary festival back this year with a fresh line up of local and international writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tinder Press has acquired a story collection and debut novel from Lesley Nneka Arimah, winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Introducing Nouwen to a new generation of readers, books by and about the influential Catholic priest are releasing this fall, which marks the 20th anniversary of his death. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray is taking three of its "most exciting and lauded" debut writers, Andrew Michael Hurley, Lisa McInerney and Jessie Greengrass, on a nationwide tour of Waterstones bookshops in Bath, Liverpool and London this September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author of a book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay almost $7m (£5m) to the US government for violating non-disclosure agreements, according to the BBC. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
After two successful picture books, former art director Rob Biddulph tells Alice O’Keeffe how his third creation Odd Dog Out strives for individuality. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canelo imprint Abandoned Bookshop is on a quest to locate the surviving relatives of crime author Clifton Robbins as it prepares to republish two of his books which have been out of print for over 80 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new hashtag, #women_writers, is providing a safe space for female writers to talk about their literary passions, careers and frustrations in response to sexism within the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad is allowing writers to generate income from stories posted on their site through external adverts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The indie publisher has high hopes for a recently released memoir by U.S. Olympic swimmer Anthony Ervin after he unexpectedly became the oldest individual swimmer to win a gold medal in Rio. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]