After years of writing about radicalization and terrorism in the Middle East, Arab authors are now in the spotlight in France as readers try to understand the recent Paris attacks. The post French Readers Put Arab Authors on the Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The anonymity of six finalists in the running for the Costa Short Story Award has been lifted, revealing a novelist who made it into David Bowie's "Top 100 Must-Read books of all time". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have continued to express their support for a campaign to boycott literary festivals which do not pay authors for appearances. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
PAN is a newly founded network for German fantasy authors, aiming to unite its members and to give them a voice within the German literary community. The post German Fantasy Authors Empowered by New Network appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recent reports about a widening disparity between the earnings of authors at the top of the charts and those at the bottom of the food chain are borne out in 2015’s figures—but the story is far from black and white. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanne Harris and Linda Grant among signatories of letter saying authors have been giving services for free for too longThe fight to ensure literary festivals pay authors appearing at their events has gained momentum after a number of prominent writers, including Linda Grant, Denisa Mina, Joanne... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New study reveals Julia Donaldson, David Walliams and JK Rowling lead the top 1% of authors, who account for nearly a third of all UK book salesThe gap between publishing’s rich and poor continues to widen, as figures from Nielsen BookScan reveal that the top 50 authors account for more than 13%... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A UK festival to “celebrate the work and achievements” of black, Asian and minority ethnic writers (BAME) has launched a crowdfunding campaign. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Ali Smith, Neil Gaiman and Joanna Trollope have led a wave of “tremendous support” for CILIP’s legal fight for libraries as its campaign petition tops 7,000 signatures. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author and publishing organisations worldwide have banded together to urge the United States' government to investigate the disappearances of five missing Hong Kong (HK) publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
South African writer and literary magazine publisher Nick Mulgrew discusses how literary magazines are perfect training for pursuing more ambitious projects. The post Literary Magazines As Training Ground for Readers, Writers and Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thomas Moore, the former monk and bestselling author, is reinterpreting Jesus’s message for a new generation of readers with original translations of the four Gospels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A selection of adult and children’s authors to meet at this year’s Winter Institute—and what makes their books notable. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association and the Italian Publishers Association have condemned the Vatican for attempting to jail two authors who alleged corruption and financial wrongdoing in the Holy See. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earning a living as a writer is as likely as winning the lottery. Instead of writing books and persuading others to buy them, find out what people want to write, then do it for themPhilip Pullman: professional writers set to become ‘an endangered species’ due to low wagesI left school with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House has sold its Author Solutions division to an affiliate of the Najafi Companies, a private investment firm that at one point owned Bookspan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of its ongoing effort to raise writers’ income, the Authors Guild is sending an open letter to members of the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Guild executives say that the case represents an opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify fair use for the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
London indie Influx Press has opened its submission window for three months, looking in particular for novels from BAME writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The deadline for the submissions for the inaugural £10,000 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers' Award is fast approaching. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]