With meager advances, often just 500 euros, and royalty rates of 3-8%, French children's book authors have much to complain about. The post French Children’s Book Authors Suffer Pint-sized Payments appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A debut author has arranged a marketing and publicity campaign she estimates is worth £200,000 to support the release of her book, and which her agent said “must be unique for a first-time author”. Janet Kelly’s Dear Beneficiary, about an older woman who has a relationship with a Nigerian man... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling young adult author wrote her first published novel on a BlackBerry while commuting. Now she has a fan base ardent enough to complain about the way she ended one bookLauren Oliver, a bestselling young adult writer whose latest book, Vanishing Girls, was published in the US last... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erdrich is the author of such works as 'The Round House,' which won the 2012 National Book Award, and 'The Plague of Doves.' She is also the owner of the Minneapolis bookstore Birchbark Books and Native Arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pupils from St Edmund Arrowsmith High School meet author Joseph Delaney and talk to him about his best-selling book The Spook's Apprentice which has just been made into a Hollywood film. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published gay erotica writer M.P. Rey reveals his joy at moving from the dusty shelves of hidden rainbow-flag bookstores to better status on Amazon. The post Confessions of a Gay Erotica Writer in the Era of Indie Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pratchett is the author of such works as 'Wyrd Sisters,' 'Night Watch,' and 'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.' He was knighted in 2009 and was the bestselling author in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The indie SF publisher Wonderment plans 20 ebook titles exploring a universe of characters enduring world-shattering eventsWriting can be hard – not hard like mining diamonds in Zimbabwe or making cheap clothes for westerners in Bangladesh, of course, but anyone in the 21st-century knowledge... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Irish Arts Center in New York City will be handing out thousands of books by Irish writers to NYC residents on the holiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sir Terry Pratchett, the author best known for his Discworld series, has died aged 66. His novels weaved fantasy, science fiction, satire and whimsy to great effect -- more than 80 million Discworld books have been sold worldwide. Despite publishing ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some public schools now exclude boys from school visits by female authors and it is driving authors crazy. The post Authors Annoyed by Gender-Segregated School Visits appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Poxl' is being published on March 17 and centers on teenager Eli, who loves to hear stories of his uncle's World War II bravery. However, he soon discovers all may not be what it seems. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This rich category embraces a plethora of topics, as evidenced by the writers of five new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wimbledon BookFest is to start paying a fee of £150 each to all participating authors. This will be the first year the 10-day book festival has paid authors for appearing. Previously it only paid chairs of events. The announcement follows a story in The Bookseller in which a number of authors,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hoffman's book tells the story of a girl whose family had a curse placed upon them and whose town is fearful of what they believe to be a monster living in their midst. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors should be paid for festival appearances, writers have told The Bookseller, because “authors are professional and deserve professional treatment”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Wake' centers on the sinking of the British ship the Lusitania in 1915. The book will be released on March 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have called for Public Lending Right (PLR) to be extended to all ebook loans from libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newsflash! Divergent fans, sit down, take a deep breath and get ready to read Veronica Roth’s new duologyAttention all you Divergent fans! Put down your books, pick up your calendars and rejoice at some really exciting news.It has been announced that Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds rally against fundamentalism in Dhaka as Islamists claim responsibility for murder of prominent US-Bangladeshi bloggerHundreds of people have taken to the streets of Dhaka in protest at the murder of a prominent secular American blogger of Bangladeshi origin who was hacked to death with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]