Orchard Books has acquired Thirteen Days of Midnight by debut YA author Leo Hunt. The book is about a boy called Luke Manchett who, when his father dies, acquires $6m and a collection of ghosts. The eight spirits want revenge for their enslavement by Manchett senior and Luke has just 13 days to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Miami Book Fair featured numerous international voices — from Haiti to Germany — as well as all of the 2014 National Book Award winners and finalists. The post Int’l Voices, NBA Authors Star at Miami Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Angry Robot has signed an author previously published by its now closed YA imprint Strange Chemistry. Danielle L Jensen first released Stolen Songbird with Strange Chemistry, which Angry Robot will now republish, followed by Hidden Huntress in June 2015, the second title in the planned... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate has signed a novel from bestselling Turkish author Ahmet Altan, the first time one of his books will be translated into English. Publishing director Francis Bickmore signed world rights excluding Turkey and Greece from Levent Yilmaz. Rights have already been sold to HarperCollins... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson, author of 'Hope to Die' (Little Brown, 9780316210966) and 'House of Robots' (LBYR, 9780316405911), will appear on NBC’s 'Today' on Monday, November 24. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Campaign group Authors United will continue its “efforts to persuade” the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in the US to look into Amazon’s market practices, saying there are "still many open questions about Amazon's market power". The group was set up by American author Douglas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barbie has been an astronaut and doctor, but when it comes to programming, she just needs a man's help, according to a children's book. Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dubbed the “Indie Rock Stars” module, the program will launch with the participation of some 90 authors, and will include at least 18 New York Times bestselling books and more than 30 award-winning novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jessye Norman, author of 'Stand Up Straight and Sing' (HMH, 9780544003408) will appear on 'The Late Show with David Letterman' on Thursday, November 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alice Lee was a key figure in Marja Mills's recent bestseller 'The Mockingbird Next Door.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four “outstanding examples of non-fiction books” make up the shortlist for the 2014 Educational Writers’ Award. The award, run by the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and the Society of Authors (SoA), celebrates educational writing that “inspires creativity and encourages... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The AAP and Authors Guild co-hosted a panel last week on Capitol Hill about authorial-editorial collaboration, in advance of Congress’s review of the U.S. Copyright Act. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brian Krebs, author of 'Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime—from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door' (Sourcebooks, 9781402295614), will appear on 'Fresh Air with Terry Gross' and 'CBS This Morning' on Tuesday, November 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has unveiled its Ethical Author code, which includes guidance on how self-published writers should conduct themselves when it comes to reviews, book promotion and more. Ethical Author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Gustave Speth, author of 'Angels by the River' (Chelsea Green Publishing, 9781603585859), will appear on NPR’s 'Science Friday' on Friday, November 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a rare move for the publishing world, Land Rover has sponsored "An Ice Cream War" novelist William Boyd's new short fiction and turned it in into a gorgeous interactive campaign. The post Land Rover commissions novelist William Boyd’s latest appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a delightfully profane interview, Adam Mansbach reveals his secrets for keeping your creative edge after a huge hit.In 2011, a children's book parody took the Internet and bookshelves on a glorious joyride of profanity, driven by a nation of parents pulling their collective hair out over... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Jerry Jenkins has shuttered the Christian Writers Guild, a writers education group he owns. Former CWG employees are gearing up to fill the void with a new company. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The plane crash death of Myles Munroe, prominent minister and prolific author, has saddened his publishers and readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Community groups are set to take over the running of at least seven of the 11 libraries earmarked for closure in Liverpool. Campaigners who have fought to keep the libraries open – including authors Cathy Cassidy and Alan Gibbons – have welcomed the news, but urged that more details on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]