When the winner of the C$100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at a gala in Toronto last night, the spotlight was on a new writer, Sean Michaels, and his debut novel 'Us Conductors,' published by Random House Canada. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Margarita Carrillo Arron, author of 'Mexico: The Cookbook' (Phaidon, 9780714867526), will appear on NPR's 'Morning Edition' on Monday, November 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kim Zetter, author of 'Countdown to Zero Day' (Crown, 9780770436179) will appear on 'Marketplace' on Monday, November 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lara Jo Regan, author of 'Dogs in Cars' (Countryman Press, 9781581572797) will appear on NBC’s 'Today' on Friday, November 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author escort Isabel Keating leaves a legacy as she retires after 35 years of accompanying around the Twin Cities authors on tour. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crowdfunding publisher Unbound has launched Women in Print, a campaign to encourage more female writers to submit their ideas for books. Unbound has published 43 books, two magazines and a box set of photos to date, of which 32 were by male authors, 12 by female authors, and two by male and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is to publish a book of short stories inspired by his personal collection of vintage typewriters. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrew Wylies attack on Amazon (Top literary agent likens Amazons brutal tactics to Isis, 31 October) portrays an opinion of the company that is directly contrary to my experience as an author.My specialist non-fiction book (Dentist on the Ward: An introduction to the General Hospital for Core... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Bond has taken legal advice on how to stop other authors writing about Paddington Bear after his death, according to the Times. In an interview published in the newspaper on Saturday 1st November , Bond said he has already consulted a lawyer over how to protect his creation and that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eric Lichtblau, author of 'The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s Men' (HMH, 9780547669199) will appear on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' on Wednesday, November 5. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author support site The Writing Platform is encouraging writers and technologists to work together, with bursaries to fund new collaborative projects. Two bursaries of £4,000 each will be awarded to teams made up of one writer and one technologist, to fund a three month project. Teams can... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon Rich, author of 'Spoiled Brats' (Little, Brown, 9780316368629), will appear on WNYC’s 'Leonard Lopate Show' on Monday, November 3, and NBC’s 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' on Tuesday, November 4. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The PEN American Center is putting 75 one-of-a-kind first editions, annotated by America's most famous authors and poets, on the block. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Connelly, author of 'The Burning Room' (Little, Brown and Company, 9780316225939) will appear on 'CBS This Morning' on Monday, November 3. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
We need to reflect the reality of our communities, says The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green in video backing social media-led We Need Diverse Books campaignAll readers need to know that they too can be the heroes of a story, according to the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford, authors of 'Rendez-vous with Art' (Thames & Hudson, 9780500239247), will appear on 'Charlie Rose' on Thursday, October 30. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tributes have been paid to author and former publisher Raleigh Trevelyan, who has died aged 91. Trevelyan, who passed away on October 23rd in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, worked at Jonathan Cape and Michael Joseph, and also wrote a number of books for Faber, including a wartime memoir and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chris Baty, author of 'No Plot? No Problem: A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days' (Chronicle Books, 9781452124773) will appear on KERA-FM's 'Think' radio show Wednesday, October 29. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Walliams, Malorie Blackman and Debi Gliori are among the authors on this year's shortlist for the Red House Children's book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tanya Holland, author of 'Brown Sugar Kitchen' (Chronicle Books, 9781452122342), will appear on NBC's 'Today' on Tuesday, October 28. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]