The UEA creative writing lecturer won for Comorbidities, which judging chair Reeta Chakrabarti called a ‘sparkling gem’ that tackles serious issues with a ‘light and wry touch’• Read the story belowNaomi Wood has won the 2023 BBC national short story award for Comorbidities, a story about a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-26 19:00:36 UTC ]
Queer people have been writing historical fiction since before queerness existed—by which I mean, since before it was hammered into an antithesis to heterosexuality during the long nineteenth century. By the turn of the twentieth, queers looking to write about the past had to grapple with new,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-09-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
Christian-living megaselling authors, renowned Bible scholars, Christian fiction stars, and more are eager to open the doors to faith for little ones with new books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The company announced the new limitations after an influx of suspected AI-generated material was listed for sale but said that ‘very few’ publishers will be affectedAmazon has created a new rule limiting the number of books that authors can self-publish on its site to three a day, after an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-20 16:22:58 UTC ]
The three-day Publishers Conference professional program this year runs October 29 to 31, just ahead of Sharjah International Book Fair. The post Sharjah Book Authority Announces its 2023 Publishers Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-18 17:22:40 UTC ]
A book-length thought experiment uses math to investigate some of life’s big questions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-09-18 12:19:43 UTC ]
A growing number of video stars are using their online clout to break into the publishing world. And they’re changing the shape of the American cookbook. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-09-18 09:01:07 UTC ]
The Booker winning author talks about how his most recent work was inspired by Hilary Mantel, and the way the books world has changed since his debut was published more than 40 years agoToo many people have been dying lately,” Julian Barnes reflects over the phone from his home in north London.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-16 08:00:25 UTC ]
The claims in the new suits are nearly identical to claims in two previous author class actions filed over the summer by writers, alleging the companies used unauthorized copies of their books to train their AI models. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
A selection of photos recapture the 2023 American Christian Fiction Writers conference, which took place in St. Louis from August 24-27. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has rescinded Drew Barrymore's invitation to host the National Book Awards while her show tapes amid the Hollywood strikes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-09-12 23:23:20 UTC ]
Lisa Jewell puts a great deal of thought into the monikers she chooses for the people who populate her books. Here are her rules of thumb. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-09-07 09:02:29 UTC ]
Bestselling author Sarah Young, whose 2004 title 'Jesus Calling' is one of the most successful devotionals of all time, died on September 1. She was 77. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
After several critics complained of being quoted out of context on the covers of Jordan Peterson’s new book, the industry body has spoken out against the practiceThe Society of Authors (SoA) has spoken out against publishers misrepresenting negative reviews on book covers and the UK publisher... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-01 06:02:22 UTC ]
Sarah Young, author of ‘Jesus Calling—’one of the most successful devotionals of all time—is experiencing a health crisis, as confirmed by her publisher, Thomas Nelson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Earlier this year, Adelaide Books owner Stevan Nikolic promised the Authors Guild he would act to fix numerous complaints lodged against his company. That promise has mostly gone unfulfilled. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A former "Friends" writer's new memoir details her experience on the show at a time when the stars seemed unhappy, and the writers room wasn't so friendly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-25 01:20:03 UTC ]
Patty Lin says that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry and co forced rewrites of gags they didn’t like by performing them badlyFriends may have been a worldwide smash hit that made megastars of its cast, but – according to one of its writers – the actors weren’t always trying their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-24 10:34:01 UTC ]
In her new book, author Janet Kellogg Ray addresses her concerns about what she sees as a revival of the battle lines being drawn between science and faith in a similar fashion to what led to the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn't eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved. "Copyright has never stretched so far [...] as to protect works generated by new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-21 15:00:33 UTC ]