Our publishing industry seems to champion just one or two black and Asian authors at a time. Lack of diversity is a real problemMonths back I was trudging through the streets of Dalston when I spotted a copy of Simi Bedford's Yoruba Girl Dancing in a charity shop window. It evoked the same... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Thavis released The Vatican Diaries' in 2013 and added a section about Pope Francis for the paperback edition. 'It has struck me how the level of enthusiasm around the world for this new Pope is definitely a notch or two above that inside the Vatican,' the author said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
He's no friend of those on the political left, but he knows how to woo kids. He's been named as one of four finalists for book of the year at the Children's and Teen Choice Book AwardsName: Rush Limbaugh.Age: 63.Appearance: Angry face drawn on a pink dish.Occupation: Radio talkshow host,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kraig is perhaps best known as the author of "Modern Magick," published in 1988. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andrew Lownie, recently short-listed for The Bookseller UK literary agent of the year, explains how the agency goes about selling its authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
JK Rowling, Philip Pullman, Jeanette Winterson and tens of other authors have signed a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week Porter Anderson sets up an #EtherIssue discussion on the market implications of bargain-basement book prices and looks at Kobo's fight for Agency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Georgina Henry's kind but firm encouragement to go below the line on my pieces has transformed my life as well as my idealsFor a wide-eyed, wannabe writer, being cast into the Cif lions' den induced fear and pride in equal measure. The chance to contribute to such a paradigm-shifting project was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ralph Reed, author of "Awakening: How America Can Turn from Moral and Economic Destruction Back to Greatness" (Worthy, 9781617952876) will appear on "The Sean Hannity Show" on Monday, March 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Korean dictators Kim Jong-Il and Kim Il-Sung were credited with writing children's books featuring thinly veiled metaphors for North Korean political theory. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Melissa Wardy, author of "Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween" (Chicago Review Press, 9781613745526) will appear on NBC's "Today Show" on Friday, March 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sally Green and Charlie Higson have joined the line-up for the UK's first YA literature... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, has made the prediction that self-published books will account for 50% of ebook sales by 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Eleanor Catton and her editor Max Porter's alliance shows how much more than wielding a blade goes into this relationshipHenry James called editing "the butchers' trade". But he also said, "I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort," so you can see how the old anglophile... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Brinkley, author of "War Front to Store Front: Americans Rebuilding Trust and Hope in Nations Under Fire" (Turner, 9781118239223), will appear on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Thursday, March 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Dickens's day, serialized novels were all the rage. Rooster aims to revive that trend, making it easier than ever to find good books (and the time to read them).In the age of abbrevs., sitting down to read a novel can feel like gearing up for a marathon, no matter how much you love books. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
How to fit real-life information into your story without sacrificing or slowing down the story. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jenni Pulos, author of "Grin and Bear It: How to be Happy No Matter What Reality Throws Your Way" (St. Martin's, 9781250028198), will appear on the "Today Show" on Monday, March 10. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
SXSW Interactive (March 7-11), the annual tech festival, opens today in Austin, Tex. and expect to see a wide range of publishers and publishing-related events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pat Williams, author of "The Mission is Remission: Hope For Battling Cancer" (HCI, 9780757317828), will appear on "CBS This Morning" on Friday, March 7. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]