In this speech, German author Christoph Hein examines the importance of literature and honors Metropolitan Books' publisher Sara Bershtel for her work in bringing German literature to the USA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The doom and gloom of the past few years appears to be over, with more publishing houses throwing open their doors to new writersBrigid Delaney Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Past winners include Stephen King, Anne Rice, Joyce Carol Oates, and Ray Bradbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lisa Bloom, author of "Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It" (Counterpoint, 9781619023277), will appear on the "Today Show" and the "Leonard Lopate Show" on Wednesday, February 26. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Little Friendly Orgy and other porn stories have been sold as work by the author of The Eagle Has LandedReaders fancying a journey into the world of the bestselling thriller author Jack Higgins may be getting a different kind of thrill, courtesy of another writer selling erotic novels under... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mayim Bialik, author of "Mayim’s Vegan Table" (Da Capo Lifelong, 9780738217048) will appear on the "Wendy Williams Show" on Tuesday, February 25. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Love him or hate him, you can't fault James Patterson for his generosity, as he's giving some $1 million of his money back to independent bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
WikiLeaks founder a mercurial character who could not bear his own secrets, according to writer Andrew O'HaganThe ghostwriter who collaborated with Julian Assange on his abortive 2011 autobiography has broken his silence to describe his months working with the WikiLeaks founder, which culminated... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weir's debut novel is experiencing good sales and is receiving praise for the scientific detail involved in his tale of an astronaut stranded on Mars. The author says he was inspired by the movie 'Apollo 13,' where it's 'man versus nature... it's all of us against the physical world.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
General Stanley McChrystal, author of "My Share of the Task: A Memoir" (Portfolio Trade, 9781591846826), will appear on the "Colbert Report" on Thursday, February 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo America is expanding its offering for indie authors, introducing Author Hub. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
With a debate brewing about how much indie authors can, and do, earn, PW asked Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, to weigh in. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A digital publishing house is conducting a semi-legal, large-scale search for the next great incarcerated author. The reaction from authorities isn't what you'd expect.Jack London, Ken Kesey, William Burroughs, Oscar Wilde, Malcolm X, Voltaire, Cervantes, E.E. Cummings, Martin Luther King, Mark... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Su Meck, author of "I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Simon & Schuster, 9781451685817), will appear on the "Diane Rehm Show" on Wednesday, February 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Andy Weir, author of "The Martian" (Crown, 9780804139021), will appear on NPR's "Science Friday" on Friday, February 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Snow Queen' inspired not only Disney's hit musical 'Frozen' but also author Karen Foxlee, who based her critically acclaimed novel 'Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy' on the wintry tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Snow Queen' inspired not only Disney's hit musical 'Frozen' but also author Karen Foxlee, who based her critically acclaimed novel 'Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy' on the wintry tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is no need to turn to the US for great writers, the publisher of one of the Folio Prize-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organisers of the UK’s first YA literature convention has announced a range of authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fifth annual Festival Neue Literatur begins in NYC on February 28 with a series of readings and discussions with German-language authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]