A debut author who graduated from the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop has a seven-figure book deal.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it will publish Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling, a fantasy trilogy inspired in part by Barack Obama.A person with knowledge of the negotiations said... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debbie Ford wrote 'The Dark side of the Light Chasers,' a self-help book. Debbie Ford built on her self-help books to become a lecturer, teacher, self-help coach at the The Ford Institute for Transformational Training. Ford passed on Sunday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers have condemned the decision by a Scottish council to close seven of its 15 libraries and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have admitted they welcome the “huge boost” in sales when their ebooks are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
British writer Terry Deary, author of the 'Horrible Histories' children's series, says that libraries have 'had their day' and that there is no 'entitlement to read books for free.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The writer of US comedy Beavis and Butt-head is among 18 authors shortlisted for this year's Waterstones children's book prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House UK has released a video on YouTube showing some of its biggest authors, including E... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries across the country celebrated National Libraries Day on Saturday (9th February), the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
O’Reilly Media and Publishers Weekly will hold the first Author {R}evolution Day February 12 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Below is a discussion with co-chair Kristen McLean on what attendees can expect at the day-long event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin-owned Author Solutions Inc (ASI) has opened a self-publishing imprint called Partridge in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan SFF imprint Tor UK is now accepting direct submissions from authors, with editorial... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson's weekly curation of the best Web postings for authors takes in the UK's growing consternation over 20p ebooks, Amazon's untrustworthy reviews and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scotland's East Neuk Festival of chamber music (3rd to 7th July) will feature an expanded... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten finalists were chosen as finalists from among 150 submitted for the Man Booker Prize International Prize for fiction. The shortlist was revealed at India’s Jaipur Literary Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is an excerpt from Mark O’Connell’s Epic Fail, an original ebook published by The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Turkish writer Elif Shafak will be London Book Fair's Market Focus Author of the Day on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
An award-winning ballet dancer and a French opera director are among the debut authors tipped for success in 2013 by book chain Waterstones. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten-year-old Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of Dzanc Books, had its editorial approach to publishing contemporary literature and creative nonfiction affirmed last month when the National Endowment of the Arts chose three of its authors to receive 2013 Literature Fellowships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Up-to-date sales and royalties information are to become available to authors and agents via an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Porter Anderson curates the best web clips for authors, including Random House's Facebook success, male vs. female genre writing, self-publishing success in the UK and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]