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 ]
H.G. "Buzz" Bissinger said whoever decided to use the software to pull his book from the Mason City school district is a "complete idiot." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2023-08-18 15:13:40 UTC ]
Stephanie Heit’s new book, Psych Murders, is a hybrid memoir poem that documents her experience of shock treatment. She traces her queer mad bodymind through breathlessness, damage, refusal, and memory loss as it shifts in and out of locked psychiatric wards and extreme bipolar states. Stephanie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-18 09:25:04 UTC ]
Michelle Tea always wanted to become a publisher. And after a decade of helming imprints at established presses, she’s finally in the driver’s seat of her own nonprofit press, Dopamine Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pidgeon and I met in the summer of 2020, the summer of sickness, and violent change. We spoke over Zoom, nearly 800 miles apart—I had been hired as a developmental editor for an intersex activist named Pidgeon Pagonis. A developmental editor is a bit of a catch-all title: we do a bit of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-17 09:20:26 UTC ]
Jacqueline Wilson is latest writer to wade into debate over changing dated and offensive languageThe publishing industry has been mired in debate in recent years about editing older books to remove content that could be deemed offensive.Even the prime minister became involved in February after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-14 13:30:39 UTC ]
An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024Authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell have called on the Edinburgh International book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-11 12:45:25 UTC ]
Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her nameFive books for sale on Amazon were removed after author Jane Friedman complained that the titles were falsely listed as being written by her. The books, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-09 14:28:36 UTC ]
The Apple TV+ film Tetris was copied from a book written years ago, according to a lawsuit filed against the tech giant and the Tetris Company. Dan Ackerman, the editor-in-chief of Gizmodo, has accused the plaintiffs of ripping off his book The Tetris Effect, which tells the history of the game... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-09 06:17:44 UTC ]
A Canadian author says a production company belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has bought the screen rights for her romantic novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-08-08 18:39:04 UTC ]
Book publisher Simon & Schuster's sale to investment firm KKR is novel in many ways, but also part of a long-term trend. History tells us to expect the unexpected. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-08 17:35:35 UTC ]
In this post-Fleabag world, publishing has become obsessed with the inner turmoils of messy millennials – but isn’t it time they pulled themselves together? Meet the novelists subverting the clichesYou’ve probably come across this woman: she is unfulfilled in her career, has been abandoned by at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-08 15:19:43 UTC ]
For the children’s book creators Doug Salati, Brian Floca, Sophie Blackall, Rowboat Watkins, Johnny Marciano and Dasha Tolstikova, the light-filled space has become much more than just a place to work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-03 09:01:00 UTC ]
Seasoned author and writing mentor Beth Kempton shares 10 books that will improve your craft. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The short stories in Jamel Brinkley's second collection, 'Witness,' don't just reveal stories of violence, gentrification and racism — they put you inside them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-01 13:00:50 UTC ]
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-07-28 09:00:25 UTC ]
“Writing for kids had long been an ambition of mine, but until recently I didn’t know it had long been an ambition.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-07-28 09:00:24 UTC ]
Author Leah Johnson isn't simply speaking up against censorship—she's putting banned books into people's hands, and will open Loudmouth Books in Indianapolis in late September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Luis Alberto Urrea, author of 'Good Night, Irene,' joins L.A. Times Book Club readers live on July 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-19 20:38:21 UTC ]