The Department of Justice has rejected objections raised by the public—including bookseller... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors and their representatives have warned that books are being devalued to the point of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The rise of ebooks will "fundamentally change" the types of stories that are written and who they are written by, award-winning author Denise Mina predicts. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pearson has acquired self-publishing company Author Solutions Inc for $116m (£74m) in cash... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin c.e.o. John Makinson has said there is a "natural convergence" between... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
West Yorkshire indie Bluemoose Books is to publish the "unauthorised biography" of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Aspiring authors are being given the chance to pitch their novels to a panel of agents at a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The foundation behind a proposed museum honoring American authors has published a plan for the building. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Donald Sobol, author of the beloved children's book series "Encyclopedia Brown," died Wednesday in Miami. He was 87. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Syrian author Samar Yazbek was prevented from appearing at the Ways with Words literary festival... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors has enlisted the help of agency A M Heath to represent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo says his new work is a "tribute to the printed book" and will not be sold online. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House Childrens Publishing is to bring out a young adult novel written by Niall Leonard,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House Children's Publishing is to bring out a young adult novel written by Niall... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The #5 book in Italy in May, Gianluigi Nuzzi’s His Holiness. The Secret Documents of Benedict XVI, has caused international news since its publication. Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested late last month on suspicion of releasing dozens of embarrassing letters to Nuzzi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Los Angeles man who wrote a book about his alleged gay encounters with John Travolta filed a libel lawsuit on Thursday against the actor and his attorney. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project is to publish a new novel by W P Kinsella, author of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A group of Israeli authors launch a battle to stop the country's leading bookstores from slashing prices, claiming it reduces their royalties. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers from Sri Lanka and New Zealand have won this year's Commonwealth Writers Awards for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google and French publishers and authors have officially ended six years of legal wrangles with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]