She had a modest career as an actress but was best known for following in the footsteps of her mother, the best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-06-16 21:20:41 UTC ]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy has died of natural causes in his Sante Fe home at the age of 89. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-06-13 20:12:27 UTC ]
With a first novel that chronicles a love affair between two young men, 23-year-old Ani Kayode Somtochukwu asserts a commitment to “queer resistance.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-06-05 16:02:45 UTC ]
Decades after “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” an anthology and a novel let readers see periods through the eyes of diverse protagonists. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-06-02 09:00:39 UTC ]
Sherrill was a cofounder of Chosen Books and co-author of bestsellers such as 'The Hiding Place' with Corrie ten Bloom, who hid Jews during the Holocaust. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
As part of its campaign to protect its members from the rise of large language models and other artificial intelligence tools, the Authors Guild has released four new model contract clauses concerning the technology. Earlier, the Guild released a survey of members that found that 69% of those... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints‘As you get older you realise that all these things – prizes, reviews, advances, readers – it’s all showbiz, and the real action starts with your obituary.”Martin Amis first started spinning in favour of his future... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-27 17:31:09 UTC ]
Toronto Star books editor Deborah Dundas says that even though class divisions exist in Canada, we don't talk about them openly. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-27 08:00:00 UTC ]
Author Luis Alberto Urrea joins the L.A. Times Book club July 19 to discuss his new novel, "Good Night, Irene." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-24 14:00:39 UTC ]
The non-profit organization that mails millions of books a year to families with connections to Judaism, has relaunched and added online seminars to a program that takes 20 authors and illustrators for eight days in Israel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Rev. Tim Keller, a pioneering pastor of the multi-site megachurch phenomenon and who wrote 28 books on every aspect of Christian life and theology, died on May 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Martin Amis, best known for a scathing, dazzling trilogy of novels on money-saturated '80s London and the memoir "Experience," died Friday at 73. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-20 20:05:38 UTC ]
The celebrated author of Money and London Fields, whose works defined the 80s and 90s literary scene, died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in FloridaMartin Amis, the influential author of era-defining novels including Money and London Fields, and the memoir Experience, has died at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-05-20 18:53:35 UTC ]
In 'Look at the Lights, My Love,' an extended essay about a Parisian superstore, Annie Ernaux proves she can master any subject by melding experience and recollection. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-19 13:00:25 UTC ]
The London Public Library in southwestern Ontario is standing by its decision to block The Society for Academic Freedom from holding an event featuring controversial British author Joanna Williams. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2023-05-18 08:00:00 UTC ]
The Egyptian screenwriter Ahmed Mourad will speak in an Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Congress session on Arabian fantasy. The post Screenwriter and Author Ahmed Mourad: Abu Dhabi Congress Interview appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-05-15 18:09:37 UTC ]
After New Leaf "amicably" parting ways with literary agent Jordan Hamessley on May 12, authors affected by the agent's departure took to Twitter to express concern over how the transition was handled as the agency defends their actions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Kevin Powers was among the best in a wave of novelists on Iraq and Afghanistan. His new thriller, "A Line in the Sand," signals their slow fade from relevance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-12 13:00:10 UTC ]
First-time authors Alice Carrière, Tereh Shelton Harris, and Kelsey James will discuss their forthcoming books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
In a series of intimate discussions, authors, comics creators, and artists will give readers an inside look at their latest titles and forthcoming books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]