Her dozens of works helped broaden children’s literature so that young African Americans could see themselves, their history and their hopes in the pages of their picture books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 06:43:01 UTC ]
The German Book Prize announces a series of author readings running through October 1 and set in many parts of Germany. The post German Book Prize: ‘Nationwide Blind Date Readings’ With Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-17 18:09:08 UTC ]
Indie 404 Ink has landed The Arena of the Unwell, the fiction debut of music writer Liam Konemann, due to publish next April. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-16 02:03:01 UTC ]
Jason Mott’s novel starts out as a relatively straightforward story. Then reality and fantasy blur. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
Bluebird has landed two more books from Solve for Happy (Bluebird) author and entrepreneur Mo Gawdat. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-12 07:44:28 UTC ]
American author Mitzi Szereto says she has been plagued by fake pornographic e-books listed under her name on Amazon in a similar scam to one which previously targeted commercial women’s writers in the UK. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 21:51:56 UTC ]
A new anthology offers essays by Jane Smiley, Carmen Maria Machado and many others that explode the popular trope of white, privileged equestrians. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-08-11 13:30:15 UTC ]
Author Anthony Horowitz has won the Best Mystery of the Decade (2010–2019) award by Honkaku Mystery Writers Club for his first Daniel Hawthorne novel, The Word is Murder, making him the most decorated foreign crime author in Japanese history. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-10 14:10:25 UTC ]
Don Winslow shows how the right is profiting off coronavirus disinformation: "They are laughing at how gullible you are." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2021-08-10 09:30:49 UTC ]
A group of creators will publish new comic book stories, essays and how-to guides on the platform as a way to connect directly with fans. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-08-09 18:28:08 UTC ]
Author and astrologer Judy Hall has died aged 77, her publisher Octopus has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 06:06:31 UTC ]
Vintage has acquired an essay anthology examining the craft of writing through the lens of race and culture, edited by novelists Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-07 11:56:04 UTC ]
The Women’s Prize for Fiction is partnering with Good Housekeeping magazine to launch a new initiative celebrating writers of fiction aged 35 and under. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 23:54:31 UTC ]
The Good Housekeeping Institute set the precedent for Hearst UK and the new Hearst Institute is looking to replicate those successes across all its brands. The post Hearst UK wants all of its brands to have Good Housekeeping’s authority in product testing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2021-08-03 04:01:00 UTC ]
The short story collection infuses tales of inherited trauma with humor and snark. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-02 15:58:35 UTC ]
Known as one of his country’s foremost intellectuals, he also presided over the influential publishing house Adelphi Edizioni. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-02 11:32:57 UTC ]
Matt Haig has become the first author to feature on Bookshop.org's Indie Champions list with two titles in the same month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-01 01:03:15 UTC ]
The Internet has opened up new modes of self-publishing for writers: subscription services like Substack and Patreon, online releases on platforms like Gumroad, and even NFTs. Now, we’re seeing the debut (to my knowledge) of a new self-publishing model: writer Aurora Mattia has published her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-07-30 16:50:24 UTC ]
The Authors Guild's virtual panel "Centering Black Voices: Short-Term Progress or Sustainable Change?," held on July 27, offered a wide-ranging examination of the history and potential of the book industry’s continuing struggle to address diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at new books from Kristen Radtke and Lizzy Stewart, as well as a first graphic novel from Anne Carson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-07-29 09:00:05 UTC ]