HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike an AI licensing deal, which authors and agents appear to be approaching with caution, skepticism, and a measure of hope. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book Santa’s Husband: the book’s publisher, HarperCollins, was offering $2,500 (non-negotiable) for the right to use... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 13:36:53 UTC ]
McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Disgraced, focuses on an egocentric, self-destructive white male novelist, played by Robert Downey, Jr. The fictional Jacob McNeal—think Mailer or Roth at their worst—wins the Nobel Prize early in the play, but he’s guarding a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-11-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
Following a successful slate of U.K. releases and U.S imports, author Cynthia Murphy will pen new YA thrillers under a three-book deal with Delacorte Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-08 16:28:55 UTC ]
On November 14, Christian Spec fiction author Sharon Hinck will be inducted into The Christy Award Hall of Fame, a milestone for both the author and the increasingly popular genre. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
For Robin Wall Kimmerer’s lecture in Norman, Okla., on November 1, the first day of Native American Heritage Month, Scribner arranged an exclusive shipment of her forthcoming book 'The Serviceberry,' which publishes on November 19. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
South Arts is launching an emergency relief fund for artists affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton across six southern states, offering grants starting at $500 to artists across disciplines while coordinating with local partners for distribution and additional resources. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is distancing itself from a planned acquisition of a large Bronx industrial center after it emerged that a city real estate official — who is close friends with Adams — had gone to unusual lengths to promote the deal.The administration had been in talks to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-10-30 17:40:25 UTC ]
This beautiful memoir by a beloved trans activist rejects the idea that writing about trauma means ignoring joy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-28 12:30:00 UTC ]
\A Friday discussion at Frankfurter Buchmesse brought together international authors to discuss writing in a politicized era. The post ‘Frankfurt Calling’: Authors on Storytelling as Resistance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-23 15:17:00 UTC ]
Keira Knightley is latest star to publish a children’s book, but some say trend pushes aside genuine writers and makes it harder to find great children’s fiction“A modern classic by Keira Knightley” reads the provisional cover of the actor’s debut children’s book, I Love You Just the Same. Set... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-20 13:00:48 UTC ]
The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncannyJoy Williams, 80, has written five novels and four story collections and is the recipient of numerous awards. Her most... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-19 17:00:20 UTC ]
Artificial intelligence makers have faced a mountain of criticism for borrowing from the work of others to train its models. Now the world’s largest publishing house is taking steps to ensure its authors don’t have their work plagiarized in the name of progress. The Bookseller reports that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-18 21:04:36 UTC ]
In a Frankfurt Book Fair discussion moderated by publisher Mercy Kirui, two authors are 'putting Africa at the center' of their work. The post Frankfurt: Authors Scholastica Moraa and Emmanuel Ngwainmbi Advocate for Authentic African Voices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-18 08:42:35 UTC ]
Business memoirs are at hand as he navigates a new role as the founder of a startup to “democratize storytelling.” Meanwhile he has co-written “We Are Free, You & Me,” an illustrated book for kids. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-17 09:00:07 UTC ]
Earlier this May, an Esquire article by Kate Dwyer called “Why Are Debut Novels Failing to Launch?” channeled the fear of debut novelists everywhere: What happens if no one buys my book? Book sales are an important way for editors and agents to gauge whether to invest in an author. If her first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
With earnings having dropped by 60%, it is harder than ever to keep going as a writer – even if your work gets rave reviewsThe 2022 publication of A Hunger, Ross Raisin’s fourth novel, was his “lowest moment”, the 45-year-old author says. “It was a deflating experience.”The book received... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-14 15:35:55 UTC ]
Han Kang’s poetry and short stories are just as innovative and important as her novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2024-10-10 17:11:35 UTC ]
The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: Charles Bock (I Will Do Better: A Father’s Memoir of Heartbreak, Parenting, and Love) Kay Chronister (The Bog Wife) Mike Fu (Masquerade) Kate Greathead (The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-08 08:56:09 UTC ]