A “seismic shift” to online shopping during the pandemic has fuelled a “crazy” market for acquisitions of big names, HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 23:24:16 UTC ]
One year ago I launched my fourth psychological thriller, One Year Later. It was a gloriously sunny day, and we celebrated in the village pub, The Swan Inn, toasting my novel and each other with prosecco and chocolate brownies. I was hopeful for the future: it was the last book in a four-book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 16:34:59 UTC ]
Every year, we ask The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Finalists to reminisce about the first book they fell in love with. This year, we asked Finalists to reflect not just on the first story that stole their heart, but the story that seeded curiosity and empathy for the plight of others... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 09:48:30 UTC ]
Popular self-published children's author-illustrator Diane Alber is partnering with Surge Licensing to expand her brand and characters globally. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of “You Should Have Known,” talks about the surprising adaptation of her book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-11-13 14:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling self-published author Nicola May has signed with Hodder & Stoughton to publish a new character-driven series, based around a fictitious street market in Cornwall. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 13:40:29 UTC ]
Alison Rich has been named to the newly created role of senior v-p of author development at Penguin Random House, and is charged with growing authors' platforms in ways that may be tangential to the business of marketing their books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
Chicken House will publish Melissa Harrison's debut children's novel, By Ash, Oak and Thorn, as well as a sequel, By Rowan and Yew. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 20:47:46 UTC ]
The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Danielle Evans (The Office of Historical Corrections) Éireann Lorsung (The Century) Christa Parravani (Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-10 09:48:28 UTC ]
Help support a nonprofit literary magazine and you might win a handwritten letter for yourself or a loved one. The post Personalized Postcards from Your Favorite Authors appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-11-09 21:30:54 UTC ]
The quintet of books named to the UK Young Writer of the Year award shortlist this year includes memoir, novels, and poetry collections. The post The UK’s Young Writer Award Names Its 2020 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-06 21:59:14 UTC ]
Author Holly Bourne has launched a campaign to support bookshops during lockdown, involving more than 300 writers so far. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 06:38:02 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has revealed the 14 unpublished and underrepresented writers invited to join this year’s WriteNow editorial programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 23:15:02 UTC ]
Gallic Books has acquired A Single Rose plus a gift book by Muriel Barbery, author of the The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Gallic, 2009). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 08:21:12 UTC ]
HarperCollins recently reissued Writing Past Dark, by Bonnie Friedman, the classic, bestselling guide to the emotional side of the writer’s life, marking the book’s 25th anniversary. Three decades ago, when Friedman was fresh out of the Iowa Writers Workshop, the New York Times Book Review... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-29 08:48:36 UTC ]
Publishing a debut novel can be a stressful process for all concerned – not least the authors. Even those who feel prepared and knowledgeable can find themselves coming unstuck. As part of a group of traditionally published authors whose novels hit the shelves in 2020, I’ve experienced all the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 11:56:20 UTC ]
Jacaranda Books and Andersen Press will join forces to host an author reading event with Kwame Alexander, as part of its Black History Month celebrations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 07:18:24 UTC ]
More than 200 children's authors and illustrators, including Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman and Cressida Cowell, have signed a letter condemning the government’s vote rejecting the extension of its free school meal scheme over the holidays. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 00:51:58 UTC ]
Writers Rachel Howzell Hall, Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda talked with Times reporter James Queally for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-24 16:06:42 UTC ]
In 2000, children's author Michael Kusugak named a group of Saturn's many moons. Twenty years later, he's looking to rename the street near his house. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-10-23 19:59:11 UTC ]