In ‘Baggage’ (HCI, Oct.), environmental journalist Hance conveys what it’s like to travel with severe anxiety and OCD. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Indie authors are well positioned to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic publishing landscape Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
As a black publicist with more than seven years in culture and entertainment publicity, I have sat in many all-white creative meetings where the genuine answer to making a campaign diverse was to give Stormzy a call (before that it was Tinie Tempah). If you are serious about diversity and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-24 03:36:15 UTC ]
Granta is to publish The Lobster's Shell by Danish writer Caroline Albertine Minor, her first work to have an English-language translation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 21:27:50 UTC ]
Mark Dawson’s purchase pushed his thriller The Cleaner up the Sunday Times chart, but the sales monitor Nielsen has now revised its figuresAuthor Mark Dawson has lost his Top 10 position in the Sunday Times bestseller charts for his thriller The Cleaner after revealing that he bought 400 copies... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-07-22 11:24:02 UTC ]
The Festival for Working Class Writers is being launched in Bristol next year, hoping to shine a spotlight on authors who organiser Natasha Carthew says are underrepresented at other events. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 17:38:05 UTC ]
The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday for firing the site's travel writer, Imani Bashir, without severance pay after finding that it was unable to continue employing her as a non-U.S. resident. In a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-07-20 16:06:59 UTC ]
The editor-in-chief of Lifehacker and a union representing staffers at the site each blasted parent company G/O Media on Friday over the abrupt firing of the site's travel writer—the latest in a long string of public disputes between management and staff at the one-year-old digital media... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-07-20 16:06:59 UTC ]
Author Mark Dawson has attracted criticism after bulk buying his own book gave him a high chart position. But that isn’t breaking any rulesFor any author, being able to describe yourself as a bona fide bestseller is key to conferring your career with a certain gravitas – and will often bring you... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-07-20 15:59:35 UTC ]
This past weekend in Japan, Haruki Murakami released his new story collection Ichininshō Tansū (The First Person Singular). The collection comprises eight stories, seven of which were first published in the literary magazine Bungakukai between summer 2018 and winter 2020. Many of these... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-20 08:49:52 UTC ]
English-born Canadian theologian and prolific, influential author J.I. Packer, whose classic evangelical title 'Knowing God' has sold more than 1.2 million copies, died July 17. He was 93. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hamish Hamilton has landed a second novel by Lara Williams, the 2019 Not the Booker Prize-winning author of Supper Club (Hamish Hamilton). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 01:42:46 UTC ]
The Literary Consultancy is partnering with Ellah P Wakatama, editor-at-large at Canongate, to launch the TLC Scholarship. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-19 14:43:29 UTC ]
Industry notes: The Federation of European Publishers is backing efforts to see the cultural sector included in EU Special Council meetings, while Bonnier donates to open a ‘Reading Fund’ in Germany. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson FEP’s Manifesto: ‘European Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-17 17:40:53 UTC ]
After the huge success of This Hostel Life, which grew out of a chance meeting about asylum seeker accommodation, Skein Press has its sights set high Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 03:35:09 UTC ]
Limited promotion and marketing budgets reinforce false ideas about how well diverse books and writers will sell. This leads to a negative cycle for black, Asian and minority ethnic writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2020-07-15 09:57:53 UTC ]
Artists including writer Nina George and singer Björk have called for the European Council to provide extra funding for Europe's cultural sector following the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-15 03:48:46 UTC ]
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is calling for a £20m support package from the Scottish government for writers and other creatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 18:18:06 UTC ]
It’s been quite a year for Colson Whitehead! First, he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (again) and then he received the Orwell Prize for political fiction. And now the Library of Congress is honoring him with their lifetime achievement prize. (Previous recipients include Toni Morrison, Denis... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-07-14 15:56:24 UTC ]
As calls continue for embattled Borderlands Books owner Alan Beatts to divest from the store after allegations of violent assault and attempted rape surfaced two weeks ago, authors are canceling scheduled virtual events. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]