I May Destroy You skewers the weirdness of fandom and captures just how terrifying the publishing industry can beMichaela Coel’s critically acclaimed new TV series I May Destroy You (BBC One), the journey of a young woman uncovering and trying to deal with sexual trauma, is a show that I fall... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-07-11 07:00:06 UTC ]
Rather than a straightforward memoir, the actor has delivered a baffling but mesmerizing novel about a fictionalized version of himself. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-07-08 15:01:20 UTC ]
Novelist H.G. Carrillo, like many authors before him, assumed a fabricated identity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-07-06 15:23:46 UTC ]
A number of high-profile writers, including Susan Hill, Francis Wheen, Trezza Azzopardi, Jane Harris, Allison Pearson, Justin Hill and Joolz Denby, have joined the signatories to an open letter to the Booker Prize Foundation calling on the body to apologise to former honorary vice-president... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 05:29:21 UTC ]
Ten authors of books chosen by booksellers as their favorite summer/fall middle grade and YA debuts read from their works in a lunchtime panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Fang Fang describes battling censorship and misinformation about the virus in her Chinese city. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-07-02 07:54:00 UTC ]
Instead of celebrating myself, I’m going to celebrate the books by black authors that came before meI have a funny thing about winning. I find it overwhelming. I don’t know how to cope or act when things are meant to be “good”. What do I do? Should I be happy? What is that? How many ways can I... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-07-02 07:00:46 UTC ]
Author A G Smith has launched Paperchains, a project that aims to publish a book of writing by prisoners, homeless people and members of the armed forces about the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 23:21:12 UTC ]
Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo take book of the year and author of the year categories, as publishers face criticism for treatment of black authorsCandice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo have become the first black authors to win the top prizes at the British Book awards,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-06-29 17:45:42 UTC ]
S&S is to publish an illustrated gift book by nature writer and conservationist Simon Barnes next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-28 12:04:41 UTC ]
“I’m done with shame,” says Lacy Crawford, the author of the memoir “Notes on a Silencing.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-06-27 09:00:22 UTC ]
Writers of colour are denied a level playing field and often have to publicise books themselves because the industry does not understand how to reach non-white middle-class audiences, novelist Dorothy Koomson has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 16:53:15 UTC ]
The London Library has announced the 40 participants of its early career writing development programme, as the library plans its reopening for 6th July. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 01:17:13 UTC ]
PW asked a sampling of agents and editors about the challenge of publishing books keyed to headline news and the future audience for titles addressing racism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
Six authors have formed Writers Against Racial Injustice, raising $55,000 for the Equal Justice Initiative in three weeks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
This week, Louise Candlish is publishing her latest novel The Other Passenger, the first title in her latest two-book deal with Simon & Schuster UK. She spoke to The Bookseller on Twitter about her new book, her influences and her past successes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 00:11:29 UTC ]
J K Rowling's agency The Blair Partnership has lost four of its author clients over the controversy surrounding the Harry Potter author's views on transgender law reform. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 05:27:06 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has joined up with New York's Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency to help members with the management and licensing of their rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 11:38:35 UTC ]
No question, librarians are expert book marketers in their communities. But where too many librarians come up short is in communicating the impact and value of their efforts back to publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Women's Prize Trust is launching Discoveries, a writers’ development programme offering aspiring female writers of all ages and backgrounds "encouragement and support" at the beginning of their creative journeys. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 07:15:38 UTC ]