'Book piracy threatens authors' livelihoods' according to a new appeal from the Society of Authors to the British government to help protect copyright. The post Society of Authors Calls on UK Government to Fight Online Book Piracy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vonda N McIntyre’s UK publisher has paid tribute to the award-winning science fiction writer who died this week, aged 70. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sports writer Rick Reilly says the president "kicks the ball out of the rough so many times the caddies call him Pelé." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-04-02 17:32:34 UTC ]
Baseball’s annual rite of literary passage each spring is never shy of more rewrites. To get a clear read on why book publishers put on their straw hat and usher back Major League Baseball with dozens of new titles, note that all sorts of revisionist history, personality-driven essays or bios... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bonnier adult fiction imprint Zaffre has signed debut authors Shirley Mann, Katie Hutton, and Gillie Holmes to its Memory Lane list of saga-writing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new platform for underrepresented writers, Untitled, has launched with its first free salon taking place next month in London. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Managing director says book chain ‘simply not profitable enough’, as Sally Rooney, Val McDermid and other authors write to protestMore than 1,300 writers including Kerry Hudson, David Nicholls, Sally Rooney, Michael Rosen and Val McDermid have backed a campaign for Waterstones booksellers to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
An interest in ‘how women reframe stories in a feminist framework’ and more was part of the discussion in a Market Focus Indonesia panel at the London Book Fair earlier this month. Editor’s Note: As we look today at comments from women authors, particularly in the Indonesian market, we’d like to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Artificial intelligence can now write fiction and journalism. But does it measure up to George Orwell – and can it report on Brexit?Will androids write novels about electric sheep? The dream, or nightmare, of totally machine-generated prose seemed to have come one step closer with the recent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
For nearly 20 years, Namwali Serpell has been writing “The Old Drift.” If you don’t find that fact alone to be staggering, consider this: The 576-page book blends English with a multitude of Bantu languages spoken in Zambia. Incorporating elements of historical fiction, sci-fi, magical realism,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's recipients of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, as announced to date, come from Morocco, Kuwait, Algeria, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2019 Winners: ‘World-Class Thinkers and Authors’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have praised Francis Spufford’s novel set in the world of Narnia, with some suggesting the C S Lewis estate should allow the book to be printed but others maintaining the work is fan fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A book written by a North Canterbury author is up for a special international business book award in London next week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN is publishing guidelines for writers attending international festivals in countries with poor human rights and censorship records. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Wellcome Book Prize shortlist highlights work from independent publishers Canongate, CB Editions, Oneworld, and Text Publishing. And the Selfies announce their first year's honors. The post Wellcome’s 10th Anniversary Shortlist Names Authors from Five Nations appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a new research project, new books by men were found to receive 12% more broadsheet review coverage than those of their female counterparts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Book Fair Author of the Day reflects on the opportunities of the Market Focus scheme, and says writing from his homeland could reach more readers—at home and abroad. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Live literature organisation Speaking Volumes will launch a guide to British writers and illustrators of colour. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking at LBF just hours before the U.K. House of Commons voted on Tuesday night on the newest Brexit proposal, writer Ian McEwan described leaving the EU as “a national tragedy.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rapper develops his #Merky Books publishing imprint with the New writers’ prize for unpublished authors under 30 Less than a year after taking his first step into publishing with the launch of #Merky Books, the grime artist Stormzy has unveiled the New writers’ prize for authors under 30, to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]