Andrea Levy, writer of bestselling Windrush generation novel Small Island (Headline), has died from cancer at the age of 62, with the publishing community paying tribute to how she "reshaped the literary world". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific author of nearly 250 books, nearly 160 of which were military fiction, died on February 12, his publisher, Putnam, confirmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beacon Press has announced plans to release a new work by Robin DiAngelo, whose 2018 book 'White Fragility' has become the fastest-selling book in the house's history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A graphic novel has won an award for the first time at the Society of Authors’ Translation Prize ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 36 organizations from around the world have spoken out against a library book scanning program known as "controlled digital lending," dubbing the practice "systematic infringement." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Digital Age was still off in the distance when “Future Shock” arrived in America’s bookstores, offering readers a sobering forecast of a future where change and information would be arriving at such a dizzying pace that humankind would be overwhelmed. As the book became a global bestseller... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crime writer Mari Hannah has landed another three-book deal with Orion Fiction that will see the return of DCI Kate Daniels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The spotlight was on musicians at Sunday's Grammy Awards presentation, but the Recording Academy found time to honor some writers as well. Former president Jimmy Carter took home the Grammy for spoken word album, a category that includes poetry, audiobooks and storytelling. Carter won for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The May 31 BookExpo breakfast will feature Lupita Nyong’o, author of 'Sulwe;' Tomi Adeyemi, author of 'Children of Virtue and Vengeance;' Eoin Colfer, author of 'The Fowl Twins;' and Da Chen, author of 'Girl Under a Red Moon.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
She wrote the novel entirely on her iPhone, and now it's being read by millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling novelist Rosamunde Pilcher, most famous for her hit book The Shell Seekers, has died at the age of 94. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a growing controversy over the Internet Archive's handling of copyrighted material, the Association of American Publishers joins complaints from authors' organizations. The post US Publishers Slam ‘CDL’ as ‘Systematic Infringement’ as UK Authors Write to Foundations appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury is starting academic publishing in India this year as it continues to evolve its business in the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist has been revealed for the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize, with six debuts in line for the contest’s 10th anniversary award as memoirs dominate the non-fiction titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital author Darren O'Sullivan will join the HQ Fiction list after the HarperCollins imprint acquired three of his crime novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday, Amélie Wen Zhao, author of the upcoming YA fantasy novel Blood Heir, announced that she asked her publisher, Delacorte Press, “not to publish [the book] at this time.” Blood Heir was born from a Twitter pitching event for marginalized creators, and it secured Zhao both an agent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Female writers and first-time authors dominate the longlist for the 2019 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize, worth £30,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
New Writing North, the literature development agency for the North of England, has released its list of ‘12 new books by northern writers you must read in 2019’, part of the Read Regional campaign that it began in 2008. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie publisher says its #Twentyin2020 initiative will cover fiction, non-fiction and poetry and help ‘normalise’ diverse readersA group of unnamed individuals has donated £25,000 towards an independent publisher’s initiative to publish 20 black British writers in 2020, in the hope it will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of accusations of sexual misconduct, Jay Asher’s literary agency dropped him, speaking engagements and book signings were canceled, and some bookstores removed his novels from their shelves. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]