The Society of Authors (SoA) and The Irish Writers' Union have released a joint statement warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on publishing and literature in the two countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Attendance at the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers conference was up from last year, with the emphasis remaining on encouragement for both aspiring and established authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authorfy, the online platform that provides schools with online author masterclasses, is teaming up with publishers to give away promotional materials such as bookmarks and posters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welcome! It’s sunny here in El Segundo. I’m Carolyn Kellogg with not one but two essays from Critics at Large this week, because it has been a big week for cultural questions in the world of books. Let’s get started. THE FIRST BIG ESSAY Critic at Large Laila Lalami looks at two big recent essays... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought a "wickedly funny" middle-grade debut, about a girl who finds a packet of surprising seeds, by copywriter and journalist Nicola Skinner. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
'I enjoyed the experience of seeing the movie,' the Canadian author says–but only on his second viewing. Seeing his work go to the screen, Patrick deWitt says, takes some getting used to. The post Books to Film: Author Patrick deWitt on Seeing His ‘Sisters Brothers’ on Screen appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury has been chosen by GCHQ to publish an authorised history of its first 100 years, to commemorate its centenary in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eye Books imprint Lightning Books has acquired The Beat of the Pendulum by New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Gerry Cambridge and Linda Strachan are part of a group of nine authors who will work with schools in Scotland as part of Live Literature School Residencies Programme, organised by Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Tales from Publishing has bought the first authorised biography of new Arsenal FC manager Unai Emery. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Women within the Christian writing and publishing community are coming forward with allegations and complaints of sexual misconduct. These accusations follow the #MeToo movement as well as the more recent #ChurchToo movement, in which several church leaders’ sexual indiscretions surfaced. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 68-year-old romance novelist living in a suburb of Portland who self-published an essay entitled “How to Murder Your Husband” seven years ago was arrested last week on charges of murdering her husband. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Influenced by her childhood in the caves of Brazil, author Christina Rickardsson oversees the work of the Coelho Growth Foundation for children at risk. The post Prompted by a Memoir: Author Christina Rickardsson’s Coelho Growth Foundation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has bought world all language rights for The Joyful Home Cook by Rosie Birkett, described as "an inspirational, practical and modern approach to cooking at home, with a strict eye on reducing waste". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
NBF Presents, a new program from the National Book Foundation, is sponsoring National Book Award-winning or shortlisted authors to visit a dozen book fairs, universities and libraries around the country this fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Kate Jegede has set up a new writing prize that aims to increase the visibility of women writers in the UK writing non-fiction works with a philosophical or critical thinking theme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan's former creative director Geoff Duffield has unveiled his one-man branding agency for authors, Geoff Duffield Stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Young, who is shortlisted for Scottish Book Trust’s Teenage Book Prize, is cycling around Scotland for the book tour of his novel Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist (Kelpies). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nature writer Nicola Davies has been appointed BookTrust’s new writer-in-residence. Davies, who takes over the role from Nadia Shireen, will use her six-month residency to encourage children to explore the natural world around them. “I’m very happy to have been chosen to be a Writer in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The diverse group charged with selecting USC’s next president includes a former Goldman Sachs executive, a prominent social worker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and the founding CEO of the nation’s largest health benefits company. Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer leading the search... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]