The number of authors of colour publishing YA books has declined since 2006, a new study has revealed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, author of ‘The Lost Art of Good Conversation’ and other books, has stepped back as head of Shambhala International, a leading Buddhist organization, following accusations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has said he may be forced to sell his house in order to stay afloat after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tash Aw, Jesse Greengrass and Fiona Mozley are among the 31 winners of the Society of Authors 2018 Authors' Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Calls for writers to reap rewards as British publishers enjoy record-breaking yearA record-breaking year for publishers has been greeted with renewed demands for authors to receive a bigger slice of income and investment, as sales of books passed the £5.7bn mark in 2017.Book sales income was up... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) has shot straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 38,735 copies for £151,251. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
John A. Stormer, a religious leader and right-wing activist whose self-published Cold War tract “None Dare Call it Treason” became a grassroots sensation in 1964 and a rallying point for the emerging conservative movement, has died at 90. Stormer died July 10 after an unspecified yearlong... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clive King, author of children's classic Stig of the Dump, has died aged 94. He passed away in Norfolk on 10th July. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette Children’s Group and New Writing North are creating a new award for debut children’s writers from the North of England. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild releases a letter sent to the president of a South Carolina police association: 'Attempts at censorship by law enforcement organizations cannot be tolerated in a democracy.' The post Authors Guild Demands South Carolina Police Cease Pressure on School About Reading List... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the eve of US President Donald Trump’s official visit to the UK, Serpent’s Tail has acquired a new novel by "America’s last remaining dissident writer", Jarett Kobek, author of I Hate the Internet. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
A German author is taking Random House to court for declining to release his book Hostile Takeover: How Islam Hampers Progress and Threatens Society which it originally signed on the basis of a 10-page proposal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Naming issues on which 'we are in almost complete alignment,' the UK's author-advocacy organization and revenue collection agency lay out talking points to the Publishers Association in an open letter. It's a new call 'to give everyone a bigger share of the pie." The post How Much Do Writers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The grime artist teams up with publisher Penguin and asks young authors for their stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Philip Pullman, Robin Stevens and Maz Evans are "furious" about a website offering free illegal downloads of their books. OceanofPDF.com offers users free PDF or Epub downloads of some bestselling authors’ books, including eight Philip Pullman titles, 14 books by Malorie... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Artist Jason Polan created sketches of a number of children’s book authors and illustrators during this year's BookExpo in New York City, and we’ve gathered a selection here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent and president of the Association of Authors’ Agents Lizzy Kremer comments on the ALCS survey on author earnings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors' Nicola Solomon and The Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society's Owen Atkinson pen a letter to the PA's Stephen Lotinga on author earnings. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors (SoA) and the Authors Licensing and Collection Society (ALCS) have written an open letter taking issue with the Publishers Association’s questioning of figures unveiled in a recent survey showing writers’ earnings have fallen by 15% in four years, calling them... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]