Offensive opinions. Bullying. Sexual misconduct. As the literary world is rocked by scandal US publishers are asking authors to sign contracts with ‘morality clauses’. Are they really the answer?When the American Libraries Association awards its Andrew Carnegie medals in New Orleans later this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
An American debut author has secured a £1.5m advance for her "sensational" historical novel, with Hutchinson winning the UK rights after a 12-publisher auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following its deployment of a traveling team of workshop leaders, the Authors Guild opens a round of regional chapters. It also has just opened a new author-complaint resolution service in direct cooperation with Amazon.com. The post US Authors Guild Opens First Regional Chapters and Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the nearly half-century that the Boston-based David R. Godine has been publishing books, no book has ever been relaunched—until now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors Guild has announced an ambitious plan to open at least 14 regional chapters across the U.S. this year that will host variety of programs serving members in their local writing communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Royal Society of Literature’s president Marina Warner has lamented the increasing pressure on authors to “win gold stars for conduct”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The oral tradition has been a part of the human condition for as long as we have been communicating. If you lost your audience after the first hour of “The Epic of Gilgamesh,” you could forget about a return engagement. Authors now sit in comfy studios and need not memorize their stories. But can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a decision handed down late last week, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York denied a motion by an author requesting that a preliminary injunction be issued to prevent publication a number of books that include the word “cocky” in the title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Self-published author Faleena Hopkins asserted her right to the word, but judge calls attempt to stop other authors using it ‘weak’ Romance writers around the world can breathe a sigh of relief after a US court ruled that they can continue to use the adjective “cocky” in their book titles, after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookCon 2018 drew about 20,000 booklovers to the Javits Center this past weekend. While many attendees were there to see their favorite bestselling YA authors, others wanted to meet a debut novelist named Bill Clinton. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four sci-fi authors—Charlie Jane Anders, Seth Dickinson, S.L. Huang, and V.E. Schwab—will appear in not one but two panel discussions. Riffing on the panel titles, we asked them how reality, identity, and fearless female characters influence their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a court case mounted with the Romance Writers of America, the Authors Guild has prevailed against Faleena Hopkins in the Southern District of New York: Authors can use the word 'cocky' in titles. The post Freedom to Publish Advocacy: Authors Guild Wins ‘CockyGate’ Court Ruling appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books have been saving Steff Green since she was a child growing up in central Hawke's Bay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
De Montfort Literature will employ an algorithm ‘to identify career novelists’, and hopes to free its writers from second jobsEven the most revered authors held down day jobs, from TS Eliot’s time at Lloyd’s to Walt Whitman’s stint as a government clerk. Now a “successful hedge fund with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's hard enough getting John Dunmore to stop and sit down; getting him to talk about himself is almost impossible. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emcee Jacqueline Woodson set the tone right away for Friday morning’s children’s book and authors breakfast at BookExpo, explaining, “Through our narratives, we’re trying to change this crazy world.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Good public policy,' the Association of American Publishers says at BookExpo, includes "good copyright policy.' And the Authors Guild is producing a new, major survey of authors' earnings. The post At BookExpo, a Look at Copyright Issues: ‘It’s the Author Who Suffers’ appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookouture has struck a deal for two new psychological thrillers with the author of number one ebook bestseller Silent Child. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo kicked off with the traditional adult book breakfast featuring three comedians, two novelists, and one history professor drawing laughs even while explaining how political and social upheavals inspire their writing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk has described himself as being "close to broke" after an accountant at his literary agency was arrested for embezzling $3.4m (£2.5m) from the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]