A debut author has hit back after her novel was criticised in an Observer review, which has become the focus of a debate on social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a joint venture with Mignon Fogarty, better known to her fans as Grammar Girl, Macmillan is producing the QDT podcast network, as well as a series of Quick and Dirty Tips books by Fogarty. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Steffanie Ness on how digital transformation empowers publishers to be responsive in a demanding market place. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Does the burgeoning technology—best known in the finance industry for powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—hold promise for publishing? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two recently filed lawsuits have intensified the copyright battle in Canada following the country's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of its fourth anniversary, how is the organization faring? PW recently caught up with Brianna Schofield, executive directors of the Authors Alliance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Avon Books has bought a psychological thriller, described as mixture of S. J. Watson's Before I Go to Sleep and cult film "Single White Female", by debut Australian author Ingrid Alexandra. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Grammy-winning performer and songwriter Lucinda Williams has signed with Simon & Schuster UK to publish her memoir. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Garrison Keillor, the author and "A Prairie Home Companion" host who was fired by Minnesota Public Radio in November following accusations of sexual misconduct, wants to bring his program “The Writer's Almanac” back. MPR News reports that Keillor posted his intentions on his Facebook page Monday,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
We spoke to the "Salinger of the Snapchat generation" Sally Rooney, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
American author Jacqueline Woodson has won the SEK5m (£430,000) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2018 for her “masterful characterisation and deep understanding of the adolescent psyche”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Full Disclosure, a “powerful” YA novel by 18-year-old debut author Camryn Garrett. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Head of Zeus imprint Aria Fiction has signed a four-book deal with Rachel Brimble for her series of novels set in a department store in Bath. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Piret Raud is one of the leading children's book authors and illustrators in Estonia, having illustrated over 40 books and written 16 Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The novelist and scholar discusses the distinct literary characters of the three Baltic nations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker has acquired two "fierce and unconventional" books from Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
George, who is also the founder and director of the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, will open an indie bookstore in the college town in August. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have hit back at writer Will Self's assertion that the novel is “doomed to become a marginal cultural form”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
New report exposes decline in diversity in romance writing, as editor resigns after telling author they avoid putting non-white characters on covers ‘because we like the book to sell’Readers, writers and editors of romance books are grappling with the genre’s record on diversity, after a week... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former journalist Jane Harper has become one of the world's leading mystery writers with her "Aaron Falk" mysteries set in distant corners of Australia. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]