Harper Lee never wanted Go Set a Watchman brought out, Sylvia Plath’s diary was burned by Ted Hughes – the controversial world of literary legacies When a writer is born into a family, the Polish poet Czesław Miłosz said, that family is finished. Yes, but when a writer dies that family’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two previously longlisted authors and one twice-shortlisted writer, Kamila Shamsie, are on this year's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist of 16 novels. The winner takes home £30,000 and a bronze figurine, the 'Bessie.' The post Six Debut Novelists Are on the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the back of the success of his latest book Drawn Out: A Seriously Funny Memoir veteran cartoonist, political journalist and all-round dyslexic polymath Tom Scott will be the subject of a "roast" on Sunday where a group of writers, theatre makers and Wellington personalities will haul the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the back of the success of his latest book Drawn Out: A Seriously Funny Memoir veteran cartoonist, political journalist and all-round dyslexic polymath Tom Scott will be the subject of a "roast" on Sunday where a group of writers, theatre makers and Wellington personalities will haul the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's debut novel was initially rejected by British publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
His Dark Materials author condemns way book industry ‘allows corporate profits to be so high at a time when author earnings are markedly falling’Philip Pullman has called on publishers to stop damaging “the ecology of the book world” and start giving authors a fairer share of the money their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nicola Solomon, chief executive of the Society of Authors, makes the case for author pay. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chief executive of the Society of Authors has challenged publishers to reveal how much they pay writers in their annual financial accounts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The country has emerged as a surprising literary force as a novel by the ‘Korean Henning Mankell’ bags a six-figure deal and sparks a global bidding warLast December, Korean novelist Un-su Kim set out on an eight-month deep-sea fishing trip as part of research for his next book. Unreachable by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The "inspiring" and "sublime" historical novelist Vanessa Lafaye has died aged 54. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The debut short story collection by ‘Cat Person’ author Kristen Roupenian has been snapped up in 23 territories. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Support from authors including Marian Keyes sees Emma Hannigan’s Letters to My Daughters become a bestseller, after she announces ‘all avenues have been exhausted’ in her treatmentEmma Hannigan’s Letters to My Daughters has shot to the top of book charts in Ireland, after the author announced... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
National Book Award–winning author Sherman Alexie has been anonymously accused of sexual and general misconduct by members of the Native American writing community and others in the writing world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The ‘doyenne of the modern blockbuster’, Vincenzi sold more than 7m copies of her sweeping, dramatic novelsThe bestselling author Penny Vincenzi, whose novels have sold more than 7m copies worldwide, has died aged 78.Vincenzi published her first book, Old Sins, in 1989 and produced 17 novels and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activists have interrupted Francisco Cantú's tour for his buzzed-about new book 'The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border,' after descending upon a reading the author did in San Francisco. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vintage has acquired a "beautiful, heart-breaking" novel about the life of Jean Rhys by Booker-shortlisted novelist Caryl Phillips. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the 50th anniversary of The Tiger Who Came to Tea, author and illustrator Judith Kerr talks about creating the classic picture book, despite failing a module in book illustration at art school. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Lindsay Literary Agency is sponsoring a scholarship place for an "under-represented" writer of children's fiction at the Winchester Writers’ Festival 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are so many literary prizes these days that they could be regarded as an industry in their own right – but they’re needed to change the status quoHow many literary prizes are there in the UK today? To Wikipedia’s tally of around 70, I can immediately add half a dozen more – and still they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish authors have launched a social media campaign to get Emma Hannigan's latest novel, Letters To My Daughters, to number one after the mother-of-two revealed she has "little time left" to live. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]