In 2017, the bestselling books in Germany show that readers are interested in translated fiction and thrillers. Nonfiction bestseller lists included more German authors than foreign authors. The post 2017 Bestselling Books in Germany: Translations Top the Fiction List appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were 6% higher in the week ended Feb. 4, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
In France, a new exhibition on Arab comics launches at the Angoulême Comics Festival. And in the States, Scholastic's new nonfiction imprint will tackle history and social issues for children. The post Industry Notes: Angoulême Focus on Arab Comics; Scholastic’s New Nonfiction Imprint appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 6% higher in the week ended Jan. 28, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan celebrated female writers at its annual women’s fiction party on Tuesday evening. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2017 bestseller list was dominated by women, with Margaret Atwood at the top, but the Booker still favours menOn the face of it, the revelation that female writers dominated the UK literary bestseller lists in 2017 might seem cause for celebration, a long-overdue correction that seems... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Octopus has appointed Claudia Connal as publishing director to head up a new strand of narrative non-fiction within the business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a moribund market, faith-based publishers hunt for fresh voices and new genres. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eric Vuillard’s Goncourt Prize–winner The Agenda, a historical novel about the Nazi annexation of Austria, remained at #1 in France. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has revealed its longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2018 prize, including a novel soon to be published by independent UK publisher Oneworld. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print units in juvenile nonfiction were nearly 8% higher in 2017 than in 2016, while adult nonfiction units saw a 3% increase. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The intent of the eligibility change, according to the Booker Prize Foundation, is to be sure that Irish independent publishers can be recognized as readily as Irish publishers headquartered in the UK. The post Man Booker Prize for Fiction Adds New Eligibility for Irish Publishers appeared first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Helen Cross, Andy Stelman, Mark Stewart and Richard Adams respond to a recent Guardian article by Tim LottAs someone whose tiny, grimy literary novels have attracted the interest of the film industry, the truth is the opposite of what Tim Lott (Why should we subsidise writers who’ve lost the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray is launching an international non-fiction prize worth £20,000 to mark its 250th anniversary this year. At the same time, publisher Mark Richards has been given new responsibilities to lead the imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Jilly Cooper has said that literary fiction should not receive state support, arguing instead that the money would be better spent on the declining newspaper industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Karl Sabbagh says small publishers face with huge obstacles with selling books and even letting anyone know they exist; plus a descendant of Dr Miles Marley sets the record straightWith reference to your leader on literary fiction (28 December), as a small publisher we are faced with huge... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stories should come from all parts of society – not just from the well heeled and the middle classLiterary fiction, you might think, is in wonderful health. Book festivals, from Edinburgh and Wigtown in Scotland, to Hay-on-Wye in Wales, to Cheltenham and Bath in England, are flourishing. There... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Merle Nygate has won the inaugural Little, Brown Award for crime fiction at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ahead of special events for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction's half-century anniversary, the foundation releases a desk diary with covers of winning titles. The post The UK’s Man Booker Prize for Fiction Observes Its 50th Anniversary in 2018 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
As a new report reveals the dire financial straits being faced by literary novelists, we investigate how these bleak conditions arose and what can be done to help the writers, regarded by some as thoroughbreds and by others as ghosts of Christmas past. We also catch up with Edward St Aubyn, one... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]