'Overall the books selling well' in the UK 'are not literary,' Arts Council England's commissioned report from the Canelo team announces. The post Arts Council England’s Alarm for Literary Fiction: ‘The Problem Is a Real One’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England’s report into the crisis in literary fiction should serve as a "wake up call" to the industry which needs to "radically rethink" how it presents the genre, the chief executive of Curtis Brown has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Competition from smartphones and readers sticking to well-known writers means novelists are suffering. We must find ways better ways to enable themFinally it’s official: literary fiction is in crisis, and writers across the land are burning the midnight oil in their garrets, teaching or slogging... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arts Council England has pledged to engage with more bookshops, fund more writers and lobby the government to provide tax relief to independent publishers following a report finding that “the general trend for literary fiction is a negative one”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Arts Council England report has set the internet ablaze – but are sales of literary fiction in decline because of snobbery, bad writing or Candy Crush?News: Literary fiction in crisis as sales drop dramaticallyArts Council England has sounded the alarm for literary fiction with a report... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New figures show that fewer UK writers earn enough to live on, as ACE blames falling sales of literary fiction on the recession and the rise of smartphonesThe image of the impoverished writer scratching out their masterwork in a freezing garret remains as true today as it was a century ago,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books has snapped up World Book Day illustrator Sophy Henn’s first fiction series as part of a three-book contract in a “significant pre-emptive deal”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hindi pulp fiction writer Surender Mohan Pathak has been made 'the Agatha Christie of India' by HarperCollins India's Minakshi Thakur, now at Westland. The post The Rise of Surender Mohan Pathak: HarperCollins India Wins Big With Hindi Pulp Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme editor Sarah Sands has been unveiled as the chair of the judges for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bloomsbury crime imprint Raven Books has signed its first non-fiction title - an exploration of death through the eyes of the professionals who deal with it every day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid interest in nonfiction among young adult Russian readers, Eksmo-AST opens a new imprint, Bombora, with an eye to Western rights sales. The post Russia’s Eksmo-AST Creates New Imprint To Capitalize on Nonfiction Demand in Marketplace appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Christopher Bollen has won the 25th annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for The Destroyers (Harper). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan has acquired two books from fantasy author Cassandra Clare in a seven-figure deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bill Clinton handed Scholastic's Dick Robinson a lifetime achievement award. 'The happy ending still beckons,' Proulx said at the National Book Awards. The post Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dr. David Jeremiah takes #2 on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list with his new book on decision-making, ‘A Life Beyond Amazing.’ Plus, Christmas novels take over the Religion Fiction list as the holiday season approaches. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 3% higher in the week ended Oct. 29, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The string of weekly sales gains this fall continued in the week ended Oct. 22, 2017. At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 4% higher than in the comparable week in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Baillie Gifford assumed sponsorship of the Samuel Johnson Prize, Four Colman Getty had its work cut out shepherding 17 years of brand recognition into a new phase. Practice director Truda Spruyt reveals how the team made that transition. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
'So much of the publishing industry revolves around London' in the UK, says publisher Ra Page. The Northern Fiction Alliance collective is a response. The post Far From the Madding Crowd: The UK’s Northern Fiction Alliance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
George Saunders takes the £50,000 purse for his 'Lincoln in the Bardo' published by Random House in the States, by Bloomsbury in the UK. The post George Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]