With over 7.8 million copies sold in the Baxter Family series alone and a new collection on the way, Christian fiction star Karen Kingsbury reflects on her writing career. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Prize is planned to return in 2017, with its remit extended to include non-fiction for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cecilia Ekbäck has won the 2016 Historical Writers' Association's Goldsboro Debut Crown for her Nordic noir thriller, Wolf Winter (Hodder). Meanwhile, the Outstanding Contribution to Historical Fiction Award was presented to Philippa Gregory. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new imprint will publish "commercial women’s fiction with a relationship element woven through,” Harelquin said. First titles are due out in September 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
An impressive array of fiction and nonfiction is on offer this year at Frankfurt Book Fair, as Canadian publishers' rights directors talk up their new books. The post Canadian Publishers’ Offers: New Fiction and Nonfiction at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Best known for publishing nonfiction books in such areas as alternative medicine, the indie publisher is trying its hand at fiction after acquiring the rights to five novels by James Misko. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House is publishing British astronaut Tim Peake's non-fiction debut, Hello, is this planet Earth? in November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Clare Hey, editorial director at Simon & Schuster UK, is joining Orion Fiction as publishing director. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kensington Publishing Corp. will begin publishing science fiction and fantasy ebooks this fall with the launch of Rebel Base Books, a digital-only imprint to be overseen by editor Martin Biro. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a major reorganization, Tyndale House Publishers combined its two nonfiction acquisitions and marketing teams into one group: Tyndale Momentum. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hercule Poirot and Miss Marples are among golden age sleuths giving new inspiration to a genre tired of alcoholic divorcees and goth hackersForget domestic noir and put down all those books with “Girl” in the title. Crime fiction is turning back the clock to its golden age with a host of books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
With two critically lauded novels under his belt, Irish author Donal Ryan returns with another scintillating tale, writes Alice O’Keeffe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s is launching a new range of colour fiction books after acquiring titles by Judd Winick, Victoria Jamieson and Terri Lebnenson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Society of Authors has taken over the administration of The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction from charity BookTrust. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actress-turned-author Lena Dunham is trying her hand at writing fiction as she prepares to release a collection of short stories next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
After several years of angst over falling sales and shrinking fiction output, all sides seem to be looking forward at the 2016 American Christian Fiction Writer’s conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beth Moore, the author of bestsellers ‘So Long, Insecurity’ and ‘Audacious,’ is breaking into Christian fiction with ‘The Undoing of Saint Silvanus.’ Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are novels that try to transport you, that in the words of Neil Gaiman act as “a dream that you hold in your hand.” If the dream succeeds, you forget the physical book you are holding and travel to Tralfamadore, Wuthering Heights, Wonderland, wherever; you live life through the eyes of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The author took to Twitter today to give an explanation for how to increase diversity in science fiction. It starts with publishing more writers of color. The post N.K. Jemisin Has a Plan for Diversity in Science Fiction appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]