Sci-fi and fantasy fiction is entering a golden age of short fiction thanks to social media, crowdfunding and a loyal community of ardent fansA man wakes up from a car crash to find that he is an "electric ant": an android programmed to believe it is human. At home he uses micro-tools to open... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
As proven by the conversations at BookExpo America, American publishers, editors and readers may finally be coming around to embracing more foreign literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just under 3m book sales registered through Nielsen BookScan for the week ending the 31st of May... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Living Language has partnered with HBO Global Licensing to offer a course in Dothraki, a language from George R.R. Martin's popular series. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year is set to be a strong one for children’s non-fiction, with retailers reporting... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ruth Reichl joins the wildly popular novelists Jodi Picoult and Kathy Reichs on a panel about bestsellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim has won the 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his second... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Joanne Harris says the book industry is sexist. Why else are there categories for 'women writers' and no equivalents for writers who happen to be men?This is the year of reading women, people, remember? We're all reading female writers and helping address the literary gender imbalance which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Smerconish's "Talk" is the first novel acquired by the Kennebunkport, Maine-based publisher. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harper NonFiction and William Morrow in the US have acquired world English rights to Amy Morin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins U.K. and William Morrow have acquired an e-first series of nonfiction shorts that will be curated by international bestselling author Karin Slaughter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chatto & Windus has acquired a “genre-blending non-fiction” book by Lauren Elkin... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Veteran author Christian Jennings offers tips, techniques and strategies on how to write a good non-fiction proposal for submission. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wins the US National Critics Book Prize for her novel Americanah. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thomas King's "subversive, hilarious, enraging" re-examination of Canada's history with aboriginal people wins $25,000 non-fiction prize Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is there lingering sexism in the world of books and art galleries? Many female novelists have ardently argued that their novels haven’t received the laurels and attention of Great Male Novelists, but they have not been able to deftly, subtly attack the larger problem the way Siri Hustvedt does... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Toronto's ECW press launches new short non-fiction series of pop classics with titles "It Doesn't Suck" and "Raise Some Shell." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Igloo Books aims to up its adult non-fiction output by 40% over the course of 2014. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two Iraqi novelists, two Moroccans, one Syrian author and one Egyptian author have been... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK Fiction Uncovered promotion has secured £80K for 2 years of £5k grants from the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and is now open to self-published authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]