“I’m reeling a bit, but mostly I’m catatonic—yes, that’s the word!" Dave Eggers described the aftershock of learning of his Newbery win for 'The Eyes and the Impossible.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
The author likes small bookshops. So he won’t let the online giant sell his new hardbackThe plight of the high street bookshop, struggling against the power of the online giants, is a common complaint either side of the Atlantic. But not often do the prominent players, the authors and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-10-03 08:00:23 UTC ]
“The Every,” a follow-up to his hit book “The Circle,” will be available in independent bookstores in October. The paperback will arrive just six weeks later, but the hardcover will remain exclusive to independent stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-06-09 14:00:08 UTC ]
The theme of this year's PEN World Voices Festival, "Resist and Reimagine," brings writers including Colson Whitehead, Roxane Gay, Eileen Myles, Jhumpa Lahiri, Dave Eggers, and Masha Gessen together in New York for six days in April. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serious debate, discussion, and great books and authors await librarians at the upcoming 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Dave Eggers and illustrator Shawn Harris open this year's US and Canada #GiveBooks campaign charity for book ownership among underserved children. The post Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris kick off the 2017 US and Canada #GiveBooks Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dave Eggers, Valeria Luiselli, Jacqueline Woodson and Nick Flynn are among those who will be judging the 2017 National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation announced the new roster of 20 judges Monday. They include authors, some whom are previous National Book Award winners and finalists,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
What's the perfect manuscript? The authors of the forthcoming 'The Bestseller Code' assessed some 20,000 works to find that a 2013 novel by Dave Eggers had all the attributes of a book destined for literary success. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nothing pains me quite as much as having to admit I might have been wrong about something. But news breaking last week may force me to reconsider my opinion of Dave Eggers' 2013 novel "The Circle."I don't think the book has gotten any better. The main character is still annoying and, worse, a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The bohemian turned pop star’s book has already won pre-publication praise from Salman Rushdie and Dave EggersThe musician Moby is following in the footsteps of his long-distant ancestor Herman Melville and turning to the literary arena, with a memoir due out next summer and already drawing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s bitchy, fun and avoids the worst of the publishing industry’s most recent clichesWe are at what seems like a low point in the history of book titles. Good titles are hard to find, but they make all the difference. Take Timothy Caulfield’s new book Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hamish Hamilton has signed a new novel from Dave Eggers, to be released on 10th October. Eggers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Awards are getting a rewrite.New rules announced Tuesday include a "long list" of 10 nominees to be offered for each of the four competitive categories before being narrowed to the traditional five finalists. And the pool of judges will be expanded beyond writers to include... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Junot Diaz, Dave Eggers, and Katherine Boo all made the cut for final consideration for the award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin has acquired the first novel in six years from US author Dave Eggers. Hamish Hamilton... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 10/08/2011 - 10:39 Marcella Berger is retiring from Simon & Schuster US from her position as vice president, director of subsidiary rights, after 35 years with the publisher. Among the titles and authors Berger sold rights to are journalist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]