Forward-looking children’s book editorMarni Hodgkin, who has died aged 97, was an outstanding editor of children’s books in an era before it was obvious that they would become one of the most important areas of the publishing business. She was one of a great group of female editors, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boston-based indie publisher David R. Godine saw a major sales boost last October when French author Patrick Modiano won the Nobel Prize for Literature, bringing its revenue for the year up 30% over 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
MacLehose Press has acquired three novels by this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature winner Patrick Modiano, as well as three novels by two other writers. The publisher bought British and Commonwealth rights from Gallimard to three books by Modiano. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Korean literary agent Joseph Leo of KL Management says, 'Before asking why Korean authors fail to win the [Nobel], I want to ask them how many books you read a year.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the week after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature, sales of her books jumped 6,650% in Canada, and saw significant bumps around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile is to republish a short story by Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Merit trumped politics this year when modest, retiring, universally admired Canadian author Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian author Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize for literature. Here, her publisher and literary agency react to the news at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Nobel Prize in literature in 2013 was awarded to Alice Munro, who the Nobel committee called a "master of the contemporary short story." Last year, Slate book editor Dan Kois picked her for a prize and said her "work has evolved and grown in fascinating, boundary-shattering ways." The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plenty of people have predictions about who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Care to place a bet? Ladbrokes announces its odds on which author will win. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The selection of Mo Yan as the 2012 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature surprised most Americans in and out of publishing, but one man who would not have been caught off guard is the late Dick Seaver, the cofounder of Arcade Publishing, which published five of the author’s novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publication Date: Thu, 06/10/2011 - 11:58 Swedish writer and poet Tomas Tranströmer has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The committee behind the decision awarded the accolade to the 80-year-old "because, through his condensed, transluscent images, he gives us fresh access to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]