After a rough patch of anxiety over the state of publishing, the reading public, and her own writing, Jane Hamilton has come up with a novel about heartland America that is being praised by a range of writers, including Karen Joy Fowler, Ann Patchett, and Tom Perrotta. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eight Short Edition vending machines are being set up throughout Grenoble, France to dispense free short stories to the reading public. The post New French Vending Machines Dispense Free Short Stories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organization is selling $99 tickets to the reading public for the first time, and offering author meet-and-greets as part of the package. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Compares Hachette dispute to past paperback fears, but partially quoting George Orwell is a risky moveAmazon has hit back following an open letter from more than 900 authors criticising its licensing dispute with publisher Hachette, which was published as an ad in the New York Times.However, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors demand their own books are taken out of circulation in India after Wendy Doniger's The Hindus was pulled last weekTwo authors have written to Penguin demanding that their books be pulped in protest at the publisher's removal of Wendy Doniger's The Hindus from circulation in India, while... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A list titled LibraryReads will be created monthly by libraries all over the country, compiling 10 picks that staff members would choose for the reading public. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]