A 68-year-old aspiring writer accuses the Iowa Writers' Workshop of age discrimination

A 68-year-old man who was rejected by the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, claiming he was discriminated against because of his age. Dan Thomson, a former lawyer and self-published author, was among the 97% of applicants to the program... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judging the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award

William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award's Graham Sharpe on the process of choosing a winner and the history of the prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BrandPost: Eight Intellectual New Year’s Resolutions

Another year, another batch of the same old New Year’s resolutions. Lose weight. Hit the gym. Sign up for a yoga class. Those are great goals, to be sure, but they’re all about your body. What about your brain? It needs nourishment too. So this January, resolve to exercise your mind, not just... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kohler and Stanley win 2017 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award

Novelist Hannah Kohler and the writer and film producer Bob Stanley, also a member of the Mercury-nominated pop group Saint Etienne, have been named the joint winners of the 2017 Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First Returns on Saturday for Third Year

On November 26, independent booksellers around the country will be celebrating Indies First on Small Business Saturday with author events, flash storytimes, discounts, and cake to kick off the holiday selling season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Owners for Village Books and Kramerbooks Early Next Year

Two of the country’s most iconic bookstores are about to change hands. The management team is buying Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham, Wash., while a local D.C. restaurateur is purchasing Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason on track for second year of profit but warns on Brexit

Eason is on track to retain its profitability this year, with single-digit revenue growth, its c.e.o. Conor Whelan has told The Bookseller on the eve of the all-important Christmas bookselling season. However, the chain’s chief also warned of the potential impact Brexit could have on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American publishers' half year sales down 3.4%

US publishers’ revenues fell 3.4% year-on-year to $5.37bn (£4.32bn) for the first half of 2016, new statistics from the Association of American Publishers have revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld mourns 'tragic' death of author Roger Hobbs, aged 28

American thriller writer Roger Hobbs, author of Ghostman and Vanishing Games (Transworld), has died, aged 28, after an overdose. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Post-truth' named Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year

"Post-truth" has been declared 2016's international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carole Blake named agent of the year at RNAs

The late agent Carole Blake has been honoured with the Agent of the Year award at the Romantic Novelists' Association's (RNA) second industry awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UEL launches writers prize for young adults

The University of East London is launching a new literary fiction prize for young adults, the CityLife Prize for Fiction for Young Writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folio’s Carroll service named Book of the Year

The Folio Society took home three British Book Design & Production Awards last night, including the ceremony’s top award, with a string of smaller and niche operations also lauded for their bold approaches to publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump: PW's Coverage Over the Years

Like it or not, Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election. Over the years, and especially throughout the election, PW has done lots of coverage of Trump's books, books about Trump, and the reactions from book biz insiders to his candidacy and election. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Laube Launches a Writer’s Learning Center, New Imprint

In addition to launching the Christian Writers Institute (CWI), a website offering classes for writers in a range of formats, literary agent Steve Laube is now publishing books under a new CWI imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter and Beatrix Potter up for Waterstones book of the year

A Harry Potter script and a Beatrix Potter story are among the titles up for Waterstones Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry and Beatrix Potter face off on eclectic Waterstones book of the year shortlist

Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent is the only novel on the six-book shortlist, up against JK Rowling’s play script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a long-lost Beatrix Potter storySarah Perry’s novel The Essex Serpent might have missed out on the big literary prizes this year, but her... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Max Porter on Sunday Times/ PFD Young Writer shortlist

Granta editorial director Max Porter is among three debut authors shortlisted for The Sunday Times/ Peters Fraser and Dunlop Young Writer of the Year award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling and Beatrix Potter shortlisted for 2016 Waterstones Book of the Year

J K Rowling and Beatrix Potter are among the six authors shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2016, chosen by Waterstones booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors called David more likely to be on bestseller lists than BAME writers

The Bookseller magazine has published analysis finding a ‘shockingly low’ number of BAME authors in the UK top 500 titles of the yearA writer has more chance of making it into the bestseller charts if their name is David than if they are from an ethnic minority, according to new analysis from... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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