"There are too many adjectives in publishing already," writes Carla Douglas. An editor based in Kingston, Ontario, Douglas is a frequent participant in our #FutureChat Twitter discussions and an engaging observer of the creative scene in publishing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
I’m not surprised sales of literary fiction are in decline – too many authors fail to engage their readers with any sort of story• Tim Lott is an author and journalistFollowing the announcement from Arts Council England that sales of literary fiction are plummeting, it is suggested that arts... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A working class writers’ collective has formed in response to author Kit de Waal’s “powerful call to arms” to see more such voices represented in literature, with Carmen Marcus and Kerry Hudson among its members. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Matthew Salesses' wife, Cathreen, was diagnosed with cancer in March, not long after the birth of their second child. Now, friends and colleagues in the Asian American writing community are offering literary rewards in a GoFundMe campaign to support the family. Author Margaret Rhee... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cape has scooped the debut book from Kristen Roupenian, the author of 'Cat Person', a short story published in the New Yorker this week which went viral and triggered a wave of media coverage. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad has commissioned writer and broadcaster Margaret Busby to compile a "major" new anthology about African women writers from the past 25 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German Neobooks platform opens its prize program to crime and thriller submissions, and the UK's Joanna Penn turns to writers' health issues. The post Self-Publishing: Germany’s Indie Autor Preis 2018 Opens; Healthy Habits for Writers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Male authors are always pronouncing their own brilliance – or boasting about not reading books by women. So, after a lifetime of writing and attending literary festivals, John Boyne would like to get something off his chest …Do you know what the literary tea towel is? It’s an Irish phenomenon... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fêted for her auspicious debut, ‘Conversations With Friends,’ Dubliner Sally Rooney at 26 is tied with Zadie Smith (2001, ‘White Teeth’) for youngest winner of the Sunday Times/PFD prize for emerging authors from the UK and Ireland. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Conversations With Friends' author Dubliner Sally Rooney at 26 wins the Sunday Times/PFD prize for emerging authors from the UK and Ireland. The post Irish Author Sally Rooney Wins the UK’s Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney has become the first Irish winner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award for her "fearless, sensual" debut novel Conversations with Friends (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book of Bees (Thames and Hudson) has won the 2017 Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has scored two out of the three shortlisted titles for best first novel from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre has acquired two new thrillers from T M Logan whose debut Lies sold 300,000 copies across all editions according to the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is laying down the law on ads this week with a new mission statement that is meant to clarify how it operates in the marketplace.On Monday, an ad policy manifesto attributed to VP of ad product Rob Goldman appeared on the Facebook blog. It also was reposted on Facebook by executives... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers including Kamila Shamsie and Madeleine Thien are taking part in PEN International's campaign The Day of the Imprisoned Writer, championing the cause of five imprisoned writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including James K.A. Smith, Tisa Wegner, and Curtis Freeman talk about their new books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont will publish TV writer Marc Starbuck’s “side-splitting” debut children's picture book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s more work to be done in recognizing Indigenous authors in Canada, says Cherie Dimaline, a 2017 Governor General's Literary Award winner. The post Indigenous Writers in Canada: Interview with Author Cherie Dimaline appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors, poets, illustrators and actors are among the winners of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards for Canadian writing in French and English. The post Leading Canadian Writers: 2017 Winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards are Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five authors are in the running for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, after judges made the "rare exception" to increase the prize's usual shortlist from four to five in wake of the "incomparable strength" of this year’s list of submissions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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