Alan Dershowitz claims a fictional lawyer defamed him. The implications for novelists are very real.

“Make Russia Great Again” and “Rodham” are two recent novels that benefit from blending fact and fiction. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-06 12:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #recent novels #novelists

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Alan Dershowitz claims a fictional lawyer defamed him. The implications for novelists are very real.'

Bakker's The Detour wins Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker has won this year's £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Is Interactive Fiction Finally Reaching Critical Mass?

Several new high profile interactive fiction titles have been released so far this year, suggesting that publishers and readers may finally be ready for the medium. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

'The Hunger Games' trilogy drives juvenile fiction sales up 13.1 percent for 2012

According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hunger games #american publishers #hardcover sales #suzanne collins

Novelicious to launch fiction imprint

Women’s fiction blog Novelicious is to launch a new digital imprint. Novelicious Books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital imprint

Saud Alsanousi wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction

A "daring" novel which explores the plight of foreign workers in Gulf countries has won... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #arabic fiction

African fiction prize chooses longlist

The Kwani? Manuscript Project, a new one-off literary prize for unpublished fiction from African... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #literary prize #unpublished fiction

Selasi, Fagan, Wyld among Granta Best of Young British Novelists

Debut novelist Taiye Selasi, whose tale of a fractured family Ghana Must Go was published by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Discover A Foreign City Through Its Fiction Via New Gimbal App

The new Gimbal app, launching Tuesday at the London Book Fair, features translated short stories for commuters that allows you to explore a city through fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Translated fiction boost on IMPAC shortlist

Half of the novels shortlisted for this year's International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #novels shortlisted

Shortlist revealed for radical children's fiction prize

Titles from Frances Lincoln, Templar, Walker and Random House UK have been shortlisted for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #shortlist revealed #radical children #fiction prize #frances lincoln

Fiction rules 2012 ebook sales

A new report on the ebook market in 2012 shows the continuing dominance of fiction, with fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebook market

Non-fiction appeals before opening of LBF

Non-fiction projects with an international reach are in high demand ahead of this year’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #international reach

The Greatest Novelist You Haven’t Read

It is one of the eccentricities of American publishing that James Salter has not been widely embraced as a great writer. His books are as good as those of post-war novelists like John Updike, Philip Roth, Richard Ford, and critics have often said so, and yet he is nowhere near as beloved or... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #widely embraced #john updike #philip roth #richard ford #sounds terrible

Fairfax Implements ‘Real-Time’ Working at its Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Offices

Fairfax Media is rolling out a number of initiatives this year as part of its ‘Fairfax of the Future’ strategy which aims to streamline operations and support the publisher’s shift to multi-platform delivery. The compa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fairfax media #streamline operations

Corvus buys Haynes fiction debut

Classicist Natalie Haynes has turned her hand to novels, with Atlantic imprint Corvus set to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

DK moves into narrative non-fiction

Dorling Kindersley is taking a new direction, publishing a list of narrative non-fiction books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #narrative non-fiction #dorling kindersley

Women's Fiction prize returns, announces longlist

Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly as the Orange Prize, which released its longlist today. Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #orange prize #hilary mantel #zadie smith #barbara kingsolver

New award targets Scandinavian crime fiction

A new prize for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year, the Petrona Award, has announced its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #scandinavian crime

Small Publishers Rule Pen/Faulkner Fiction Award Shortlist

Coffee House Press, with two finalists, and Cinco Puntos Press join FSG and Pantheon with titles on the shortlist for this year's prestigious PEN Faulkner Award for fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Danish Publisher Network to Use Real Time Bidding

Denmark’s leading publishers are combining with Rubicon Project to launch The Danish Publisher Network, in order to offer their online inventory and data to advertisers via real-time trading. Publishers including Politiken, Jyllands-Posten, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #leading publishers #rubicon project