At PEN Gala, Rowling Calls Trump 'Bigoted'

At the gala, which PEN president Andrew Solomon said was the nonprofit's most successful fundraiser to date, J.K. Rowling, one of the evening's honorees, condemned the views of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling's return to Harry Potter makes her world's richest author in 2017

As her wizarding world returns to the stage and screen, Rowling’s $95m pushes James Patterson into second place with $87mJK Rowling will need to reserve a particularly large vault at Gringotts bank after a bumper year for the Harry Potter novelist magicked her back to the No 1 spot on Forbes’... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Comey, casualty of Trump's 'Russia thing', signs $2m book deal

The former FBI director, sacked in wake of clash with the US president, promises insights into the ‘highest-stakes situations’ of his careerThe former FBI director James Comey has signed a $2m (£1.5m) deal for a book about leadership and decision-making that will draw on his career in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Writing Her First Novel and Being Banned by Trump

Perhaps it was because today is the last hurrah before A-listers head off to the beach and the mountains to escape summer's dog days. Whatever the reason, Michael's was jumping today. I was joined by CNN's Alisyn Camerota, whose new book Amanda Wakes Up was released July 25. I read it in three... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes

Time Inc. spins SI Swimsuit into its own division, 1105 Media's new ABM platform receives a nod, and more... The post Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Rowling conjures up 79th number one with Cursed Child paperback

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) has Wingardium Levoisa’d straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sonny Mehta Calls Book World Without Judith Jones 'Impossible to Imagine'

The chairman and editor-in-chief of Knopf remembers Jones, the storied editor who reclaimed Anne Frank's diaries from the slush pile and made Julia Child a household name. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman calls for reintroduction of fixed book prices

Philip Pullman has called for a reintroduction of a minimum price for books to protect independent bookshops, calling them “the lantern bearers of civilisation”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solomon calls for changes to special sales deals

The Society of Authors chief executive Nicola Solomon has called on publishers to adhere to a seven-step plan to ensure that special sales or “ultra-high” discounted sales do not damage authors’ overall earnings or the market for full-price sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saqi Books joins calls for airline to apologise to detained woman

Publisher Saqi Books has added its voice to calls for Thomson Airways to apologise after a British woman was detained after reading one of its books on a flight. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight award-winning writers pen eerie tales for English Heritage

Stories from award-winning writers including Jeanette Winterson, Max Porter and Sarah Perry are to feature in a new collection of ghost stories from English Heritage and September Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haig to pen Reasons to Stay Alive 'sequel'

Canongate is to publish two new books by Matt Haig: a "sequel of sorts" to bestselling Reasons To Stay Alive and a second adult novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Constable signs Neil Broadfoot to pen new Stirling-set crime series

Constable has signed crime writer Neil Broadfoot in a three-book deal to write a new contemporary series set in Stirling in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling reveals unpublished fairytale written on party dress

J K Rowling has revealed she has written a children's fairy tale on a party dress she wore for her 50th birthday in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olusoga scoops PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize

David Olusoga has won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2017 for Black and British: A Forgotten History (Macmillan). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mahnke pens myth series for Wildfire

Wildfire has bought three titles in a new illustrated series by Lore podcast producer Aaron Mahnke exploring the historical provenance of the "myths, mysteries and frightening folklore that fill our stories and nightmares to this day". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liptrot's 'exhilarating' memoir wins PEN Ackerley Prize

English PEN has awarded Amy Liptrot the PEN Ackerley Prize 2017 for her "exhilarating and rigourously unsentimental" memoir The Outrun (Canongate). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antonia Byatt appointed English PEN interim director

English PEN has appointed Antonia Byatt, director of 2016's Cheltenham Literature Festival, to step in as its interim director from 3rd July.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dawson pulls out of Bradford Literature Festival in protest about 'bigoted speakers'

Juno Dawson has pulled out of the Bradford Literature Festival after expressing concern about what she called "bigoted" speakers slated to attend the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BuzzFeed writer pens 100 'Nasty Women' for Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has commissioned BuzzFeed writer Hannah Jewell to author 100 Nasty Women of History, a book profiling women united by the fact they were all "too scandalous, too difficult, and too unladylike for their time". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hermoine is nation's favourite while Trump 'likely' to be Slytherin

Hermione Granger has beaten Harry Potter to the number one spot for the public’s favourite character from the Harry Potter novels, with Severus Snape coming in second. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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