Author Chelsea Hodson Founds a New Press, Rose Books

The author has always been drawn to the fringes of publishing, and is staking a claim for herself on those fringes this year, when she will launch her own indie press, Rose Books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #indie press

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Author Chelsea Hodson Founds a New Press, Rose Books'


Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards

Candice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo take book of the year and author of the year categories, as publishers face criticism for treatment of black authorsCandice Carty-Williams and Bernardine Evaristo have become the first black authors to win the top prizes at the British Book awards,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-29 17:45:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #candice carty-williams #year accolade #bernardine evaristo #black authors #top prizes #monday night #lisa taddeo #serial killer #oyinkan braithwaite #debut novel #book of the year #british book


Reni Eddo-Lodge becomes first black British author to top UK book charts

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race wins landmark ranking in the wake of worldwide Black Lives Matter protestsReni Eddo-Lodge has become the first black British author to take the overall No 1 spot in the UK’s official book charts.Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-16 14:00:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #reni eddo-lodge #longer talking #white people #top slot #nielsen #uk book #british author


Penguin Business commissions second book from authors of The Squiggly Career

Penguin Business will publish You Coach You, a second book by Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, authors of Sunday Times bestseller The Squiggly Career.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 19:52:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #penguin business


Black British authors top UK book charts in wake of BLM protests

Bernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge take No 1 slots in wake of anti-racist demonstrations, as Waterstones staff ask chain to support causeBernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge have become the first black British women to top the UK’s fiction and nonfiction paperback charts, in a week where... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-10 13:46:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bernardine evaristo #waterstones staff #reni eddo-lodge #hostile environment #black authors #longer talking #white people #michelle obama #hardback #british author #bookshop #british publishing #uk book


BookExpo 2020: Adult Book and Author Dinner Goes Digital

BookExpo helds its first Adult Book and Author Dinner, in lieu of a breakfast, on Wednesday night, showcasing five of the big books of the year, in wide-ranging forms and styles, via Zoom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #wednesday night #big books #bookexpo #adult book


Salman Rushdie, Diana Gabaldon and other authors reflect on the books they find most transporting

This summer, instead of squeezing one more book into our suitcases, we’ll need what we read to transport us to faraway places. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-27 06:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #salman rushdie #diana gabaldon #authors reflect #faraway places


BookExpo 2020: Celebrating Books and Authors Online

As the coronavirus panedmic rages on, BookExpo and BookCon are offering six days of virtual book programming in lieu of an in-person show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #in-person show #bookexpo


Watch 'Station Eleven' author Emily St. John Mandel at the L.A. Times Book Club

Emily St. John Mandel, author of the pandemic bestseller "Station Eleven," discusses her novels with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-19 23:03:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #station eleven #john mandel #emily st #times book


Welbeck signs three-book deal with debut author Ben Creed

Welbeck Publishing Group has signed a three-book deal with debut historical writer Ben Creed.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 20:25:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #three-book deal #debut author


Whoa, oh, oh, James Patterson is writing a book with Guns N’ Roses.

James Patterson certainly isn’t a stranger to surprising collaborations. His The President is Missing, a political thriller that credits Patterson and Bill Clinton as co-authors (Co-parents? Idea generators?), was one of 2018’s bestselling books and Showtime will be adapting it for TV. If you’ve... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-07 18:22:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #james patterson #political thriller #bill clinton #picture book


'Station Eleven' author Emily St. John Mandel joins the L.A. Times Book Club May 19

Emily St. John Mandel chronicles a global pandemic and financial crisis in her novels, 'Station Eleven' and 'The Glass Hotel.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-23 22:16:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #station eleven #emily st #global pandemic #financial crisis #glass hotel #times book


When he found out his father had an affair with Frida Kahlo, an author’s investigation began

In “The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris,” Marc Petitjean’s startling discovery leads to an intimate biography. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-23 07:18:38 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #frida kahlo


Watch the L.A. Times Book Club's virtual meet-up with author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters

'Always Home' author Fanny Singer worries more about running out of garlic than toilet paper. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-22 22:32:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #virtual meet- #times book


Author Fanny Singer and chef Alice Waters talk food and family with L.A. Times Book Club

In a virtual meet-up, "Almost Home" author Fanny Singer and mother and famed chef Alice Waters join book club readers April 21 for a kitchen conversation. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-07 20:33:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #virtual meet- #book club #times book


The Emma Press to host virtual book launch

Birmingham-based indie publisher The Emma Press is hosting a virtual book launch to mark the publication of Call and Response by Rachel Spence. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-26 15:11:54 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #emma press #indie publisher


Los Angeles Times Book Club is back, virtually, with L.A. noir authors

Join author Steph Cha and Joe Ide for a streaming conversation about new L.A. noir. The March 30 event will be live. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-25 19:15:02 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #joe ide #times book


British Book Awards Small Press winners revealed

The nine winners of the regional and country round of the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year accolade have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 11:49:39 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #country round #year accolade #british book #small press


Authors and publishers get creative as book launches are moved online

In response to the coronavirus outbreak and government advice to socially distance, authors, readers and booksellers are thinking of new, exciting and creative ways to launch their books and keep readers engaged after in-person-events get cancelled.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 11:27:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #creative ways #book launches #moved online #coronavirus outbreak


Hopkins Press Grants Free Access to Journals, E-books

Johns Hopkins University press will make 1,400 books and 97 journals accessible for free for the remainder of the spring semester to both students and the general public via the Project MUSE platform—the latest in a number of university presses making similar arrangements. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #general public


Authors Guild Unveils New Model Trade Book Contract

Using some or all of the clauses in the model contract, the Authors Guild said, will help ensure that writers receive the rights granted them under current U.S. copyright and contract law. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #authors guild #trade book