In a letter, Authors United founder Douglas Preston urged AU writers “to throw their support behind the Authors Guild either by joining or making a contribution.” Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bernie Corbett, general secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, has stepped down after 15 years at the helm of the trade union. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is partnering YA authors with booktubers (vloggers who talk about books on YouTube) for a new anthology. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author Jenny Diski, who published a memoir about living with inoperable lung cancer only last week, has died aged 68. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has acquired to novels by Swedish author Malin Persson Giolito from Astri von Arbin Ahlander at the Ahlander Agency in Stockholm. UK and Commonwealth rights to Persson Giolito’s Quicksand, as well as her next novel, were bought at auction at the London Book Fair by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Residents and publishers in the remote Canadian province are wringing their hands over a 10% tax jump on all book purchases, set to take effect in January 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To prove that authors do not need to cancel events in North Carolina in order to show their opposition to the state's new "bathroom law," local bestseller Sara Gruen has mounted an event called "Kill the Bill" with a major local bookseller, and other NC authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published writers have voiced disgruntlement about a perceived sidelining of the Author HQ area at London Book Fair, calling it a “step backwards” for the independent author movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A letter signed by writers including Pulitzer winners Junot Diaz, Alice Walker, and Richard Ford calls PEN's acceptance of Israeli support "deeply regrettable." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In response to Sherman Alexie’s decision to cancel an appearance in North Carolina and concerns that more cancellations could follow, the ABA and other book-related groups asked authors not to punish booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin UK and Harlequin North America are joining forces to jointly acquire and promote fiction for their respective trade imprints across world English markets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and biographer Adrian Greenwood has died following a “vicious and sustained” attack in his home. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers David Mitchell, Ali Smith, Cathy Cassidy, Nick Hornby and David Nicholls are among the top names who have signed an open letter supporting the occupiers of Carnegie Library and condemning the proposed changes to the Lambeth library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Having published her first novel, Dependence, with Legend in London, Sarah Ladipo Manyika turns to Abuja's Cassava Republic for her second outing. The post ‘Betting on Africa’: A Nigerian Author’s Choice of Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A wooden dining chair used by author JK Rowling while she wrote the first two Harry Potter books is up for grabs at auction in New York - and it is expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing-based author Cao Wenxuan becomes the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen award for children's literature. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daniel A. Sjursen, author of Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge (ForeEdge, 978-1-61168-781-1) will be on WDBO FM 96.5 with Pat Williams on Thursday, April 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter audiobooks through Audible have already reached one million copies, according to the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lydia Cacho is one of two writers who were recently named the winners of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bylines by women at the New York Times Book Review and the New Republic are among the ‘dramatic increases’ over the last year, according to Vida’s annual survey of the publishing gender splitFemale authors and reviewers have found more room on literary pages over the last year, according to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Hochschild, author of 'Spain in Our Hearts' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , ISBN 978-0-5479-7318-0), will appear on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' on Monday, March 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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