Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo among those on list, marking first time top 10 entries are primarily titles on race issuesGeorge Floyd killing – latest US updatesBlack American authors, including Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo, have surged to the top of the latest New York Times’ bestseller list, marking the first time the top 10 entries on the “combined print and ebook non-fiction list” are primarily titles that focus on race issues in the US.The new listings come in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who died when white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin forcibly kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes,.This is striking: "On the most recent New York Times list of best-selling nonfiction in e-books and print, five of the Top 15 titles address racism. . .The week before, there were none."https://t.co/ZGBZHFo4XD#1 on the NYT bestseller list this week. This was certainly not expected more than two years after publication. I wish that we had bestseller lists this full of Black writers all of the time & not just in times like this, but I'm proud to be in this list with so many of my peers. pic.twitter.com/ZmzWIbuhlW Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The second annual Self-Publishing Day in Münster, Germany, brought together authors, distributors and bestselling self-publishers like Poppy J. Anderson. The post Self-Publishing Day: German Indie Authors Unite appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Carey [pictured] and Michael Ondaatje have pulled out of a PEN gala, objecting to an award due to be given out honouring French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Rachel Kushner, Taiye Selasi, Francine Prose and Teju Cole are also among those who are no longer planning to attend the PEN American... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers withdraw from literary and human rights organisation’s American Center gala, citing objection to award for the French satirical magazinePeter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, and at least three other writers have withdrawn from next month’s PEN American Center gala, citing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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High court backs Hachette against Hesperus Press, British publisher of Jonas Jonasson’s The 100-Year-Old Man, after claims of missing royalty paymentsThe high court has ordered the British publisher of Jonas Jonasson’s smash-hit novel The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heritage only goes so far these days for traditional publishers. That's why Time Inc. is betting big on technology -- and its new CTO Colin Bodell -- to reverse its print woes. Bodell, an Amazon vet, is looking to a mix of paywalls, e-commerce and shared databases to jump-start growth. “If I... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese-American author Yiyun Li is the first female winner of the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for her story "A Sheltered Woman". Director Richard Eyre presented Li with her winner's cheque at the Stationers’ Hall this evening (Friday 24th April). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sale of nonbook items rose at Books-A-Million in 2014, compared to 2013, as the retailer continued to diversify its inventory mix in response to a decline in print books, the company reported in its 10-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 19, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors are protesting against a Green Party proposal to reduce the length of copyright terms to a maximum of 14 years. The UK copyright term is currently set at the life of the author plus 70 years, but in the "Intellectual Property" section of a policy statement the Green Party says it wants... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans of the classic science fiction novel recently got a look at a section of the book that was taken out before publication. 'Wrinkle' won the Newbery Medal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the urging of a coalition of publishers, regulations prohibiting American publishers from working with authors in the war-torn region was recently lifted, under a general license. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two authors and a fanzine have withdrawn their work from the Hugo science fiction awards, claiming alleged right-wing activists are skewing the voting process. The annual awards honour the best science fiction and fantasy works and achievements of the previous year across a number of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Melissa and Dallas Hartwig, authors of 'The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom' (HMH, 9780544609716) will appear on the 'Today' show on Tuesday, April 21. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After winning the highest-ever valuation on BBCTV’s Dragon’s Den, The Little Girl (or Boy) Who Lost Her (or His) Name – designed for individual children – sells 500,000 copiesDavid Cadji-Newby used to get an email alert every time a copy of his personalised picture book was bought from his... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frustrated by a lack of opportunity for indie authors to showcase their work, two Florida writers open a bookstore of their own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of the bestselling cookbook 'Flour' is back with a new title that offers recipes with white sugar-alternatives—honey, molasses, fruit juice, coconut milk—that still satisfy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alma Books is launching a children’s and YA list of classic and translated titles and is hiring illustrators such as Axel Scheffler and Chris Mould. Alessandro Gallenzi, co-publisher at Alma, will launch 10 titles this September and 25 next year under the Alma imprint, and says the list is a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies (Henry Holt) becomes the sixth title to top the US book chart in 2015. It is the fifth full-length Non-fiction title focussing on the lives of historical figures written by the political commentator for publisher Henry Holt to have reached the summit since 2011.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio Times magazine will host an annual festival celebrating the links between books, radio and television. The inaugural festival will take place at Hampton Court Palace from 24th–27th September. The festival aims to raise awareness of the fact that many TV and radio programmes are based on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gay penguins, alien lovers and a cartoonist growing up on an Indian reservation are among the subjects of the books Americans are most keen to see banned from library shelves. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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