BookExpo 2019: Jacqueline Woodson Writes About Family, for Adults

This fall children’s book author Jacqueline Woodson will publish her second novel for adults, 'Red at the Bone' (Riverhead, Sept.). Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Ridley Pearson says inspiration, passion drove the writing of 'White Bone'

'Maybe four years ago, I read that your and my grandchildren will not see elephants in the wild,' Pearson told Monitor contributor Erik Spanberg. 'I kind of got passionate about it and I decided to make it the topic of [my] book.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Write a House Is Building a New Literary City in Detroit

As real estate prices soar in traditional artistic and cultural hubs such as Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, writers are looking toward smaller cities with cheaper rent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CJ Skuse's first adult thriller to HQ

Harlequin imprint HQ is to publish a "dark" and "funny" thriller for adults from C J Skuse, author of several YA novels, in April 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Madeleine Milburn Agency launches writing competition

The Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency is to launch a competition to find unpublished authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Writing Tips: Donald Ray Pollock

The author of the delightfully twisted new novel, "The Heavenly Table," shares five writing tips. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novel-writing pair crowned Sunday Herald's best visual artists

Graphic novelists Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, known jointly by their company name Metaphrog, have won The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 for Best Visual Artist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephenie Meyer's first adult thriller coming in November

Little, Brown is publishing Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s first adult thriller, The Chemist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thalia majority stake sold to Herder family

A major stake in German book chain Thalia has been sold to the German Herder family, which runs a longstanding publishing house of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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White Horse Bookshop sponsors nature writing prize

The White Horse Bookshop is sponsoring the Richard Jefferies Society Writers’ Prize while the book trade is experiencing a “golden age of nature writing”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sutter, Munday and Harrison win New Welsh Writing Awards

Mandy Sutter has won the top prize at the New Welsh Writing Awards 2016 for her re-telling of her mother’s story of growing up in mid-1960s Nigeria. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook news feed changes to rank posts from friends and family above 'liked' pages

Facebook will make changes to its news feed rankings, highlighting posts from friends and family over those from publishers and brand pages that users have "liked". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook changes the News Feed to favor friends and family over publishers

Facebook has published for the first time a list of “News Feed Values,” Facebook’s secret sauce of what makes the algorithm tick. The social network is adjusting the recipe with a heavy helping of content from friends and family, likely an attempt to get people to share more, given that there... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kew writes on for conservation

Adam Farrar on how a literary festival helps to bolster the science and conservation work of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cover Story: ‘The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047’

Welcome to Cover Story, a new PW column that looks at the art and science of book-jacket design. First up: 'The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047' by Lionel Shriver. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Reclassified' Oli White tops Sunday Times adult fiction chart

Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate has said it is "worth thinking about" introducing a Young Adult bestseller chart into the paper, after taking the decision to make vlogger Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) number one on the upcoming Sunday Times adult fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child to write more Reacher novels

Transworld has signed a new contract with international bestselling writer Lee Child for three further thrillers plus a volume of short stories and a novella. New books in the deal will feature maverick ex-military policeman Jack Reacher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London’s Sarah Crossan: ‘The Freedom To Write What I Want’

'Adults are more difficult to convince' about poetry, says award-winning author Sarah Crossan. Her newly honored 'One' is a verse novel, for younger readers. The post London’s Sarah Crossan: ‘The Freedom To Write What I Want’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First look at the Potter family from upcoming play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

It’s been 19 years since the events of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and boy does it show. The first images of upcoming West End stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” written by English playwright Jack Thorne and based on a story from Thorne and “Potter” scribe J.K. Rowling,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viral video: Star Trek Beyond and Game of Thrones meets Family Guy

Laughing Star Wars Chewbacca mask lady drives James Corden to work, Simpsons actor has a treat for graduates and a very happy wolfGame of Thrones fans who enjoy the cutting jibes and razor-sharp wit of Tyrion Lannister will love our Family Guy parody featuring Stewie Griffin as the Peter... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author Amy Engel's adult debut to Hodder

Hodder and Stoughton has acquired a "boundary-pushing, darkly suspenseful" new thriller: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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