I started querying agents for my memoir, Negative Space, in 2012, after two years of writing and revising. I got a few rounds of passes, including several friendly rejections in which agents said they just didn’t “know how to sell” my book. I heard this refrain enough times that I started considering the small press […] The post Canceling My Book Deal Was the Best Career Move I’ve Ever Made appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2021-03-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The author threatened to ditch his British publisher, and likened him to a vicar, after his ‘Anglo-Saxon’ expressions were cleaned upThe hard-drinking, hot-tempered American writer Ernest Hemingway was furious when he discovered that the language for the English edition of his latest book had... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-29 07:05:47 UTC ]
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Among the big books that sold this week are a true crime tale by a rural doctor, a new novel by three-time Edgar winner T. Jefferson Parker, and a poetry collection by a Stranger Things cast member. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Schuster UK has signed a four-book deal with Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-23 19:25:23 UTC ]
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Among the big deals this week are a middle grade “biographical novel” about Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander and a YA novel by one of the Central Park Five. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An author examines how tours canceled due to Covid-19 impact all parts of the book world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has struck a new three-book deal with Jodi Taylor, the author of the Chronicles of St Mary’s series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 22:57:14 UTC ]
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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 ]
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Avon has signed a new two-book deal with Sunday Times bestselling author Fiona Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 08:07:34 UTC ]
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A reader explains why working in the publishing industry made him appreciate the value of a book more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-17 10:35:25 UTC ]
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In light of the coronavirus outbreak and the government's new advice regarding social distancing, many of the major publishing houses are gearing up to work from home and close their offices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 05:41:36 UTC ]
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Among the big books that sold this week are the three new titles My Lovely Wife author Samantha Downing will pen for seven figures; Alexandra Andrews’s hotly contested debut, Who Is Maud Dixon?; and a new memoir from Michael J. Fox. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Katherine Armstrong, editorial director for crime and thriller at Zaffre, has acquired world English language rights for a two-book deal with A K Turner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 01:14:48 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired Tamsin Winter’s new novel Girl, In Real Life, as well as a second untitled book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 22:31:50 UTC ]
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Printed Matter's annual L.A. Art Book Fair, which was scheduled for April and typically draws more than 30,000 people, will not be staged this year. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-11 18:05:11 UTC ]
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Two new books on mental health land at religion houses, plus IVP signs a new series about the seasons of the church year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book & Screen Week, the consumer-facing arm of the London Book Fair, has been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 12:41:54 UTC ]
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Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by our $50 Barnes and Noble giveaway! Enter here! Today’s Featured Deals In ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-09 13:35:00 UTC ]
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After Hachette Book Group employees walk out in protest–and Ronan Farrow breaks with the publisher–the Big Five house reverses course on Woody Allen's memoir. The post Hachette USA Cancels Publication of Woody Allen Book, ‘After Listening’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-06 21:50:09 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has acquired two middle-grade titles from Stewart Foster, the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 14:43:09 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents react to the cancellation of one of publishing’s most significant events and seek new ways to host meetings scheduled for the fair Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 08:52:23 UTC ]
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