Critics Blast James Patterson For Saying White Writers Are Struggling To Get Work

The author, who is white, told British newspaper The Times that job difficulties were "another form of racism." Continue reading at 'The Huffington Post'

[ The Huffington Post | 2022-06-13 08:03:37 UTC ]
News tagged with: #white writers

Other news stories related to: " Critics Blast James Patterson For Saying White Writers Are Struggling To Get Work "


EL James hits one million mark on Kindle in UK

EL James has been revealed as Amazon.co.uk’s bestselling ebook author ever, with her debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #el james #million mark


E L James' husband turns YA novelist

Random House Children's Publishing is to bring out a young adult novel written by Niall... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #young adult


E L James's husband turns YA novelist

Random House Childrens Publishing is to bring out a young adult novel written by Niall Leonard,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #young adult


How fast can they write? E-books push writer productivity

A dozen books a year? Some writers are accelerating the pace in this brave new world of ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #dozen books


E L James tops chart for third consecutive week

E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey was once again the bestselling book in the UK last week, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #bestselling book #fifty shades #consecutive week


James Wong for Orion

Orion has acquired a title about growing your own food from garden-designer and television... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


PayPal, You've Met Your Match: Erotica Writers

Mark Coker of Smashwords became the leader of indie ebook writers--including some with dirty minds--in a fight against censorship and PayPal. He also has strong feelings about the DOJ's ebook pricing lawsuit.Mark Coker is the CEO of Smashwords, an ebook publishing and distribution platform.... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #david zax #golden age #pricing model #steve jobs #jeff bezos #swimming pool


E L James' erotic novel UK number one

British novelist E L James' much-discussed erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey (Arrow) has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #grey arrow #fifty shades #british novelist #uk number


Edward Humes' work is rubbish

The author of 'Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash' discusses how he became fascinated with garbage.Edward Humes is a man of eclectic storytelling tastes. A former journalist awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for a series of stories he wrote for the Orange County Register on the military... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #writing process #american dream #southern california


'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James is selling books (and more)

'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James and sequels are an ebook and paperback phenomenon that is also causing a sales spike in sex shops. How did it all happen?The staff of the Pleasure Chest, a high-end West Hollywood sex shop, were first tipped to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" phenomenon by their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #west hollywood #young woman #selling books #fifty shades


Guardian and Hot Keys launch young writers prize

Hot Keys Books has partnered with the Guardian to launch a new young person’s writing prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #writing prize #young person


Boston Globe Film Critic Wesley Morris Honored with 2012 Pulitzer Prize

Boston Globe film critic Wesley Morris was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for criticism Monday. Morris, 36, who joined the Globe staff in 2002, won the prize for a range of movie reviews and essays published in 2011. Among the pieces submitted with ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #essays published


Levenson to be bookshop 'writer in residence'

The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, London, is to have its own "writer in residence... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #wood green


Big Newspaper Publishers Cut Work Force 7% in 2011

While 2011 saw fewer announcements of layoffs and buyouts in the newspaper industry than previous years, attrition continued quietly and relentlessly, with the nation’s biggest newspaper publishers trimming their combined work forces by 7.2 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #combined work #previous years #newspaper industry


Kurt Vonnegut: unpublished work released through Kindle

A Vonnegut novella titled 'Basic Training,' about a young man visiting an eccentric relative, is available through Kindle only. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #kurt vonnegut


Coates blasts UK library service as Bilbary launches in the US

Tim Coates, founder of online e-lending service Bilbary, has pledged to raise money to donate to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #raise money #tim coates


British Council responds to criticism over LBF line-up

The British Council has responded to criticism from exiled Chinese poet and essayist Bei Ling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #british council


Works revamps book range

The Works is enhancing its retail experience around books, creating genre sections, themed window... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #retail experience


Google gives us some insight on the inner workings of Google Translate

Google may have started out as a search engine, but the scope of its services has grown considerably in the 20-plus years since its origin. Of the many products in its grand stable, Google Translate has become a workhorse platform, lending its multi-lingual chops to Chrome, Google +, Android,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #video interview #core mission #grown considerably #search engine


James Bond novels come back to Random House

The lucrative James Bond novels return to Random House, their original publisher, through a new deal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #original publisher #random house