Does writing a memoir help an author to heal?

Three writers share their thoughts and concerns about sharing deeply personal secrets in a memoir. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air March 28, 2016: Adam Hochschild, Caleb Kaltenbach, Jon Land

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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JK Rowling posts letters of rejection on Twitter to help budding authors

Harry Potter writer shares publishers’ brush-offs for first Robert Galbraith novel in attempt to to inspire other authorsThe Harry Potter author JK Rowling has shared some withering rebuffs publishers sent to her alter ego Robert Galbraith, in an effort to comfort aspiring authors.Rowling posted... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Impossible Task of Writing Historical Fiction

Kelly Kerney, who spent a decade writing the historical novel "Hard Red Spring," talks about the impossible task of historical fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors to receive payouts following PLR miscalculation

More than 20,000 authors are to receive a share of the £264,000 payout from libraries body Public Lending Right following an error in the calculation of PLR annual figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sun publisher posts £250m loss due to write-down and hacking costs

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers pushed to loss as value of publishing rights falls and £50m is set aside to deal with continuing cost of hacking scandalThe publisher of the Sun has recorded a loss of more than £250m after making a huge write-down and paying out further costs associated... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Winslow to Co-Author First Novel from Michael Mann Books

The first project in the pipeline for the just-announced Michael Mann Books is a new novel by Don Winslow. 'The Cartel' author will co-create a book, with Mann, about the American mobsters Tony Accardo and Sam Giancana. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Clarke memoirs to Pan Mac

Politican Ken Clarke has signed a deal with Pan Macmillan for his memoirs Kind of Blue. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to publish cricketer Chris Gayle's 'outrageous' memoir

Penguin Random House is publishing the memoir of "the most in-demand cricketer of the modern era" - West Indies cricket "legend" Chris Gayle. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nostalgic memoir Girl in the Spotty Dress to John Blake

John Blake is publishing a "nostalgia memoir", The Girl in the Spotty Dress, by Pat Stewart with Veronica Clark.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama's Peanuts: President writes foreword to Charles Schulz anthology

The US leader has taken a break from being a world statesman to pay tribute in prose to ‘an American treasure’Charlie Brown and Snoopy have found a high-profile supporter in Barack Obama, who has taken a break from running the US to write the foreword to a new volume collecting what the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Saturday spot for Radio 4's 'Meet the Author'

Genre fiction, non-fiction and books which "are causing a stir, a story in the book world" will all be candidates for the new "Meet the Author" interview series, now conducted by veteran broadcaster James Naughtie who has replaced Nick Higham. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Which Famous Author Wrote This Children’s Book?

Believe it or not, James Joyce wrote literature for children—as did Virginia Woolf, Langston Hughes, and many other authors known mostly for their more adult-friendly classics. For this edition of our weekly quiz, we challenge you to identify the authors of 10 children’s book excerpts. They... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA seeks new law to protect authors

The Society of Authors is lobbying the government to introduce a new law to protect authors' and creators' contracts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four new J K Rowling writings to reveal US magic history

J K Rowling is set to release four new pieces of writing through her Pottermore website, telling the history of magic in North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellington author finalist in revamped New Zealand Book Awards

A Wellington author's first book has earned him a place in the finals of the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, as the revamped book awards return after a year's hiatus.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Celebration of women swimming’ memoir to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury has signed Swell, a new book from swimming enthusiast Jenny Landreth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teenager’s Gay Conversion Therapy Ordeal Told in New Memoir

When 15-year-old Alex Cooper told her Mormon parents she liked girls, she expected a bad reaction- but not eight months of captivity and abuse at the hands of a couple practicing ‘gay conversion therapy.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catholic school cancels recently outed gay author's visit

A Catholic school in Australia has cancelled a speaking visit from an award-winning gay author of young adult books because his new book - which includes a gay character - has been deemed "not appropriate". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Solutions: behind the headlines

Self-publishing outfit author solutions was sold by Penguin Random House in January 2016, and it is now ready to expand, its c.e.o. Andrew Phillips says. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sepp Blatter to release memoir

Disgraced Fifa president Sepp Blatter is releasing a memoir called Sepp Blatter: Mission Football through Swiss publisher Werd & Weber. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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