Start with One Direction and see where they take you your daydreams could snare you a book dealHow to write a bestselling novelHow to write a killer scriptShare pictures of where you writeThis article is a preview from the September issue of the Guardians monthly activities magazine, Do Something, free with the Saturday paper this weekendFanfic works on the logic that you shouldnt keep your celebrity fantasies to yourself. So rather than just daydreaming about Harry Styles turning up in your office as an intern and cornering you by the printer one night, you would expand that premise into several thousand words released in brief, juicy chapters online, to the delight of other fans. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt (Picador) has swiped the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot for a third week on the trot, making the junior doctor memoir the longest-running non-fiction number one in the chart’s history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Early in May 2017, the Transportation Security Administration initiated a pilot program at two domestic airports in which travelers were told to remove “paper products” — books, notebooks, and other documents— from carry-ons before X-ray screening. I know: at this point, when the news cycle seems... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Freelance illustrator and former nurse Hannah Foley has won this year’s Kelpies Prize for her story, The Lost Wizard of Nine Witches Wood. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Children’s author Malorie Blackman is one of the writers working on the new television series of Doctor Who, the BBC has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Puffin, a division of Penguin Random House Children’s, is strengthening its non-fiction and licensed publishing by promoting Ruth Knowles and hiring Jamie Coleman. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the bestelling novelist’s latest work grapples with the elusive nature of ‘truth’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Created two years ago to showcase the output of northern indie presses to the international market, and to promote regional diversity, the Northern Fiction Alliance is making a name for itself as a growing force in the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Children’s independents say they are seeing growth in the market, particularly in non-fiction and middle grade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had a lasting impression on author Piers Torday—so much so, that his latest book is loosely based on the classic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has revealed he is publishing a cookbook in time for Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Eight members of publishing collective the Northern Fiction Alliance have joined the Publishers Association for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Study finds that fewer books for young adults by black and minority ethnic authors have been published in the UK since 2010, despite rise in diversity initiativesDespite a raft of diversity initiatives, the percentage of young adult books written by black and minority ethnic (BME) authors has... Continue reading at The Guardian
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This eighth annual prize in legal storytelling, created with Harper Lee's authorization, goes to CE Tobisman for her novel about a potential elder abuse case, the second book in her series about attorney Caroline Auden. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction to CE Tobisman for ‘Proof’;... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Comic-Con featured the usual mobs of fans searching for movie and TV stars but the show also reflects ongoing change in the fan community, and publishers are presenting a broader selection of titles aimed at women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Paul Warnes has won the inaugural Audible New Writing Grant for his original manuscript The Society Of Unexampled Brilliance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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'Slavery, ecology, missing persons, inner-city violence, young love, prisons, trauma, and race' all are said to figure into the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist, as the award starts its second 50 years of competition. The post The 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist Is Announced in... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Authors including Kit de Waal and Kathryn Kettle have paid for more than 150 entries to a writing prize from low-income authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A new prize is being launched to champion young, illustrated children’s fiction, which often goes unnoticed or underappreciated by other awards, according to judge Axel Scheffler. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sales of non-fiction in Ireland, and much of the nation’s publishing, has moved away from big-money celebrity and onto more authentic, enduring voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Ireland’s Nielsen-measured market has enjoyed strong, UK-beating growth this year to date, with a grass-roots author campaign propelling the late Emma Hannigan to the top of the bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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