Despite awards and acclaim for his crime fiction, the impoverished novelist lost his home and was set to quit – then the phone rangIt was1.30 in the morning in Melbourne and Adrian McKinty had just got home after dropping off his last Uber customer of the night at the airport. His phone rang. It was Shane Salerno, agent to authors including Don Winslow, and it was a call that would pull McKinty into “some major league craziness”, ending in a six-figure English-language book deal and, last week, a seven-figure film deal from Paramount for his forthcoming novel The Chain.“Don told me you’ve given up writing,” said Salerno. McKinty, an award-winning crime novelist, had recently blogged about his decision to quit being an author. Beginning with his debut, Dead I May Well Be, written while he taught high school English in Colorado, and continuing with his award-winning series about Northern Irish detective Sean Duffy, McKinty’s books might have won him prizes and great reviews, but they weren’t making him any money. The family moved from the US to Australia in 2008 because McKinty’s wife, author and academic Leah Garrett, was offered a job there. Now the family had been evicted from the home they’d had lived in for eight years, and he was working as an Uber a cab driver (“the world’s worst,” he says now) and bartending in an attempt to actually bring in some cash.When they were evicted from their home, 'I was thinking to myself, "Oh God Adrian, what have you done with your... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The Midnight Gang will be the title of the next David Walliams children’s book, due for release next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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After selling over 17 million copies of ‘Jesus Calling’ over the past decade, Sarah Young discusses her follow-up 365-day devotional, ‘Jesus Always,’ which is already setting records for HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s gift division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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'By all accounts, popular literature is in the lead' among Russian readers, according to new results from a survey reported by Russia Behind the Headlines. The post Russian Book Chamber Parses Reading Patterns, Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing division IglooBooks has signed a publishing deal with Aardman for the Shaun the Sheep brand, as well as the new feature film Early Man. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sceptre has acquired a book by Central St. Martins lecturer and artist Rod Judkins described as "future-proofing for thinkers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Tom Tivnan rounds up the titles that the UK's top agencies are hoping to find deals for at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A fast-growing presence from the Italian industry at Frankfurt Book Fair means more events and space, along with an emphasis on Lazio and the Piedmont. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson 107 Publishers at the Italian Collective Stand loor space covered by the Italian... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in Another Tab Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed Continue reading at Slate
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A memoir by an Italian doctor working with migrants draws interest, as does a celebrated French novel currently up for the Prix Goncourt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Frankfurt and the book fair in general may be in transition, says Tom Tivnan, but the core of the industry’s biggest event remains strong. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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PW and the Miami Book Fair have agreed to work together to produce a consumer guide to this year’s fair, which takes place November 13-20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Snapchat is a little different today, going back to its roots with a retooling that boosts personal messages and lowers visibility for its publishing partners in Discover.The reconfiguration is seen as a sign that Snapchat doesn't see the need to keep putting Discover in users' faces. A few... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fiction and picture books are likely to take the lion’s share of sales over the Christmas period, although this year’s YA and teen offering is not as strong, according to a number of children’s booksellers. Florentyna Martin, children’s buyer at Waterstones, said younger fiction is particularly... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enthusiasm and national pride marked the signing ceremony at which Canada confirmed its participation as the Frankfurt Book Fair's 2020 Guest of Honor country. The post Canada To Be Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perceived cultural resistance and inadequate marketing to international audiences can mean that children's picture books lag in translation on the world stage. The post Translation Issues: Why Don’t Children’s Picture Books Travel? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Blackwell’s will continue to supply print and ebooks to the NHS after striking a new deal with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA fantasy author Taran Matharu has signed a four-book, six-figure deal with his publisher, Hodder Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Debut novel Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott has been acquired by Hutchinson in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a rising rate base, the magazine will jump up to 925,000 at the start of 2017. The post Dr. Oz The Good Life Is Good Business appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Virgin Books has acquired The Airbnb Story, the first "definitive" book about the $25.5bn-valued company, to publish in spring 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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