Mike Stoner couldn’t find a publisher for his story of an expat’s dark days in Indonesia – until he looked eastAs soon as I read Mike Stoner’s self-published novel, Jalan Jalan, I had a feeling that it ought to be able to find a commercial publisher. The book was the last winner of the Guardian’s self-published book of the month, which picked seven books from open submissions between June and December 2014 and reviewed them on the site. I followed the series from the start, but Jalan Jalan was the first entry to really catch my attention. The tale follows a heartbroken young Brit through Indonesia, where he finds himself embroiled in a murky world at the bottom of the expat barrel after accepting a teaching job at a dodgy language school after a five-minute telephone interview.Josh Lacey called it an “involving tale of self-transformation, and a welcome blast of heat and spice”. It’s all that and more; a curious blend of Alex Garland and Nick Hornby with a ghost thrown in for good measure. It has some memorable drug- and alcohol-fuelled set pieces, lots of very funny dialogue, and lashings of tropical atmosphere. But it also has a more complex, moving and rather magical core. The protagonist – whose name is not revealed until the final chapter – is haunted by memories of his dead girlfriend, and as the book progresses it becomes clear that there is more going on here than mere misadventure in a foreign land. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The 2014 Self-Publishing Book Expo, first held in 2009, will take place at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Wiley is a professional, education and trade publisher comprised of three divisions: Wiley-Blackwell, Professional/Trade, and Global Education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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China Education Publishing & Media Group was formed in 2010 to reshape educational publishing in China. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Egmont is a leading Nordic media group that includes Cappelen Damm, Norway's largest publisher, and Lindhardt og Ringhof, Denmark's second-largest publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH publishing group is a family-owned company headquartered in Germany. The group’s portfolio includes Macmillan Publishers, Macmillan Science and Education, and Holtzbrinck Digital, Information and Services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins is a subsidiary of News Corp, a global media and information services company that covers a range of media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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De Agostini SpA is an Italian company that operates De Agostini Publishing, De Agostini Libri, Editions Atlas France/Suisse, Digital De Agostini. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Oxford University Press academic and educational books in more than 40 languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Woongjin Think Big publishes educational materials for all ages, including study books, collections, single works, after school learning materials, textbooks, and online content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Harlequin is a romance and women’s fiction publisher owned by the Torstar Corporation, a media and publishing company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pearson is the world’s leading educational company, with 40,000 employees in 80 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is a global education and learning company that reaches 50 million students throughout the U.S. and in 150 countries. Ninety percent of its revenue comes from education. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The Bonnier Group is a family-owned international media group based in Sweden with 160 companies in 16 countries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Planeta is the leading Spanish language publishing group in Spain and Latin America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Gruppo Editoriale Mauri Spagnol is a privately held publishing group and the third largest publisher in Italy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Reed Elsevier is the world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services and the fourth largest provider in the world of digital paid content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Abril Educação is an educational publishing and technology company under Abril S.A., the media division of Grupo Abril, a major Latin American communications group founded in 1950. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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La Martinière is a French publishing company that began with a focus on illustrated photography, heritage, art, and leisure books, and has since expanded to general trade books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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