The two bestselling authors who both started in TV discuss writing as a second career, natural justice – and what they really think of literary fictionIn the four years since Richard Osman published his first Thursday Murder Club novel he has consistently topped the bestseller lists, and now his quartet of retirement-age detectives will be portrayed on screen by a cast including Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. Having grown up in Sussex, Osman started out in TV, where he created and co-hosted the gameshow Pointless. His forthcoming novel We Solve Murders – the start of a new series – features a writer billed as the world’s bestselling novelist, “if you don’t count Lee Child”. Child, the creator of former military police officer Jack Reacher, has enjoyed phenomenal popularity since he left his career – also in TV, where he worked on shows including Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown and Cracker – and started writing, with his first novel published in 1997. Raised in Birmingham, he moved to the US in 1998 and now lives between Manhattan and rural Wyoming. He wrote 24 Reacher novels before announcing in 2020 that he would be handing the series to his brother Andrew.Lee Child I feel that writing is always a second-phase career, or at least should be. It’s that rare thing that not only can you do it when you’re older, but you should do it when you’re older. Pick your cliche: your gas tank is full, your database is compiled. You are a person. You are ready to write.... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-14 09:00:23 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#consistently topped
#bestseller lists
#retirement-age detectives
#pierce brosnan
#gameshow pointless
#solve murders
#writer billed
#bestselling novelist
#rural wyoming
#announcing in2020
#brother andrew
#rare thing
#gas tank
#ve spent
#cable box
#first novel
Harper Lee's agent Andrew Nurnberg has issued a full and emphatic denial of claims that novelist Harper Lee has been subjected to "elder abuse" linked to the publication of her novel Go Set a Watchman, describing allegations made against her care as "shameful" and "sad". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#harper lee
#elder abuse
Matt Sumell, author of the exceptional "Making Nice," on writing as an "emotionally expensive" undertaking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
A new Scholastic report found that a whopping 91 percent of children ages 6 to 17 said, 'My favorite books are the ones that I have picked out myself.' The books children liked the most were those that made them laugh, that let them use their imagination, and that tell made-up stories. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#favorite book
#books children
The news last month that Harper Lee would be publishing a second book was met with a brief blip of exultation followed by skepticism from fans of To Kill a Mockingbird. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#elder abuse
#harper lee
Sphere has acquired two novels by debut author Mark Hardie, who began writing full-time after losing his eyesight in 2002. Jade Chandler, senior editor for Sphere Fiction, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Burned and Broken and its sequel from Juliet Mahony and Sarah Lutyens at Lutyens... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sphere fiction
#acquired uk
#jade chandler
#senior editor
#sarah lutyens
#lutyens rubinstein
With so much content being produced online, it's hard to stand out as a digital publisher to your target crowd. Heard, a new anonymous social sharing app, believes it has solved the discovery problem. The platform applies the Netflix algorithm for films and TV shows to online content, ideally... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#online media
#single person
#institutional knowledge
#desktop version
#interesting things
Deepak Chopra's 10th novel continues his quest to explore spiritual mysteries through stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#deepak chopra
Avon's digital-first imprint, Maze, has signed three thrillers from author Marnie Riches. Editor Katy Loftus acquired English and Commonwealth rights in a deal with Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein, with plans to begin publication of the series in ebook this April. Subsequent titles will be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#caspian dennis
#abner stein
The government has announced plans to improve literacy by promoting public library membership in primary schools. But the move has had a mixed reaction, with campaigner Laura Swaffield describing the news as a “bad joke for World Book Day”. The government has put together an action plan,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#announced plans
#improve literacy
#primary schools
#mixed reaction
#bad joke
#action plan
William Morrow's line of digital-first mystery titles, Witness Impulse, has broken a sales milestone: its books have sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#william morrow
#witness impulse
To Kill a Mockingbird author sends written rebuff to reporter inquiring about forthcoming sequel Go Set a Watchman An investigative reporter in Alabama has become the first journalist to receive a direct response from Harper Lee following her unexpected announcement that she would be releasing a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#investigative reporter
U.K. publishers are employing a number of tactics to garner Facebook traffic. Digiday spoke to five of the UK publishers in the top 10 to receive traffic from the social network -- and learned a few tricks. Having engineered its sites for mobile -- and consequently, social -- six of Trinity... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#trinity mirror
Newsflash! Divergent fans, sit down, take a deep breath and get ready to read Veronica Roth’s new duologyAttention all you Divergent fans! Put down your books, pick up your calendars and rejoice at some really exciting news.It has been announced that Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#veronica roth
#two-book series
Pan Macmillan has acquired two novels in a debut crime series by journalist Michelle Davies in a three-way auction. Editor Catherine Richards bought UK and Commonwealth rights for the novels from Jane Gregory. The first, Gone Astray, follows Lesley Kinnock and her husband Mack, who win £12m on... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pan macmillan
#jane gregory
Recording the author’s weariness with revisions, and hugger mugger meetings over manuscripts, new book collects ‘definitive’ behind-the-scenes storiesThe door to the chamber of secrets has opened a crack, as a bibliography of JK Rowling’s work reveals insider details about the publication of her... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#london pub
#enable fans
#publishing history
As the story goes, in October 1897, the American Library Association (ALA) plunged into controversy when Rutherford P. Hayes (the son of former U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes) seized the ALA presidency following the death of duly elected president Justin Winsor, despite there being no... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Waterstones and HarperCollins will host a joint literary festival celebrating crime fiction, with a combination of virtual and literary events. The Killer Crime Festival will be held over the 13th and 14th March, with live events taking place at Waterstones stores alongside an online festival... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#literary events
#14th march
Koenig, author of 'Modern Jewish Cooking' offers her thoughts on the perfect Passover Seder, and what it means to give traditional Jewish food a cool new twist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
From Homer to Balzac to Darwin to Dickens, these Penguin 80th birthday booklets are where publishing meets public serviceIt was quite overwhelming, to open the box containing all 80 of these booklets – one for each year in the life of Penguin Books. Each is around 60 pages long; each is an... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#penguin books
#affordable snippets
#great literature
In her native country, Sara Blaedel is a household name. But, she's not yet well-known in the U.S. With the help of a few famous literary friends, Blaedel is out to change that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#native country