The more we know about what other people earn, the more we can understand our own circumstancesI was paid a £12,500 advance to write my book, Open Up. Sharing this publicly, even as the author of a book about our emotional relationship with money, was initially petrifying, but I ended up revealing it in the book – it’s there on page 17. When I got the book deal, I’d excitedly tell people and they’d inevitably ask: “Did you get an advance?” And like most chats about money, the conversation would abruptly stop there.I worried about telling people the amount for so many reasons. I thought it would compromise my publisher or my agent. I worried it would compromise the book, and that people would think: “Oh, that’s not a large amount, it can’t be very good.” The only book deals we hear about are the six-figure ones, and they can be misleading; a headline-grabbing “£100,000 four-book deal” is really only £25,000 a book, and if a book takes a year to write, that pays the author a below-average salary.Jessica Knoll recently set Twitter alight after revealing that income from writing has allowed her to buy her a Porsche Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Doubleday invests in the sophomore novel by the author of 'The Night Circus,' Morrow nabs a debut thriller that picked up buzz in Frankfurt, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper invests in the debut by a former Aussie book buyer, a social history of the Barbizon Hotel draws Hollywood interest, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Remember Milo Yiannapolous? The self-described provocateur who now lacks a job at Breitbart, a book deal with Simon & Schuster and a Twitter account can add one more deletion to the list: an Instagram post. Unlike Alex Jones, Yiannapolous has mai... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The creator of the “Shitty Media Men” list sells a primer on dealing with sexual assault, Atria buys a new novel by the author of Schindler’s List, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mayo to focus on book deal and 5 Live film show as Whiley moves to an evening slotSimon Mayo and Jo Whiley are to leave the BBC Radio 2 Drivetime show, as part of a shake-up at the UK’s most popular radio station.Mayo has hosted the show since 2010, but tensions are thought to have arisen after... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Einhorn bets big on a Reese Witherspoon book club author, Elizabeth Strout returns to Olive Kitteridge, an S&S editor strikes a six-figure deal at HarperCollins, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH invests in a book by Will Smith, Knopf buys a new Christopher Paolini collection, Viking lays out high six figures for a debut, LB throws down for a French bestseller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cory Doctorow closes a six-figure deal with Tor; William Morrow nabs a debut novel by an assistant at Curtis, Brown UK; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FSG preempts a narrative nonfiction about four Renaissance queens, S&S nabs an epistolary novel about an underemployed millennial, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scout Press nabs a debut novel by a Steinbeck fellow, Barry Eisler re-ups at Amazon for seven figures, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laurell K. Hamilton re-ups at Berkley and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rachel Hollis sells a follow-up to Girl, Wash Your Face to Nelson, Algonquin nabs an Aussie writer’s debut novel, Penguin buys a book about a N.Y. Knicks fan by sportswriter Harvey Araton, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Avery buys two books by the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and HMH nabs two, at auction, by bestselling YA author Amy Tintera in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Keller takes a nonfiction essay collection to Amazon, Berkley signs two by a debut author, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week’s column, Norton buys a debut novel at auction; Berkley buys two from Bently; Orbit invests in a new trilogy by Merbeth; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has signed a book deal with Geraint Thomas, the winner of the 2018 Tour de France. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Atlantic buys the new novel from journalist Tim Murphy, Delacorte picks up the sequel to One of Us Is Lying, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catherine O’Flynn, whose novel What Was Lost won the first novel prize at the Costa Book Awards in 2008, has written a children’s book about two girls who want to be detectives. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An L.A. yogi strikes a six-figure deal, Berkley buys a debut at auction, Jill Soloway nabs the first two books for her new imprint at Amazon, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After six years exactly, Dean Burnett’s Brain Flapping blog is coming to an end. It’s been emotionalOn 31 July, 2012, the very first Brain Flapping post appeared on the Guardian website. Exactly six years to the day later, here’s the very last one.To confirm, the Guardian is shutting down the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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