With earnings having dropped by 60%, it is harder than ever to keep going as a writer – even if your work gets rave reviewsThe 2022 publication of A Hunger, Ross Raisin’s fourth novel, was his “lowest moment”, the 45-year-old author says. “It was a deflating experience.”The book received positive reviews, but then Raisin found out it wouldn’t be stocked in a large high-street book chain, and literary festivals claimed they “didn’t have space” to programme him. “I had to work hard not to succumb to a negativity that in turn thwarts creativity,” he says. It made him consider giving up writing altogether. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-14 15:35:55 UTC ]
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In an interview that raised many hackles, Gregory dismissed erotica as ‘pornography’ and crime novel villains as ‘blindingly obvious’ – despite her own novels occupying a distinct genre themselvesIn a bizarre miscalculation, the historical novelist Philippa Gregory took a sideswipe at the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital media means user experience often is compromised for aggressive monetization tactics. We took a temperature check to find the biggest issues. The post Top publishing execs say interstitial ads are the worst user experience trade-off appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decatur Book Festival executive director Daren Wang's book tour for his debut novel has also become an excuse to seek out the best bourbon cocktail in the South. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC is forever playing around with new forms of storytelling, but its many experimental projects can be hard to keep track of. A 360-degree video might be published on YouTube and Facebook, for example, while an animated VR tale might launch firs... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A commitment to serving readers above all else has, arguably, never been more lucrative. The post Marketers’ “Customer Experience” Chorus is Good News for Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two books by poet Claire Askew, winner of the 2016 Lucy Cavendish Prize, following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An account of a young woman’s experience of anorexia while at Oxford University has been honoured by the New Welsh Writing Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist Emma Straub at her store, Books Are Magic, in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama might be getting all the attention for that reported $65 million book deal, but former President Bill Clinton is soon coming out with an unusual book: He's writing a novel with prolific thriller writer James Patterson. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once upon a time, in 1983 to be precise, a small U.K. literary journal published a list of what it considered the 20 best novelists in Britain under the age of 40. Lists like Granta’s Best Young British Novelists are now so commonplace—from the New Yorker’s decennial 20 under 40 list to the... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boston-born author Ottessa Moshfegh, debut novelist Yaa Gyasi and Emma Cline are among the names to feature on the 2017 Granta Best of Young American Novelists list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British literary magazine Granta unveiled its Best of Young American Novelists list on Wednesday, honoring 21 U.S. writers younger than 40. Fiction by the selected authors will appear in the magazine's 139th issue. Many of the writers, despite their comparative youth, have already reached... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once a decade, Granta picks the most-promising authors under 40 in the US and UK. Here are the 21 young American writers to watch this decadeThe age of anxiety: what does Granta’s list say about America?Jesse Ball, 38, was born in New York and has published six novels, a number of poetry and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month, Polis books will publish 'Dangerous Ends,' the third novel in the Pete Fernandez mystery series written by Segura, who is also senior v-p of publicity and marketing at Archie Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Other publishers have welcomed Penguin Random House's new stance on paying work experience participants, after it pledged to pay the National Living Wage to 450 candidates every year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House UK (PRH UK) will now pay its work experience participants the National Living Wage in a bid to make the publishing industry more accessible and diverse. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint HQ has acquired two new titles: a book club read from author and journalist, Allegra Huston and an explosive literary thriller by 24 year-old debut writer Jonathan Lyon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Located in Beijing’s central business district, the two-story Juvenile & Children Reading Experience Wonderland is a full-fledged subsidiary of China Children’s Press & Publication Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For his forthcoming book, Walkaway, out in April, the bestselling author has devised a novel approach to selling the digital edition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abeer Y. Hoque, author of "Olive Witch," picks 10 titles, from "Night Sky with Exit Wounds" to "Chulito." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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