As her wizarding world returns to the stage and screen, Rowling’s $95m pushes James Patterson into second place with $87mJK Rowling will need to reserve a particularly large vault at Gringotts bank after a bumper year for the Harry Potter novelist magicked her back to the No 1 spot on Forbes’ list of the world’s richest authors, almost a decade after she last topped it.Forbes – which uses a mix of print, ebook and audio sales data, television and film earnings and expert industry opinion to come up with its list – estimates that Rowling earned $95m in the year to 31 May. This figure is the equivalent of more than $180 per minute, thanks to the sensational sales of her play script, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. When the Harry Potter follow-up was released last summer, it sold more than 680,000 print copies in the UK in the first three days alone, and became the fastest selling book since the final Harry Potter novel. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Margaret Forster has died, aged 77, following a battle with cancer in her back. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new report from Author Earnings previews what the Digital Book World Conference audience is likely to hear in "Data Guy's" keynote address. The post Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lawrence Block, author of 'The Girl In the Deep Blue Eyes' (Titan, 978-1-7832-9750-4), will appear on BlogTalkRadio.com with 'Modern Signed Book' podcast host Rodger Nichols on Tuesday, February 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the new Future! Publish event in Berlin, HarperCollins' Chantal Restivo-Alessi talks about publishing when 'digital is here to stay.' The post ‘A Hybrid World’: HarperCollins’ Restivo-Alessi in Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of a controversial book on China's president, believed to be the reason five booksellers from the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong went missing between October and December 2015, has released the title online. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online community Toppsta is partnering with World Book Day this year, providing reviews of the £1 titles in the run-up to the day itself on 3rd March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Chinese writer tells the BBC he published a provocative book about President Xi Jinping, linked to five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as a challenge to China. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sci-fi author Leena Krohn, political fiction writer Boualem Sansal, and nonfiction bestselling author Peter Wohlleben are on the global publishing radar these days in our Author Buzz. The post International Author Buzz: Leena Krohn, Boualem Sansal, Peter Wohlleben appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Malcolm Gladwell and Ursula K. Le Guin, are among those supporting the Authors Guild’s bid to have the Supreme Court review its case against Google. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Victoria Hislop, Caitlin Moran, Mark Haddon and Tracy Chevalier have called on wealthy governments to resettle more Syrian refugees as Waterstones hits its £1m Buy Books for Syria fundraising target. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new book celebrating the best writing of the past century follows a well-worn script when it comes to equalityI’ve been dipping in and out of DJ Taylor’s fat new book, The Prose Factory, a pleasingly gossipy history of literary life in England since 1918, and so far as it goes, it’s very... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian and journalist Faith Salie, from NPR's 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!,' will emcee the May 12 event, which will feature such authors as Colson Whitehead and Sebastian Junger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the focus was primarily on the offerings for adult readers among the 625 booksellers attending this year's Winter Institute, children's publishers and authors also took their turns in the limelight at the annual gathering of publishers' reps, authors, and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Aiken, the former long-time executive director of the Authors Guild, died Friday January 29, one day shy of his 57th birthday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A story by much-loved children's author Beatrix Potter, written more than a century ago, is to be published for the first time after the rediscovery of the tale which features some of her best-known characters, including Peter Rabbit. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Federal authorities say an Ohio seminary student has been arrested in California on suspicion of intending to travel to Mexico to have sex with a toddler or baby. See more of our top stories on Facebook >> Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that 23-year-old Joel Wright... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Harry Potter author will be presented the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service award May 16 at the literary and human rights group's annual gala in New York. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Nielsen Consumer Confidence Index combined with Bookscan data offers a snapshot of what's happening in global book publishing markets. The post Confidence Rising (Mostly): Nielsen’s Whirlwind Overview of World Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to a novel by Danish author Dorthe Nors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Amazon’s business practices continue unchecked the result could be a “nuclear winter” for book publishing, said Smashwords founder Mark Coker during a Jan. 27 event called Amazon’s Book Monopoly—A Threat to Freedom of Expression? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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