Fear of Flying author’s latest book causes a stir alongside major deals for self-published authors and the first book from Blue Peter star Janet EllisMore than 40 years after Erica Jong coined the term “zipless fuck” in Fear of Flying, her feminist novel of a young woman’s quest for sex with no strings attached, its heroine Isadora Wing is set to return in Fear of Dying. The new book promises to address “what it really takes to be human and female in the 21st century” and has been a major hit at this week’s London book fair.Just acquired by Canongate in the UK, and St Martin’s Press in the US, with international publishers snapping up rights from Taiwan to Denmark, Fear of Dying is one of the hottest properties at the international publishing event. Jong has published more than 20 books, including a series of novels featuring Wing and a 1998 collection of essays What Do Women Want, making her “a pillar of the sexual revolution and a hero to millions”, according to Canongate. First published in 1973, Fear of Flying has sold more than 27m copies around the world – Naomi Wolf called it “the book that started it all by the woman who started it all”. Related: Erica Jong: Sex and motherhood Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fairQuichotte by Salman Rushdie (August 2019)Inspired by Don Quixote, this novel following the adventures of an ageing... Continue reading at The Guardian
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How the growing popularity of audio and a resurgence in poetry are driving interest in a UK-based internet radio station. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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With the London Book Fair's trade-show carpet still warm from the busy week's footfall, Livre Paris 2019 has opened today, and L’Europe est à l’Honneur—Europe herself is the guest of honor. The post Après London Book Fair: Livre Paris Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Javier López Llovet, CEO of Penguin Random House in Argentina, to talk about the the industry's challenges in the region. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Rana DiOrio's latest venture, Creative Mint, seeks to leverage the power of blockchain technology to “democratize and decentralize” rights transactions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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From nine languages on three continents, the Man Booker International Prize will again split the winners' award between author and translator. The post At London Book Fair: The Man Booker International Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Ahead of the London Book Fair, PW caught up with Marcos Pereira, President of the Brazilian Publishers Association (SNEL) and Publisher of Editora Sextante, one of the largest trade publishers in Brazil. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Even as the UK Parliament was compounding the UK's confusion on Brexit at Westminster Tuesday evening, the London Book Fair International Book Awards audience cheered internationalism and cross-cultural solidarity in the largest yet round of honors for the program. The post London Book Fair’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Speaking at LBF just hours before the U.K. House of Commons voted on Tuesday night on the newest Brexit proposal, writer Ian McEwan described leaving the EU as “a national tragedy.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Publisher Emma Barnes, the UK's leading evangelist for code-capable publishers, brings her Consonance team to London Book Fair. The post Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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What’s the state of the U.S. market for literature in translation? Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with Open Letter and Three Percent founder Chad Post to get a glimpse at where things stand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Brexit remains a source of uncertainty for all British publishers, but it has already negatively impacted the academic publishing sector in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A standing room only audience suggests that interest in digital audio, like the format itself, is still surging Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Kate Edwards, Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Publishers runs down the latest legal and legislative actions affecting Canadian publishers and authors in the copyright arena. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair, PW caught up with BISG executive director Brian O'Leary about the group's current efforts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Charkin’s new venture, Mensch Publishing, officially launched last month with Guy Kennaway’s darkly funny memoir 'Time to Go.' PW caught up with Charkin ahead of the 2019 London Book Fair to talk about his new turn as an indie publisher—and the simple question that inspired him to take the leap. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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For a second year in a row, the rapid growth of digital audio will be a hot topic at the London Book Fair, and that growth shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. PW recently caught up with Amanda D’Acierno, President & Publisher, Penguin Random House Audio Group to talk about audio’s rise,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In his new book, former F.C.C. Chariman Tom Wheeler deftly explores 500 years of network revolutions, and offers an invaluable take on the challenges we now face. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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At the 2019 London Book Fair's Quantum Conference, Faber & Faber CEO Stephen Page rallied publishers to focus not just on their own bottom lines, but on the unique, and vital role publishers play in our cultural ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In his new book, 'Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?', the pioneering science writer and environmental activist offers a thoughtful, sobering look at the future of humanity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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