Five jurors based in the UK and North America will select the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize in the spring of 2018. The post Man Booker International 2018 Judges: Prize Honors Translator, Author appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icelandic author Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir's Facebook initiative urging Iceland to accept Syrian refugees has prompted similar campaigns across the globe. The post Icelandic Author Prompts Global Campaigns to Take in Syrian Refugees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 Beijing International Book Fair put a renewed emphasis in B2B transactions and sought to tighten regional 'silk road' relations. The post Beijing International Book Fair Takes a New Stance in Asia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger, author of 'Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition' (Da Capo, 9780306824203), will appear on MSNBC TV's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' and Showtime's '60 Minutes Sports' on Tuesday, September 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Canadian novel by the author of 'The Bear' sells in the States, a Finnish picture book makes its way to Germany, Swedish thriller 'The Evil Book' continues to sell, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new independent publishers, Calisi Press and Les Fugitives, are launching with the remit of publishing only women in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his article, Those magnificent manifestos, The Bookseller editor Philip Jones reviews his call for the FutureBook audience to reflect on five years of digital "to challenge the customs we have begun to adopt." The response is so robust that I've extended our deadline for submissions of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It started out, author Patrick Ness said, as a small thing on his fundraising page. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get to know the winners of the European Union Prize for Literature at the Frankfurt Book Fair and find out about translation funding for these books. The post EU Prize for Literature Winners on Display in Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A selection of some of the hundreds of children's book authors who will be at this season’s regional shows. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here is a selection of some of the hundreds of authors who will be at this season’s regional shows. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alane Adams worked for years as an accountant at her family’s business, but she always believed that one day she’d get back to her first two loves: reading and writing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian Australia and Hachette Australia announce the 21 writers in the running for inaugural $10,000 books prize, chosen from more than 900 entriesGuardian Australia is pleased to announced the 21 writers who have made the longlist of the inaugural Richell prize for emerging writers.In its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The two parties, which are locked in a libel and defamation suit, have each filed counter motions asking the court to rule immediately in their favor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkish Literary Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu offers advice to foreign publishers looking to both buy from and sell into this burgeoning market. The post Turkey Wants You and Your Translations, says Agent Nermin Mollaoğlu appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chipping Norton Literary Festival will pay the authors who appeared at this year’s event just under £100 per hour of work as part of its new profit share scheme. The festival, which was first held in 2012, previously paid authors their accommodation, subsistence and travel expenses, but not an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Italian novelist, whose real-life identity is a well-kept secret, says in email interview that female authors continue to be confined to a ‘literary gynaeceum’The elusive Italian author Elena Ferrante has said that women writers tend to be shut “in a literary gynaeceum” by the books... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jay Keefe wrote a memoir about recovering from alcoholism and realizes, upon publication, that it a huge personal risk it was, albeit one with rewards. The post Exposing Yourself As a First-Time Author appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A lot of new material' "Being an author myself again has made me a better agent I believe," Andrew Lownie tells me. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the crash of Brazil's real against the dollar, US rights deals at this year's Rio International Book Fair may not be as lavish, but they are still key. The post Rights Deals Are Key to Rio International Book Fair for Americans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and bestselling author who sought to humanize people with brain disorders by portraying their bizarre lives not as litanies of freakish behaviors but as examples of resiliency, has died. He was 82. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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