Never mind the Brits, here are five American novels perfect for ‘Masterpiece’ treatment

Sure, Jane Austen and E.M. Forster wrote great costume dramas, but let’s not overlook the works of Twain and other Americans. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Former Facebook employee says Dave Eggers copied her memoir in his new novel

Former Facebook employee Kate Losse says Eggers used her personal story as the narrative for his novel 'The Circle.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Barker novel for 4th Estate

Fourth Estate's Clare Reihill has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Nicola Barker’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'My First Novel' editor Alan Watt aims to demystify the creative process

Alan Watt, who edited the anthology 'My First Novel,' invited 25 writers to contribute recollections about how they got their start. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Planeta Donates 1m Peso Novel Prize Money to Mexican Flood Victims

After discovering the winner of a debut novel prize was co-authored, Planeta is donating the prize money of million pesos (USD $76,800) to Mexico's flood victims. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boyd's Solo novel launched at London's Dorchester Hotel

William Boyd signed seven copies of his heavily embargoed new Bond novel Solo (Jonathan Cape) to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize will now be open to any novel written in English

The prestigious UK writing prize will now be open to any works that are published in the UK and were written in English. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Briefcase 2013: What the American Agencies Will Be Selling At the Fair

Barbara Ehrenreich tackles "the truth"; Arianna Huffington tackles success; Elizabeth Gilbert tackles fiction; Alice McDermott tackles being ordinary; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind Time Inc. Purchase of American Express Publishing Lies a Long History

After a two-decade-long relationship between the magazine giant Time Inc. and American Express, Time Inc. plans to close quickly on its purchase of American Express&rsquo;s publishing division. &ldquo;This 20-year courtship is finally bei ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orpheus myth inspires new Almond novel

Hodder Children's Books has bought two contemporary novels for teens from Carnegie Medal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Delay for Tulisa novel

A fiction debut from N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos planned for release this autumn has been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood Debuts New Novel ‘MaddAdam’ on Wattpad

In a promotional event timed to coincide with the global release of Margaret Atwood’s new novel MaddAdam, her publisher, Doubleday, is teaming with Wattpad to release an exclusive essay about the book as well as excerpts from the other novels in the dystopian trilogy of which it is a part. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Who Died in Syria Wins Arab American Book Award

The late New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria last year, is among the winners of the 2013 Arab American Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sophie Hannah to write new Agatha Christie novel

Crime author Sophie Hannah is to write a new Agatha Christie novel, featuring the author's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill McGowan Works to Make Authors Pitch-Perfect

In the early 2000s, while working as a producer at ABC’s 20/20, Bill McGowan put together a branding video for a dot-com entrepreneur. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic Novel Collaboration Targets a Geopolitical Conundrum

The US State Department sponsored publication of the graphic novel, Two Legends of Uzbekistan, is an unusual experiment in soft power cultural diplomacy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape in graphic novel partnership with Sequential

Jonathan Cape has partnered with software developer Panel Nine to bring its graphic novels to the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson novel heads to the screen

Entertainment company Lionsgate has acquired film rights to Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie 'How I Live Now,' based on a YA novel set during World War III, gets a trailer

'How I Live Now' is being adapted into a film starring 'The Host' actress Saoirse Ronan. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Americans, Especially Men, Continue to Pay So Much for ESPN

Following up on a story on ESPN's global dominance, The Atlantic has published a series of charts that show why the sports network remains so expensive––and why men continue to pay for its premium. The network's internal research, which polls its subscribers (take from that what you will), finds... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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