More than 500 book industry professionals have added their names to a call for publishers not to sign up veterans of the departing president’s governmentFive-hundred American authors and literary professionals have signed a letter calling on US publishers not to sign book deals with members of the Trump administration, saying “those who enabled, promulgated, and covered up crimes against the American people should not be enriched through the coffers of publishing”.Put together by the author Barry Lyga, the letter, which is continuing to add names, has been signed by bestselling writers including Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere, Holly Black and Star Wars author Chuck Wendig. Titled “no book deals for traitors”, it opens by stating that the US “is where it is in part because publishing has chased the money and notoriety of some pretty sketchy people, and has granted those same people both the imprimatur of respectability and a lot of money through sweetheart book deals”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-19 16:25:50 UTC ]
Saturday Books takes YA author and illustrator Isabel Ibañez’s adult fiction debut, Atria signs a self-published romantasy series, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coco meets Sliding Doors, dinosaur time travel, a NASA mathematician's autobiography, and more of today's best children's book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-24 14:53:00 UTC ]
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One Signal takes Timnit Gebru’s AI clarion call, HarperVia picks up enigmatic YouTuber Uketsu’s Japanese horror debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Today is the last day to snap up these Prime Day deals on some of the best kids' books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-17 15:40:00 UTC ]
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Over 500 industry professionals sign open letter to bookseller after employee’s post about ‘tearing up books’ by Christina DalcherMore than 500 authors and book industry professionals have signed an open letter calling on Waterstones to reverse a decision to dismiss an employee who said she... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-07-11 10:31:48 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe sells a new souther epic to Morrow, Hillary Clinton’s new memoir goes to Simon & Schuster, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An environmentalist mermaid, a cookbook for young scientists, the story of an Olympic champion, and more of today's best kids' book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-03 15:05:00 UTC ]
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A Rastafarian memoir for fans of Educated, a final girls thriller, a love letter to bookstores, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-02 15:05:00 UTC ]
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Winnie-the-Pooh, Olympic childhoods, a magical janitor's closet, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-26 15:22:00 UTC ]
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Celadon takes former New York Times editor Jill Abramson’s ExxonMobil Exposé; Dial Press takes Sophie Kinsella’s “deeply personal” novella, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wayward magical girls, a celebration of boys' friendship, iconic Black heroes, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-19 14:47:50 UTC ]
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Penguin Workshop lands a new middle grade series by Lin Oliver and actor Goldie Hawn, Garth Nix sells two to Harper Voyager, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Pete the Cat, Goosebumps, a Little Mermaid Adventure, and More in Today's Best Children's Book Deals Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-12 15:45:03 UTC ]
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Scholastic snaps up Suzanne Collins's new entry in the bestselling Hunger Games series, Red Tower signs three by Melissa de la Cruz, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Saving the family bakery, an illustrated intro to Greek mythology, 400 pet chickens, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-05 14:45:52 UTC ]
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Two interlocking thrillers, demonic possession in the suburbs, a Cambodian memoir told through food, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-03 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Metropolitan signs two books from Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafer, Malcolm Gladwell will update 'The Tipping Point' for Little, Brown, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry from the Young People’s Poet Laureate, the adventures of Eloise, a DIY cookbook for young chefs, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-29 15:16:09 UTC ]
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Grand Central signs legal thriller writer Lisa Scottoline to a four-book deal; St. Martin’s picks up Henry Gee’s take on human extinction, and more Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Missing griffin cubs, Native pride at a powwow, the first people to summit Mount Everest, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-22 15:00:20 UTC ]
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