Novelist Bernardine Evaristo fears ‘return to the literary invisibility of the past’ as research finds attempts to encourage diversity have stalledBlack and Asian authors in the UK say they are being shoehorned by a publishing industry which is almost blindingly white into writing fiction that conforms to a stereotypical view of their communities.Interviewed as part of a major new piece of research into diversity in publishing, the award-winning novelist Bernadine Evaristo was scathing in her indictment of the British books world. “Three decades ago, few novels were published by Britain’s Black and Asian novelists, while 20 years ago, a breakthrough occurred that became a short-lived trend,” said the author of Blonde Roots, a novel that flips history to put whites in the role of slaves. But “for the past few years, we have seen a return to the literary invisibility of the past, concealed by a deceptive tokenism.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' by E.L. James and sequels are an ebook and paperback phenomenon that is also causing a sales spike in sex shops. How did it all happen?The staff of the Pleasure Chest, a high-end West Hollywood sex shop, were first tipped to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" phenomenon by their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unconventional collection of novels failed to generate a consensus among the Pulitzer board members. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Regional newspaper publisher Northcliffe Media has reported a further six per cent year-on-year decline in like-for-like revenue over the past six months. Parent company Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said in a trading update today that althou ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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Faber’s digital business Faber Factory, powered by Constellation, has launched the British... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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In February, the Educational Development Corporation said it would remove all its titles from Amazon, more evidence of the tumult over who gets to decide how much a book costs. Continue reading at The New York Times
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A journey across the Pacific Crest Trail turns into an exercise of triumph over grief for Cheryl Strayed in her memoir, 'Wild.'Toward the end of Cheryl Strayed's memoir, "Wild," the author, who is in the middle of hiking 1,100 miles alone across the West Coast's formidable Pacific Crest Trail,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Publishers hoping that digital sales would make up for the decline in physical books are worried. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2012-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Inc. is denying antitrust charges filed against it and five major book publishers this week that accuse the companies of a price-fixing scheme to inflate the prices paid for electronic books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alleged collusion aside, the publishing industry's agency pricing model may actually protect the long-term interests of everyone in the ebook value chain. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When looking at an effort with the scale of World Book Night U.S.—half a million books will be given away to strangers across all 50 states on April 23—it’s helpful to consider some numbers: 25,000 “givers” have volunteered to give away their allotment of books to people, many of whom they’ve... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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This week, the Obama administration’s Justice Department struck a great legal blow against our open market for books, and indeed against open markets in America. Even though online retailer Amazon has captured more than 50 percent of many key book markets—like the one for ebooks—antitrust... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has signed world rights in two novels by début author Susan Elliott... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three of the five book publishers sued Wednesday by the Department of Justice quickly agree to scrap their deal with Apple and claim no wrong-doing. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has assured authors that the publisher is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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With 'American Spy,' Steinhauer finishes what he started in 'The Tourist' and 'The Nearest Exit.' It's a thrilling, irresistible masterwork of love, guilt and revenge.On two separate occasions over the last nine years, Olen Steinhauer has brought a thriller series to a close. The first was the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morning Business Memo: Amazon is the big winner in the government’s decision to go after Apple and major publishers over alleged ebook price fixing. Amazon might decide to slash the price of many bestsellers from $14.99 to $9.99. The Justice Department and 15 states sued... Continue reading at ABC News
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Adam Mansbach's picture book 'Go the F--- To Sleep' is now available in a kid-friendly version called 'Seriously, Go To Sleep.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The British Retail Consortium's (BRC) sales monitor for March has revealed "some... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first quarter of 2012 saw a seven percent gain in media and marketing M&A transaction volume from fourth quarter 2011, according to investment advisory firm Berkery Noyes. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Google has told UK bookshops that it is shutting its reseller programme, and has invited the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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