A scandal has exposed massive pay disparities in publishing and journalism. But the information may not help muchThe writer Chip Cheek got paid an $800,000 advance for his erotic debut novel, Cape May. Good for him, right? Even he, however, admits he was shocked by the figure. “But I’m more shocked to see the numbers from writers of color like the extraordinary Jesmyn Ward,” Cheek tweeted earlier this week. “I hope this movement begins to change things.”The movement in question is #PublishingPaidMe. Started by the black fantasy author LL McKinney, the hashtag urges authors to share the amounts of their book advances, in order to highlight the disparities between what black and non-black writers are paid. Cheek, I probably don’t need to tell you, is a white man. His advance, received as a relatively unknown writer, eclipses that of many established writers of colour including, as his tweet notes, the two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Related: Top editors resign amid accusations of racist ‘toxic culture’ at US publications We’ve been having the same conversation over and over again for the past decade but nothing seems to change Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-12 09:30:18 UTC ]
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Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet’s World Book Day title Supertato: Books are Rubbish (Simon & Schuster Children's) has racked up a 671% increase in sales week on week, selling 26,884 copies in the week leading up to 5th March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 11:15:11 UTC ]
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Bookshops from across Britain have been awarded the final grants from the Booksellers Association £50,000 diversity fund for projects to improve accessibility, representation and inclusion. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 23:40:45 UTC ]
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From near the heart of the Italian crisis, a publishing icon withdraws GeMS from London Book Fair and calls rights centers a "nightmare of epidemiologists.' The post Coronavirus: Milan’s Stefano Mauri to World Book Fairs and Festivals: Postpone appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-02 18:15:43 UTC ]
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The real question at the heart of this novel is how a woman is supposed to prepare for the apocalypse when everyday life is so maddening. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 22:49:38 UTC ]
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Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Amanda Leduc saw plenty of disabled characters in fairy tales, but none she wanted to identify with. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Beano is today (Wednesday 26th February) launching a special comic in support of World Book Day (WBD) (March 5th) with a free £1 WBD token. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-26 07:46:04 UTC ]
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Harvill Secker has snapped up First World War thriller Two Storm Wood by British writer Philip Gray. Editorial director for crime and thrillers Jade Chandler acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Nicola Barr at the Bent Agency. The title is set for publication in May 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 21:42:00 UTC ]
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Vintage will celebrate the late Toni Morrison’s 89th birthday through partnerships and activities throughout the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-23 19:39:07 UTC ]
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Helen Fremont’s parents were Holocaust survivors. Her new book “The Escape Artist” explores what happened when she shared that in a book. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-20 15:00:00 UTC ]
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TO BE A STRANGER in your own land is alienating enough, but to be a stranger among your own people? That vexing question is at the heart of two books — one a Bildungsroman, the other a memoir — by Arab authors whose narratives might be best described as the misadventures of the insider-outsider.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-02-15 18:00:32 UTC ]
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Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book worldIt could be almost the setup for a joke, but a former president, a Booker winner and an erotic fiction superstar have walked on to the British... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-14 06:01:23 UTC ]
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A survey of diversity – or lack of it – in the US books industry makes for dismal reading once moreThe results of a survey of diversity in the world of US publishing were released last month. The figures cover executives, editorial staff, sales, publicity and marketing as well as reviewers,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-08 07:00:31 UTC ]
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The Paris Review editor has crafted a panoramic portrait, centered on multiple characters in chapters numbered as innings. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s book publisher Lee & Low Books, a minority-owned company that focuses on multicultural literature, recently released the results of a survey geared towards finding out one thing: What do the numbers say about the widely perceived lack of diversity in the publishing world? The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-29 21:40:46 UTC ]
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In 1898, corruption and violence drove blacks from Wilmington, N.C., writes David Zucchino. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-24 02:32:12 UTC ]
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Niantic's real-world events for 2019 were so successful that they generated $249 million in tourism revenue across Chicago, Dortmund and Montréal. That's what the company has revealed in a new events website, which it launched alongside its fe... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-23 13:44:00 UTC ]
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The debut novel examines the lives of people who are more interested in how they appear online than who they are in real life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-21 17:44:04 UTC ]
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For several months, catastrophic fires have been raging in Australia. Collectively, they’ve torched some 38,000 square miles nationwide, killing at least 28 people and, according to the University of Sydney, more than a billion animals. In recent weeks, heart-rending stories of death and... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-01-17 13:05:42 UTC ]
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Scarlett Thomas continues her streak of turning complicated subjects into must-read novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-13 23:13:01 UTC ]
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Andrew Bacevich explains how America’s elites wasted the promise of the post-Cold War era. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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