On International Women’s Day Kate Mosse, co-founder of the Women’s prize for fiction and bestselling author of Labyrinth, heralds a new honour Gloria Steinem said: “The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” The key then, for all of us trying to make the world a better place for women, is not to complain but to act.I am celebrating this International Women’s Day in the same week that my own initiative to promote women’s equality, the Women’s prize for fiction, announced its longlist, and in the same year that we launched the inaugural Women’s prize for nonfiction. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Bestselling author and New York City-based pastor Tim Keller’s exploration of forgiveness, a myth-busting look at Buddhism, and more are among new religion and spirituality titles publishing in November. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In her new book 'Good Boundaries and Goodbyes' (Thomas Nelson, Nov. 8), bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst reflects on her recent divorce and makes a case for how faith and love can help set healthy boundaries in relationships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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When it comes to publishing a business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and publisher Rohit Bhargava knows quality when he sees it. Alongside his wife, Chhavi Arya, he’s the cofounder of Ideapress, a hybrid publisher that specializes in out-of-the-box business titles. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Novel by writer, who lived in Devon until fatal heart attack, was made into a film starring Robert RedfordNicholas Evans, the bestselling author of The Horse Whisperer, has died at the age of 72. In a statement, United Agents said the “much-loved” writer had died following a heart attack on... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Day two of the DOJ's trial to block PRH from acquiring S&S featured a little star power: bestselling author Stephen King. In terms of the case before the court, however, the highlight of the day was the testimony of S&S CEO Jonathan Karp. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Bestselling author Stephen King has testified in a federal antitrust trial in Washington Continue reading at ABC News
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Woods was the author of more than 90 novels, many featuring the character of lawyer-investigator Stone Barrington. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
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Former First Lady and bestselling author Michelle Obama's next book, 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,' will be released on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Contestants will enter a writers’ retreat and be given 30 days to write a novel while completing ‘live-wire’ challenges Reality TV producers have exhausted singers, dancers, drag artists, potters, tailors, and beautiful young people hoping to find love. Now, it seems, the spotlight has fallen on... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The movie adaptation of 'Where the Crawdads Sing' hits theaters July 13, and tie-in editions join the megaselling conventional trade paperback. Plus Brian Feehan – Christine Feehan's son – joins his mom as a bestselling author, and the latest book club picks hit our lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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I sat down with the bestselling author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness, Garth Greenwell last year, after the release of the new anthology of sexy short stories, Kink, which Greenwell co-edited with R.O. Kwon. Since our conversation, which often touched on the importance of queer spaces, an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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More than a million new titles are published annually in the US, far more than even the most bibliophilic secret agent could get through. Even with a weekly publishing schedule, we can only bring you 52 Hitting the Books each year. To help shine a spotlight on all the fantastic stories that... Continue reading at Engadget
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The 75-year-old writer has penned more than 300 titles, sold more than 500m copies and is worth an estimated $800mThe bestselling author James Patterson has apologized for saying white male authors face “another form of racism”.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Patterson said white male... Continue reading at The Guardian
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“I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers," the bestselling author said. Continue reading at HuffPost
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Bestselling author James Patterson is concerned for white male writers, whom he thinks are having difficulty finding work in the entertainment industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The bestselling author told Seth Meyers he almost embraced the woman before witnessing the theft. Continue reading at HuffPost
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Returning for its first in-person spring event since 2019, the Hay Festival programme will feature more than 600 award-winning writers, global policy makers, pioneers and innovators in conversations, performances and debates.The British Council is supporting a series of seven events at the... Continue reading at British Council global
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Bestselling author J.D. Vance has won Ohio's contentious and hyper-competitive Republican Senate primary, buoyed by Donald Trump's endorsement in a race widely seen as an early test of the former president's hold on his party as the midterm... Continue reading at CBC
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Management consultant and bestselling author Keith Ferrazzi insists that the most important lesson of all is that this is your opportunity to learn from your peers. Keith Ferrazzi is the founder and chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a management consulting and coaching company that works to... Continue reading at Fast Company
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