The typical income for a professional author in 2013 was just £11,000, more than £5,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-11-21 03:36:15 UTC ]
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"This is the kind of book that's hard to imagine until you're reading it: it doesn't seem possible, and then it is." Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
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I yearn for a literary world where, as readers, we’re familiar with a wider spectrum of narrative traditions and approaches than what we now think of as the canon. We Bengalis love so much to talk, to weave tales, to let our anecdotes tangle with each other’s into a larger collective... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-11-19 12:05:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has become the first Big Five publisher to strike an AI licensing deal, which authors and agents appear to be approaching with caution, skepticism, and a measure of hope. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fiction that delves fearlessly into the most pressing social challenges of our time' is the goal of the Aspen Words Literary Prize. The post The $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize Names Its 2025 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-18 19:19:57 UTC ]
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On Friday, author Daniel Kibblesmith posted a series of screenshots on Bluesky in order to share a concerning email he received from the agency who’d repped him on his children’s book Santa’s Husband: the book’s publisher, HarperCollins, was offering $2,500 (non-negotiable) for the right to use... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-18 13:36:53 UTC ]
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Gabrielle Bellot on the radical and harrowing nature of being trans in Trump’s America. | Lit Hub Memoir Lili Anolik explores the tumultuous, iconic, and unmistakably literary friendship between Eve Babitz and Joan Didion. | Lit Hub Biography “I am glad not to be a Greenland shark; I don’t have... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-16 11:30:58 UTC ]
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Following a successful slate of U.K. releases and U.S imports, author Cynthia Murphy will pen new YA thrillers under a three-book deal with Delacorte Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book club picks for November, funny comics, bookish holiday sweatshirts, and more today on Book Riot. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-11-11 17:06:16 UTC ]
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Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-08 16:28:55 UTC ]
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Urano will publish two English-language books by bestselling Venezuelan author Nacarid Portal, Little, Brown takes a heartbreaking book that weaves a paleoclimatologist’s personal loss with climate change, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Taylor Jenkins Swift and Travis Baldree return to our lists in new, deluxe editions, and Joseph Nguyen’s self-published hit ‘Don’t Believe Everything You Think’ gets an update and a traditional release. Plus ‘Throne of Secrets’ joins Kerri Maniscalco’s King of Sin series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For Robin Wall Kimmerer’s lecture in Norman, Okla., on November 1, the first day of Native American Heritage Month, Scribner arranged an exclusive shipment of her forthcoming book 'The Serviceberry,' which publishes on November 19. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Tweed’s sweeping ‘Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age’ explores 10,000 years of faith in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Tweed’s sweeping ‘Religion in the Lands That Became America: From the Ice Age to the Information Age’ explores the history of religious beliefs in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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While it is fair to say that Warhammer 40k has so far been underrepresented in science fiction circles, it seems the tide is finally starting to turn. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2024-10-28 17:36:58 UTC ]
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This beautiful memoir by a beloved trans activist rejects the idea that writing about trauma means ignoring joy. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-10-28 12:30:00 UTC ]
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The American authors Zach and Kelly Weinersmith win the Trivedi Science Book Prize for their 'A City on Mars' from Penguin Press. The post ‘A City on Mars’ from Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Wins the £25,000 Trivedi appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-24 20:18:40 UTC ]
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\A Friday discussion at Frankfurter Buchmesse brought together international authors to discuss writing in a politicized era. The post ‘Frankfurt Calling’: Authors on Storytelling as Resistance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-23 15:17:00 UTC ]
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Some 115,000 trade visitors from 153 countries were at Frankfurter Buchmesse last week, covered by 7,500 news-media representatives. The post The 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse: 230,000 Visitors Overall appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-22 15:06:16 UTC ]
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