Nearly 900 authors across world back criticism of online retailer's business tactics in ebooks dispute with US publisher HachetteThey include some of the biggest literary names on the planet, among them Stephen King, Donna Tartt, Paul Auster, James Patterson and John Grisham; a Pulitzer prize winner in Jennifer Egan; and four from this year's Man Booker longlist, Joshua Ferris, Karen Joy Fowler, Siri Hustvedt and Joseph O'Neill. Then there are first-time writers, historians, biographers all of them part of an unprecedented campaign against Amazon.The writers have lent their name to a letter objecting to Amazon's tactics as it negotiates over ebooks with Hachette, the fourth largest publisher in the US. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The former president and the world's most prolific thriller writer conjure a suspenseful—but, they say, entirely possible—scenario in the White House. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: the thriller from Bill Clinton and James Patterson, plus new books from Lauren Groff, Rachel Cusk, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King has the #1 book in the country with ‘The Outsider.’ Plus John McCain and James R. Clapper release political memoirs, and Bill Gates names his summer reads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King, a man who is no stranger to the top of any bestseller list, saw 'The Outsider,' his latest, take the #1 spot in Apple's iBooks store last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Baldacci's latest Amos Decker novel, 'The Fallen,' remained at the top of Apple's iBooks store last week, with James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's 'The 17th Suspect' following at #2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A case for ‘Why We Need Religion’ and an in-depth look at the religious inspiration behind Stephen King’s work in 'America’s Dark Theologian' are among the big religion and spirituality books publishing in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Egan's novel 'Manhattan Beach,' the story of a female diver at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard during WWII, has been chosen as the book for "One Book, One New York," an annual contest to decide on a book that will be read by the entire city. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jennifer Egan, Benjamin Myers and Paul Lynch are among the authors shortlisted for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has bought a new children’s series, about a girl genius called Max Einstein, by James Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week's notable book acquisitions in Hollywood include a seven-figure preempt to option a HaprerCollins thriller, and a film deal for a narrative poem by Stephen King. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King’s new novel, film adaptations and his 70th birthday provided Hodder’s team with an arsenal of unmissable opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen King may be the Master of Horror, but one of his fans is dealing with horror of a new kind. A Bangor, Maine, bookstore owner lost several of King’s rare manuscripts and books after a burst pipe flooded his store's basement, the Bangor Daily News reports. Gerald Winters, the owner of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN America will award Stephen King with the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award and celebrate S&S president and CEO Carolyn Reidy as its Publisher Honoree at its annual Literary Gala on May 22 in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Arrow has acquired a new children’s book, Dog Diaries, a spin-off from James Patterson’s bestselling middle grade Middle School series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Grisham's 'Camino Island' topped the iBook's bestsellers fiction list in 2017, J.D. Vance took the top honor in nonfiction for 'Hillbilly Elegy', and Mark Manson had the top-selling audiobook, 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Mexico’s Guadalajara International Book Fair, which runs through Sunday, Paul Auster has talked of turning to novels after ‘hitting a wall’ with poetry. And Amazon Publishing introduces a new imprint for short-form work. By Adam Critchley And Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief |... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘The Rooster Bar’ by John Grisham, released on Oct. 24, knocked Dan Brown’s ‘Origin’ from its longstanding #1 perch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram poet Rupi Kaur has the #3 book in the country with ‘The Sun and Her Flowers,’ the follow-up to ‘Milk and Honey.’ Plus ‘We Were Eight Years in Power’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates heralds the relaunch of the One World imprint, and Jennifer Egan’s ‘Manhattan Beach’ gives the ‘A Visit from the Goon... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What a to-do there has been about this year's Man Booker Prize. First, it was the shortcomings of the longlist, which, according to Britain's Telegraph, had "overlooked some of the year's most exciting releases". Then, of course, it was all about the shortlist, which had too many Americans on... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Sleeping Beauties’ by Stephen King and his younger son, Owen King, is the #2 book in the country. Plus R.J. Palacio’s ‘Wonder’ prepares for its big-screen debut, and Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate’s latest, ‘Wishtree,’ hits our list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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