Young-adult books are being sold to an audience that can't vote, yet they're being written by people commonly referred to on the Internet as "the olds." We should know. We're two of them. Both of us have made our living writing. One of us in journalism (Grady) and the other in literary fiction (Katie). But then Katie's publisher pitched her on doing a Y.A. series, mostly because she's somewhat immature and teenager-ish anyway, so why not turn that weakness into a strength?[more ...] Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers from across the Christian fiction spectrum attended workshops, lectures, and meetings over three days during the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference (ACFW) in Grapevine, Tex., from Sept. 21-24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An all-female group of authors has been selected for the US' National Book Foundation's 'Five Under 35' program, honoring fiction debuts. The post National Book Foundation Names Its ‘Five under 35’ Debut Fiction Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Lagercrantz will not be continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series beyond 2019, the Swedish author and journalist has told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists are shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust worth £15,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime writer A L Gaylin is publishing two novels with Orion Fiction, the first of which centres on a young woman who becomes the focus of a true crime podcast. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit Books has won three Hugos since its U.S. branch launched in 2007—and its publisher thinks it's poised to dominate the sci-fi and fantasy publishing world by 2027. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation on Monday announced the 10 books longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. The list includes a previous National Book Award winner, M.T. Anderson; a three-time Newberry honoree, Gary Paulsen; a debut novelist, Ali Benjamin; Angeleno... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Called 'a group of novels grown from tradition but also radical and contemporary,' the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist of six books is announced in London. The post The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icelandic authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jonasson are set to sponsor a new crime writing award to encourage more people to write in their first language. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The longlist has been announced for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under a Pole Star (Quercus) by Costa-winning author Stef Penney has been awarded the £10,000 2017 Wilbur and Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A cuddly new publishing service has arrived to help struggling authors with ‘bookbirthing’ – and for all its new-age trappings, it seems to be catching on“Are book doulas a thing?” asks a writer I know. “I’d love to get one.”Book doulas are a thing, because where there is a need, there is a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aldiss helped shape and elevate the science fiction genre, but he recognized its mutability. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brexit legal challenger to write book about struggles in her work and personal life, as well as ‘offering guidance and confidence to women in particular’Inspired by Maya Angelou’s “tone of defiance in the face of increasing hostility, hate and defamation” in the classic poem Still I Rise,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Button Poetry is finding success in publishing and marketing poetry originally written for performance—leading some to believe that the sub-genre has book industry staying power. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As our China Bestseller Lists for July go to press, OpenBook's conference in Beijing has put the 2016 value of the Chinese books market at US$21 billion. The post OpenBook’s China Bestseller Lists for July 2017: Fiction and Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European graphic novel publisher Humanoids is adding Humanoids Kids, a new line of graphic novels for children and young adults, and Slice of Life, a new line of books focused on a variety of material aimed at older readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six children have been revealed as winners of BookTrust’s Pictures First competition with authors such as John Agard and Geek Girl author Holly Smale writing poems and stories to accompany the images. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and bookseller Mitch Johnson talks about writing his debut children's, Kick. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an interview that raised many hackles, Gregory dismissed erotica as ‘pornography’ and crime novel villains as ‘blindingly obvious’ – despite her own novels occupying a distinct genre themselvesIn a bizarre miscalculation, the historical novelist Philippa Gregory took a sideswipe at the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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