Julia Bell, Birkbeck senior lecturer in creative writing and convenor of the creative writing MA participated in the Radio 4 documentary last month and told The Bookseller that the trade needs to engage more forcefully with the issue of inclusion. She said: “I'm glad things are changing but it's going to take
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The Post, which opens tonight, is a good movie but bad history. It exaggerates the role of The Washington Post in the success of the publication of the Pentagon Papers and the subsequent Supreme Court case. It downplays the role of the true catalyst in the real life drama: The New York Times.
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When faced with the “Expedia” of Amazon, surely the big publishers could form (or buy) a compelling e-book offering to consumers (in an arm's length way that doesn't create anti-trust issues). The moment to buy Kobo may have come and gone, but perhaps it's not too late to offer something new?
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Mirvis's tale is one of privilege — a prosperous Memphis upbringing, college at Columbia, graduate school in creative writing — run through with a red thread of anguish. In many ways, to those of Modern Orthodox background, it is a deeply familiar story: She attended an Orthodox school, studied Jewish
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NEW DELHI: Fiction was almost lost from Indian publishing at about this time last year. With about three non-fiction titles releasing for every novel, it was clear who ruled the roost in 2016 – just as it did in 2015. In 2017, however, book lovers had a lot to chew upon as some really strong novels made their
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… Party at iHeartRadio Theater on December 12, 2017 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) (Photo: Getty Images for iHeartMedia). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Top 10 iTunes tracks … Source: iTunes, as of Dec. 21. Top 10 albums
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No doubt you've heard of Johnny, Sean and Dave, the self-publishing pioneers from the Self-Publishing Podcast, one of the original podcasts focused on indie authors. Today James talks to Sean and Johnny about their two brand new offerings for authors, how things have changed in recent years, and
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The Boston Book Festival recently visited the Curley K-8 School library to deliver over five dozen children's books and a check for $5,500 as the culmination of The Book Festival's recent “Shelf Help” donation effort, which begun in September and invited bookstores, book publishers, and citizens to
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Dec 21 (Reuters) – John Grisham's latest legal thriller “The Rooster Bar” topped the U.S. fiction bestsellers chart on Thursday. Data released by independent, online and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors across the United States was used to compile the list. Hardcover
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FICTION. 1. “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham (Doubleday). 2. “Origin” by Dan Brown (Doubleday). 3. “Year One” by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's). 4. “The Midnight Line” by Lee Child (Delacorte). 5.“Artemis” by Andy Weir (Crown). 6. “The People vs. Alex Cross” by James Patterson (Little, Brown). 7.
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