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‘When an editor works with an author, she cannot help seeing into the medicine cabinet of his soul. All the terrible emotions, the desire for vindications, the paranoia, and the projection are bottled in there, along with all the excesses of envy, desire for revenge, all the hypochondriacal responses, rituals, defenses, and the twin obsessions with sex and money.

World of Books launches SoA award

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:31pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

World of Books launches SoA award website

World of Books Group, the UK's largest retailer of used books, has partnered with the Society of Authors to launch a new grant to support writers as they work on 'books of any genre that have the power to inspire progressive behaviour change.' Read more

‘This is not an easy treasure hunt’: puzzle book offers readers chance to win €750,000 golden casket | Books | The Guardian

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:28pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

‘This is not an easy treasure hunt’: puzzle book offers readers chance to win €750,000 golden casket | Books | The Guardian website

For all the armchair puzzlers for whom sudokus and crosswords have palled over the long months of lockdown, a fiendish new literary conundrum is about to slide on to bookshelves - with a rather lucrative and unusual reward.

The fact checking thriller writer

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:25pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

The fact checking thriller writer website

I have been a film-maker for more than 30 years and have acquired filing cabinets full of international research. In my second career as a thriller author, these gems have not been wasted. All my books are based upon my past investigative documentaries. Read more

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World ‹ Literary Hub

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:23pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World ‹ Literary Hub website

An economist's attempt to explain behavior in publishing or any other domain typically begins with the cost-benefit principle: an action should be taken if and only if the benefits of taking it exceed the corresponding costs. Read more

Publishing Industry Insiders Share Insights into Opportunities, Challenges Ahead

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:19pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

Publishing Industry Insiders Share Insights into Opportunities, Challenges Ahead website

Yesterday's webinar "Publishing Now '21: Looking Forward," hosted by Westchester Publishing Services and Publishers WeeklyInternational news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries http://www.publishersweekly.com/, attracted more than 500 viewers, as industry insiders discussed the state of the publishing industry, the ways in which it has been changed by the pandemic, and the outlook going forward. Read more

HarperCollins to Acquire HMH Trade

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:14pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

HarperCollins to Acquire HMH Trade website

No one in the industry was surprised last week when HarperCollins emerged as the buyer for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media, the sixth-largest trade publisher in the U.S. Read more

Indies facing 'tough' market welcome ACE Culture Recovery Fund grants | The Bookseller

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:12pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

Indies facing 'tough' market welcome ACE Culture Recovery Fund grants | The Bookseller website

Independent publishers including Carcanet, Comma Press and Otter-Barry Books say Arts Council England's second round of grants from its Culture Recovery Fund are much needed as publishers negotiate a "tough" market. Read more

Authors Guild Asks Members to Support PRO Act

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:08pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

Authors Guild Asks Members to Support PRO Act website

The Authors Guild is asking its membership and allies in the publishing industry to contact their senators to express support for the PRO Act, which has passed the House and is under discussion by the Senate. The act would enable freelance writers and authors to bargain collectively with businesses that hire them, something currently restricted by antitrust law. Read more

Writers grapple with rules of the imagination | PEN | The Guardian

Thu, 08/04/2021 - 12:05pm — Chris Holifield

5 April 2021

Writers grapple with rules of the imagination | PEN | The Guardian website

It's a venerable global cultural institution, dedicated to freedom of expression and set to celebrate its centenary this year. Yet the writers' association PENSupported by eminent writers, this is the English branch of International Pen, which has centres in nearly 100 countries. It fights for freedom of expression and against political censorship. It campaigns for writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes murdered for their views. http://www.englishpen.org/ is displaying signs of tension over a declaration claiming the right of authors to imagination, allowing them to describe the world from the point of view of characters from other cultural backgrounds.

Monthly archive - All

5 April 2021 - What's new

World of Books launches SoA award

‘This is not an easy treasure hunt’: puzzle book offers readers chance to win €750,000 golden casket | Books | The Guardian

The fact checking thriller writer

On the Behavioral Economy of the Book World ‹ Literary Hub

Publishing Industry Insiders Share Insights into Opportunities, Challenges Ahead

HarperCollins to Acquire HMH Trade

Indies facing 'tough' market welcome ACE Culture Recovery Fund grants | The Bookseller

Authors Guild Asks Members to Support PRO Act

Writers grapple with rules of the imagination | PEN | The Guardian

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