MJ Rose

International bestseller,(The Book of Lost Fragrances, Atria 2012); First author to self-publish e-book & be discovered online (1998) Doubleday Book Club and Literary Book Club & then Simon & Schuster bought her novel Lip Service; Twelve traditionally published novels later, still occasionally self-publishes; Also founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com; one of founding board members of ITW.

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7 October 2024 - What's new

October 2024

‘One person writing in a quiet room, trying to connect with another person, reading in another quiet-or maybe not so quiet-room. Stories can entertain, sometimes teach or argue a point. But for me the essential thing is that they communicate feelings. That they appeal to what we share as human beings across our borders and divides.

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Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken ‹ Literary Hub

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 6:19pm — Chris Holifield

7 October 2024

Looking After the Books: Remembering Children’s Author Joan Aiken ‹ Literary Hub website

Lizza Aiken on the Responsibility of Maintaining Her Mother's Literary Legacy

The Bookseller - News - More than half of children's books with diverse main characters are by white authors, report finds

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 6:15pm — Chris Holifield

7 October 2024

The Bookseller - News - More than half of children's books with diverse main characters are by white authors, report finds website

A report has found that more than half of children's books published in the last decade with a minoritised ethnic main character were by white authors and illustrators.

How many kids read for fun? Not nearly enough | Opinion – Deseret News

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 6:12pm — Chris Holifield

7 October 2024

How many kids read for fun? Not nearly enough | Opinion – Deseret News website

A decline in reading is affecting young people's ability to reason, and teachers are contributing to the problem

The Bookseller - News - Publishing industry calls on government to create plan to boost reading for pleasure

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 6:08pm — Chris Holifield

7 October 2024

The Bookseller - News - Publishing industry calls on government to create plan to boost reading for pleasure website

The book industry has launched an open letter calling on the government to create a plan to boost reading for pleasure for children across the UK. The letter invited the Prime Minister "to make a cross-government commitment to prioritise the role of reading for pleasure for children", investing in the development of children and the future of the country.

The Bookseller - News - Katherine Rundell and Claire Wilson sign open letter on children's reading

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 6:04pm — Chris Holifield

7 October 2024

The Bookseller - News - Katherine Rundell and Claire Wilson sign open letter on children's reading website

Author Katherine Rundell and Claire Wilson, president of the Association of Authors' AgentsThe association of UK agents. Their website (http://www.agentsassoc.co.uk/index.html) gives a Directory of Members and a code of practice, but no information about the agencies other than their names. The association refers visitors to the UK agent listings from The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook on the WritersServices site. (AAA), have signed the open letter launched by the book industry, calling on the Prime Minister to address the decline in reading for pleasure among children.