TweetIn both Hong Kong and China, the English-language book market is growing, big thanks to Jo Lusby, who launched Penguin in China eight years ago, and Peter Gordon, who is at the epicenter of the Hong Kong literary world. Both of these individuals are passionate about expanding the literary market in China and Hong Kong, [...]
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An Author’s Marketing Made Her Book a Brand
TweetHelen Nathan, a mom of three and former wine-trade buyer, is now not only a successful author, she is the creator of her own brand name, which is worth four times more than the royalties of her book. Nathan had an idea about something she was passionate about–getting children excited about cooking–and through her own [...]
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TweetLast night, Linda had the pleasure of joining friend and author, Silvia Fishbaum, at the Czech Center New York for a lecture given by Professor James Ward from the Department of History at DePauw University. Professor Ward spoke about Fr. Jozef Tiso, the president of 1939-1945 Slovak Republic and his involvement in the destruction of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Marketing Success Continues for The Dog-Gone Good Cookbook
TweetThe Dog-Gone Good Cookbook (St. Martins Press, 2013) continues its marketing success as the wonderful book by nutritionist Gayle Pruitt, with photographs by Joe Grisham, has been featured on PetPav.com and The Social Dog Examiner! Yesterday, Cindie Carter from The Social Dog Examiner interviewed Gayle, and they released a signed copy The Dog-Gone Good Cookbook [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Why Not You? Publishing Dreams Do Come True
TweetJosh Hanagarne considers himself a simple man who loves a good book and his job at his local public library. But last week Josh experienced what many of us hope for: the day his book was published. Not only can he call himself a published author now, his book, The World’s Strongest Librarian (Penguin Publishing, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Amazon Buys Goodreads
TweetAmazon, the dominant place to buy books online, is buying Goodreads, the most visited book-sharing website. Though some worry that it is not right for Amazon to have the kind of power to target readers based off their reviews on Goodreads, others are supportive, thinking that it will be a great collaboration of finding and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Authors Turn To A New Publisher They Can Trust- Through Self-Publishing
TweetNot surprisingly with the changes which are occurring in the publishing industry today, the self-publishing trend continues, and more and more authors are turning into publishers themselves. Self-publishing is gaining credibility and gives the author the opportunity to receive 70% of sales over the 10-15% they receive working with a large publishing house. Self-publishing also [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Academy of Arts & Sciences elects new members
TweetWe heard the Academy of Arts & Sciences just elected 198 new members, some of which in the literary division include the noble Martin Amis, Wendell Berry, and Paul Theroux. Out of the 4000 fellows, 250 are Nobel Prize laureates and 60 are Pulitzer Prize winners. We want to extend our congratulations to all!
Read the rest of this entry »Maya Angelou home after hospitalization
TweetWe are happy to hear that poet and author, Maya Angelou, has returned to her North Carolina home after a brief hospitalization. Her latest memoir Mom & Me & Mom (Random House, 2013) released in April, and the 85-year-old author is currently working on a poetry collection.
Read the rest of this entry »The Ninth Annual PEN World Voices Festival
Tweet From April 29th- May 5th, the ninth annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will take place here in New York City. Writers from across the globe will gather to explore bravery in art, politics, and personal life as they join in discussions, one-on-one conversations, participatory workshops, and performances at venues across NYC. [...]
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