Tag: Self-publishing
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Theft of Unpublished Manuscripts, a Rollercoaster Year for Publishing, and more…
Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts? (New York Times) Mr. Hannaham was just one of countless targets in a mysterious international phishing scam that has been tricking writers, editors, agents and anyone in their orbit into sharing unpublished book manuscripts. It isn’t clear who the thief or thieves are, or even how […]
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Pandemic Novels, JK Rowling’s Sales Plunge, and more…
Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) For two years, Naomi Alderman, the author of the 2017 dystopian novel “The Power,” had been working on her next book. Then in February, with 40,000 words already written, she decided she had to stop. The story she had devised, about […]
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Climate Fiction, Science Fiction, and more…
Indigenous authors celebrated as readership skyrockets across Canada (CBC) Pauls, whose work aims in part to revitalize the Southern Tutchone language he grew up with, is one of many authors featured at the Vancouver Public Library’s new Indigenous collection at the Central Branch. The collection includes fiction and non-fiction books, films and music from Indigenous authors, and about Indigenous issues. Most […]
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Trump is Ruining Book Sales, Ava Duvernay Producing Afrofuturism Adaptation…
Detroit author self-publishes high suspense, urban romance novels set in the city (WXYZ Detroit) Sylvia’s own story reads a bit like a novel. It begins when she was a little girl, who had a penchant for lying. Her mom wouldn’t stand for it. “She would make me write down my lie and come back and […]
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Trends in Indian Fiction, Writing in the Trump Era, Chinese Sci-Fi…
From inspiration to publication: immigrant authors talk about writing and publishing fiction in Canada (Canadian Immigrant) Writer Mayank Bhatt draws inspiration from his immigration experience as well, along with current events. In 2008, he immigrated to Canada from India, where he was a journalist. Released in September 2016, his novel, Belief, is about the immigrant […]
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Latinx Heroines, Spanish Graphic Novels, and Nigerian Millennials…
5 Things I Learned About Publishing an #OwnVoices Book with a Latinx Herione (Bustle) As a Latinx author and journalist who has been privileged enough to be born in the United States, get an education, and grow up in a safe suburban neighborhood, I feel as though it is my responsibility to put Latinx characters in […]