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Texas Authors

Texas Authors 4th Annual Short Story Contest Underway

May. 26, 2018

Texas Authors – The fourth annual Short Story Contest sponsored by Texas Authors is now underway.

NSK Children's Literature Prize

Jury Picked for the 2019 NSK Neustadt Kids Lit Prize

May. 23, 2018

 World Literature Today, the award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, has announced who the jury members will be to select the finalists for the renowned NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. The biennial NSK Prize, which will next be awarded in 2019, recognizes the significant achievement of a writer, either over a lifetime or in a… View Article

From left: Joyce Carol Oates, Fredrik Backman and Jamila Woods. (Linnea Jonasson Bernholm; Jeff Zelevansky/AP; James C. Svehla/Chicago Tribune)

Lit Fest to Feature ‘A Man Called Ove’ Author Backman, Novelist Joyce Carol Oates

May. 4, 2018

Best-selling authors Joyce Carol Oates and Fredrik Backman will be among the headliners at this year’s Printers Row Lit Fest, June 9-10.

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Award Winners

Patty Yumi Cotrell, award-winning debut novelist.

Barnes & Noble Names Winners of the 27th Annual Discover Awards

May. 4, 2018

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced that Patty Yumi Cottrell’s Sorry to Disrupt the Peace (McSweeney’s), a darkly comic debut novel . . .

Annie Proulx, winner of the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for Fiction

Annie Proulx Wins 2018 Library of Congress Prize for Fiction

May. 2, 2018

From: TheDay.com Annie Proulx has been named winner of the 2018 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. The honor recognizes an experienced writer whose body of work has “told us something new about the American experience.” Last year, she received the National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The 82-year-old Proulx, who was born in… View Article

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Pick 2018 Award Winners

Mar. 4, 2018

Award winners – The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA), a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, each year picks six or more authors to be promoted in member stores during the winter and spring of 2018. 

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Interviews

Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes

Women In Sunlight Based on Real Characters

May. 2, 2018

Women in Sunlight, Frances Mayes, Crown – The author of the best-selling 1996 memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes, writes another love letter to Italy with Women in Sunlight

Screenwriter Janna King Debuts Novel, The Seasonaires

May. 1, 2018

The Seasonaires, Jana King, Pegasus Books – For a twentysomething, there is no summer job better than being a seasonaire—there are no responsibilities, college is barely a thought, and you’re surrounded by beautiful people.

Christma in July by Alan Michael Parker

Christmas in July Embraces Formal Challenges

May. 1, 2018

Christmas in July, Alan Michael Parker, Dzanc books – In his latest novel, Alan Michael Parker tells the story of the Christmas Danzig, a thirteen-year-old with terminal cancer

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What's Hot

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

May. 1, 2018

The Death of Mrs. Westaway, Ruth Ware, Gallery/Scout Press – From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fourth novel.

50 Battles that Changed the World by William Weir

50 Battles That Changed the World by William Weir

May. 1, 2018

50 Battles That Changed the World, William Weir, Permuted Press – An important look at the military conflicts that most altered the course of history.

Instant Pot Cookbook

The Instant Pot Cookbook by Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen

Apr. 3, 2018

The Instant Pot Cookbook, Williams Sonoma Test Kitchen, Weldon Owen – This compact, yet comprehensive guide to the Instant Pot is your new go-to-guide for fast and fresh homemade meals!  

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Writing Insights

Warren Adler, Bestselling Author

My 3 Essential Tips for Creating a Captivating Murder Mystery

May. 1, 2018

Warren Adler – I’ve always loved mysteries, my favorite mystery author being George Simenon who, in my opinion, is the master of brevity. Simenon wrote a masterful series of seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories following Inspector Maigret.

What Is Comprehensive Manuscript Editing?

May. 1, 2018

Lisa Dale Norton – Many editing services break memoir editing into a menu of options from which you must choose and pay for individually. My expertise combines these services.

How Can I Find a Literary Agent?

Apr. 12, 2018

In today’s digital publishing environment, many authors wonder if having a literary agent is at all necessary. The short answer is yes.  If you are seeking a traditional publisher for a novel or memoir, a professional literary agent may be more important in the congested marketplace than ever before. On the other hand, if you… View Article

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Rants and Revelations

A Publishing Success Story at Age 83

May. 16, 2018

Editor’s note: In 2003, we at Authorlink helped Graydon Dee Hubbard enhance his first book, SLIM TO NONE, which he ghost wrote from the diaries of Jennifer Hendrix, then we helped him land a publisher, McGraw-Hill Education.  We were pleased to receive this message about his recent success and thought it worth sharing. Dee is… View Article

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Publishing With Amazon Kindle Self-Publishing Platform

May. 2, 2018

The thriving market for ebooks has prompted many authors to turn to Amazon Kindle Digital Publishing (KDP) for book distribution. But with great sales opportunities come great pitfalls. First, let’s examine just how lucrative the ebook publishing market may be today.  An early 2017 five-country, 15-retailer report from Author Earnings shows that Amazon.com owned a… View Article

Is Amazon Kindle Cheating Self-Published Authors?

Apr. 23, 2018

So, you are about to self-publish a book in e-book or print-on-demand format. It seems like a no-brainer to sign an exclusive contract with Amazon Kindle and up goes your book to Amazon’s vast online audience. After all, presumably they own 60 or 70% of the e-book market. This super-rich company has overall product revenues of more than $107 billion and more than 304 million active customer accounts worldwide.  But are they playing fair with the average author dreaming of selling a million copies of his or her e-book?

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