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David Dow’s Confessions of an Innocent Man Turns Justice on Its Head

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Mar. 31, 2019

Berlin Writing Prize Calls for Entries

Book Reviews

Apr. 17, 2019

The Object of Your Affections by Falguni Kothari

Writing Insights

Apr. 1, 2019

Lisa Dale Norton is an author and memoir editor. She works on manuscripts with writing clients and teaches at conferences nationwide.

In Today’s Frenetic World, What Are the Memoirist’s Biggest Challenges

Debut Novelists

Nov. 17, 2018

Scottish Author Craig Russell to Make American Debut

Award Winners

Mar. 19, 2019

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There

Rants and Revelations

Oct. 1, 2018

Doris Booth, founder of Authorlink, the news, information and marketing service for writers. She is an award-winning journalist.

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

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Editor's Top Picks

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Featured Agent

Deidre Knight Agency Tops in Film Options and Bestsellers

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Featured eBook Conversion

Charles Sailor’s Bestselling Novel: The Second Son (Spanish version)

Readers' Resources

Newswire

Berlin Writing Prize Calls for Entries

Mar. 31, 2019

The 2019 Berlin Writing Prize is now open for submissions! Until the closing date of June 30, 2019,

Bertelsmann, parent to publisher Random House

Bertelsmann Profits Exceed One Billion

Mar. 27, 2019

Bertelsmann Accelerates Growth and Generates Over One Billion in Profits in 2018 – Bertelsmann further accelerated its growth last year: Driven by the positive development of its digital businesses

Barnes & Noble Appoints Joe Gorman as Executive Vice President, Operations

Mar. 19, 2019

Barnes & Noble Appoints Joe Gorman as Executive Vice President, Operations – the world’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products.

Award Winners

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There

Mar. 19, 2019

Breakout Novelist Tommy Orange Wins $25,000 PEN/Hemingway Award for There There – John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, April 7, 2019

Barnes & Noble Names Discover Awards Finalists

Jan. 29, 2019

Barnes & Noble Names Discover Awards Finalists – Winners to be Announced at a Special Ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, March 6

Bren McClain's One Good Mama Bone, Winner of the Willie Morris Southern Fiction Award.

Bren McClain Wins Southern Fiction Award

Jan. 20, 2019

Bren McClain Receives $10,000 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction for ONE GOOD MAMA BONE. New York, January 20, 2019 (Updated) – The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction named the recipient of its 2017 literary award: Bren McClain for her novel One Good Mama Bone (Story River Books), , McClain was honored October 18, 2018, at a ceremony at the… View Article

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Interviews

Southern Roots Lie at the Heart of Ripples

Apr. 1, 2019

Ripples, Evan Williams, Southern Fried Karma – Place is essential to storytelling. This is a concept author Evan Williams is quick to embrace.

Photographer Lee Miller’s Glamorous, Gritty Life Portrayed in Historical Novel

Apr. 1, 2019

Age of Light, Whitney Scharer, Little Brown – Lee Miller’s flawless beauty made her a photographer’s dream, starting with her father when she was a child and continuing as a fashion model into her twenties.

Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton

Huguenot Silk Weavers Inspire Velton’s Debut, Blackberry and Wild Rose

Apr. 1, 2019

Blackberry and Wild Rose, Sonia Velton, Blackstone Publishing – Blackberry and Wild Rose is a stunning, intricate debut about two very different women, the wife of a Huguenot master silk weaver, Esther Thorel, and a young woman, Sara Kemp, who has been working as a prostitute since she arrived in London.

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What's Hot

The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr

Apr. 1, 2019

The Lost History of Dreams, Kris Waldherr, Atria Books – All love stories are ghost stories in disguise.

Murphy’s Law by Jack Murphy

Apr. 1, 2019

Murphy’s Law, Jack Murphy, Thresholds Edition – Murphy’s Law tells a story of intense bravery and sacrifice—both on and off the battlefield.

The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

Mar. 1, 2019

The Wolf and the Watchman, Niklas Natt och Dag, Atria Books – One morning in the autumn of 1793, watchman Mikel Cardell is awakened from his drunken slumber with reports of a body seen floating in the Larder, once a pristine lake on Stockholm’s Southern Isle, now a rancid bog.

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Writing Insights

In Today’s Frenetic World, What Are the Memoirist’s Biggest Challenges

Apr. 1, 2019

Lisa Dale Norton – In Today’s Frenetic World, What Are the Memoirist’s Biggest Challenges

Warren Adler, acclaimed author of The War of the Roses

Looking Back: “Private Lies” Fuels Hollywood Bidding War

Apr. 1, 2019

Looking back at Warren Adler’s many successes, this 1991 Today Show video covers highlights from his long career.

Why Do People Read Memoir, and What Are They Hoping to Find There?

Mar. 1, 2019

Lisa Dale Norton – Why Do People Read Memoir, and What Are They Hoping to Find There?

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Rants and Revelations

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

Oct. 1, 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?

Sep. 1, 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?