Australian-born author DBC Pierre, whose real name is Peter Finlay, won the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction in October. He will earn £50,000 ($80,000) with a satirical tale of contemporary America, titled Vernon God Little, published by Faber & Faber.
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES December 1-15, 2003 Edition "The one page listing on Authorlink sold me." Joe Veltre Breaking News Authorlink Writer Lands Big Deal With HarperCollins With Major Film Interest NEW YORK/DALLAS/12/03Brian Tacang, writing as Simon P. Binaohan, has...
The New York publishing industry–cleaving mostly to the political left for decades–is at last striving to create a more balanced literary landscape. Two major publishers, Crown (Random House) and Penguin Putnam each recently launched new conservative socioeconomic and political lines, reflecting (or perhaps cashing in on) the changing mood of the country under a Republican President, a GOP majority in the House, Senate, and among U.S.governors.
The Savvy Author’s Guide to Book Publicity due for release in February 2004 by Carroll & Grafis an essential reference for writers-from the self-published to those published by major houses. Author Lissa Warren is Senior Director of Publicity for Da Capo Press, a member of the New York-based Perseus Books Group.
The New York publishing industry—cleaving mostly to the political left for decades—is at last striving to create a more balanced literary landscape. Two major publishers, Penguin Putnam an Crown (Random House), each recently launched new conservative socioeconomic and political lines, reflecting (or perhaps cashing in on) the changing mood of the country under a Republican President, a GOP majority in the House, Senate, and among U.S.governors.
There’s a new kind of energy at Kensington Publishing Corp. And it has been building since Michaela Hamilton ascended the elevator at 850 Third Avenue two years ago. After a 25-year career in book publishing (including 10 years as editor-in-chief of NAL) and a few years at freelance editing, Michaela got the offer from Kensington founder and CEO Walter Zacharius to become the company’s new editor-in-chief. Now this ball of fire has the freedom to realize a vision she and Walter share.
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote to a young friend seeking advice on her writing: “You’ve got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly. . . ” Now, acclaimed contemporary novelist and journalist David Lipsky, a fan of Fitzgerald, has done just that.
In today’s world, witnessing violence, both personal and societal, has become a common experience. Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School-based trauma expert, wanted to prove that we, as individuals, have the power to lessen the impact of witnessing trauma in our society
Jack Warner has been writing stories for his entire working career. He spent 32 years with United Press International and 13 years with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Even so, it took Jack five years to sell his first novel, two days after he retired at the age of 63.
PSYCHOPATH, Dr. Keith Ablow’s fourth thriller in the popular Frank Clevenger series, was released in July 2003 by St. Martin’s Press. Here, the author discusses how he originated the idea for the series, how he found a publisher, and how he finds time to write while juggling a busy career as a forensic psychiatrist.
