Online writing school The Novelry has announced a series of expansions, including newly recruited PRH editors, plans to set up a US branch, outreach programmes and its latest partnership with Madeline Milburn Literary, TV and Film agency.
Wilcox wins PEN Ackerley Prize for ‘vivid’ memoir Patch Work
Claire Wilcox has won the PEN Ackerley Prize 2021 for her "vivid" memoir Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes (Bloomsbury).
Sherer given ‘industry first’ sustainability role at Springer Nature
Thea Sherer has been appointed director of sustainability at Springer Nature, a newly created role heading up a team dedicated to achieving the company's climate change goals, in a move billed as an industry first for an academic press.
On Diversity: A Survey of Canadian Readers 2021
On Diversity: A Survey of Canadian Readers 2021 Aug 05 2021 BookNet Canada has released On Diversity: A Survey of Canadian Readers 2021, a free study on the interest of Canadian readers in diverse literature. Among the study's key findings: 94% of respondents agreed or sometimes agreed that "books should be representative of a variety of experiences," with the same being true for 72% of respondents about the statement "books about a group/culture should be written by people from that group," and for the statement "authors should write from their lived experience" (68%). Summary of survey at Shelf Awareness. Survey...
Anglia Ruskin launches bursary to improve children’s book illustration diversity
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has launched a new inclusivity bursary worth £11,200 to study for a masters degree in children's book illustration.
Bouchercon calls off in-person convention
Aug 05 2021 Bouchercon, the annual mystery fiction convention, was to be held live this August in New Orleans. But an email to registrants sent out on Wednesday confirmed that, due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the event would be canceled. Full refunds will be offered for registration fees. Source: Publishers Weekly More News Stories
Vertebrate races in for Cullen’s ‘powerful’ running book
Sheffield-based adventure publisher Vertebrate has signed Rachel Ann Cullen’s Running For Our Lives, a “powerful” book about how running can help ordinary people to overcome struggles and challenges in their lives.
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 5, 2021
Today's Featured Deals IN CASE YOU MISSED YESTERDAY'S MOST POPULAR DEALS Previous Daily Deals Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders for $2.99 Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix for $2.99 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak for $2.99 A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow for $2.99 The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile for $1.99 My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix for $2.99 If You Tell by Gregg Olsen for $4.99 Rosewater by Tade Thompson for $4.99 Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson for $2.99 Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir by Hari Ziyad...
Former Bookseller editor David Whitaker dies
David Whitaker, a former editor of The Bookseller, has died. Whitaker died peacefully in his sleep overnight on 4th August, his widow Maggie Van Reenan has confirmed.
HarperCollins buys three crime novels from McTiernan in seven-figure deal
HarperCollins has bought three standalone crime novels from Irish author Dervla McTiernan in a seven-figure deal, to be published by HarperFiction in the UK, William Morrow in the US and HarperCollins Australia in March 2022.
