The UK’s crime fiction convention, CrimeFest, announced the shortlists in six categories for its 11th annual awards program.
Industry Notes: Clinton and Patterson at BookCon; ‘One Book, One New York’ Returns
In New York-related notes, James Patterson and his first president-collaborator Bill Clinton are to speak at BookCon in June, while the city has begun voting which book it will ‘read togtether’ from a list of five.
The Authors Guild Honors Toni Morrison, James Patterson, and…IngramSpark
At the author advocacy organization’s 25th gala, trade publishing stars and a self-publishing engine are acclaimed for distinguished service to writers.
Amazon Singles Classics: Can They Make e-Shorts Fashionable?
Echoes of a bygone Byliner: Opening with more than 140 knees-up essays and stories, Amazon is betting that Singles Classics can make e-shorts sexy at last.
James Patterson Teams with AOL’s Patch to Encourage Summer Readers
AOL news platform Patch teamed up with James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead Program to encourage kids to read this summer; 500,000 users already visited the site.
Hoods, Hustlers, and Machiavelli: Ex-Prison Librarian Avi Steinberg on Reading Behind Bars
Editorial by Avi Steinberg There are almost as many reasons why an inmate would visit a prison library as there are books on the shelves — and at the prison library where I worked, there were roughly 20,000 books. After nearly two years as a librarian in the joint, I was still discovering new reasons. Some people came to the …
Is Not Crediting a Co-writer/Ghostwriter Disingenuous?
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead article, Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser discuss the art of collaboration. Moser has ghostwritten several celebrity works on which her name doesn’t appear. In this day and age, there are several authors — James Patterson is the most famous — who rely on co-writers to do most of the actual writing of their books. …
Career Reinvention for Publishing Professionals
By Andrew R. Malkin NEW YORK CITY: Fifteen years ago, after I already had spent ten years in trade book publishing with three major houses, I thought I had figured out my dream destination: a marketing manager spot under the tutelage of Carl Lennertz, at Knopf. I had held two field sales positions for the Knopf Publishing Group in what …
Global Trade Talk: James Patterson Inks Deal for 17 Books; EC on Digital Copyright
By Edward Nawotka Well, we know one writer who won’t be out of work for awhile: mystery and thriller writer James Patterson has just signed a 17-book deal with his US publisher Little, Brown. “The deal includes 11 adult titles, to be published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company and in paperback by Grand Central Publishing, and six titles …