This Week on Books Direct -
18 November 2018
Here's a list of some great articles you may have missed this week. Enjoy!
At the independent bookstore The Moon, which launched in September, at least half the books are by female writers.
New Book Marketing: The Bad Girl’s List For Book Launch Success by Melodie Campbell for Anne R. Allen
This post is about what has worked for Melodie. But it also illustrates what is done behind the scenes by her publisher.
The Hottest Trend In American Literature Isn’t From The U.S. by Liesl Schillinger for The Atlantic
In 2018, American literature no longer means literature written by Americans, for Americans, about America. On November 14, the National Book Foundation, recognizing this shift in relevance, will award a Translated Literature prize - the first category added to the National Book Awards in more than two decades.
And the results are in:
Here Are The Winners Of The 2018 National Book Awards by Claire Fallon for Huffington Post
Congratulations to all the winners.
Tom Hanks Takes His Latest Role, Author And Portland Book Festival Star, Very Seriously by Amy Wang for Oregon Live
Tom Hanks spoke about his short story collection, Uncommon Type, at the Portland Book Festival.
Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies At 95 by Mike Barnes for The Hollywood Reporter
The feisty writer, editor and publisher was responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four — 'nuff said.
And sadly, another literary death:
William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Of Butch Cassidy And All The President’s Men, Dies At 87 by Adam Bernstein for The Washington Post
He died 16 November, aged 87, at his home in Manhattan of complications from colon cancer and pneumonia.
“Hugely Disappointing” Government Response To Libraries Petition by Alison Flood for The Guardian
Supporters including J. K. Rowling and Neil Gaiman add their names to a campaign calling for library funding to be ringfenced.
Books, Spouses, Family And Friends: A Writers Dilemma by Michael J. Melville for Journeys and Life
Don’t make the mistake of using your friends and family as the sole launching point of your writing career. It’s fine to have their support but you need more.
Hemingway's Old Man And The Sea Fishing Trip Letter Sold For $28,000 by Alison Flood for The Guardian
Author’s account sent to Miami newspaper in 1935 describes capture of giant marlin believed to have partly inspired his Pulitzer prize-winning novel.
Want To Propose A Nonfiction Book? Here’s How by Daniel Potter for Grammarly Blog
For readers wondering roughly how nonfiction books come to be, here’s what Daniel learned by taking a nonfiction book class at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
How To Handle Haters And Negativity by Ruth Soukup for Elite Blog Academy
Blogging comes with a certain level of vulnerability. We’ve all experienced negative comments on our blogs or Facebook walls, but the negativity doesn’t have to leave you in tears. So how do you protect yourself and handle negativity?
“Toxic” Is Oxford Dictionaries’ Word Of 2018 by Barbara Campbell for npr
We've used a lot of words in 2018, so it's no surprise that there is more than one “word of the year”. Oxford Dictionaries’ judgment is that "toxic" illuminates something about this year.
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