This Week on Books Direct -
6 January 2018
Here's a list of some great articles you may have
missed this week. Enjoy!
Obituary: Fred Bass, 89
by Ed Nawotka for Publishers Weekly
Fred
Bass, the owner of New York City’s iconic Strand Book Store, died this morning
surrounded by his loved ones. He was 89 years old.
Aharon Appelfeld, Israeli Novelist Haunted By The Holocaust, Dies At 85 by Joseph Berger for
The New York Times
Aharon Appelfeld, the acclaimed Israeli novelist who
wrote disturbing, obliquely told stories of self-deluded Jews slowly awakening
to the reality of the Holocaust, died on Thursday in Petah Tikva, near Tel
Aviv. He was 85.
Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador For Young People’s Literature by Shannon Maughan
for Publishers Weekly
Author
Jacqueline Woodson, whose professional accolades include a National Book Award,
four Newbery Honors, and a stint as the Young People’s Poet Laureate, has been
named the sixth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, for
2018–2019.
Writing
a novel consistently tops the list of unrealised new year’s resolutions,
alongside losing weight and drinking less. Learn from the masters about how to start writing a
best-selling novel.
Pre-Orders For Fire And Fury Skyrocket As Trump Rages; Pub Date Pushed To January 5 by Rachel Deahl for Publishers Weekly
The
new year has already proven unpleasant for President Trump, who has been shaken
by a forthcoming tell-all about his White House. Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury: Inside the White House,
which was previously slated to be released by Henry Holt next week, has shot up
the charts on Amazon and driven the president to take to Twitter with angry
pronouncements about former members of his inner circle. As a result, the
book's on-sale date has been changed to January 5.
Making My Writing Stand Out by Anna Simpson for
emaginette
Most queries need to address what makes the pitched
story stand out. What do you do to make your story stand out?
Finish What You Start
by Beth Hill for The Editor’s Blog
This is the time of year we’re filled with
excitement over new projects, new possibilities. We make resolutions and plans,
determined that this is the year we’ll write that novel, that we’ll submit a
manuscript to the one agent we most want to represent us, that we’ll tackle the
project that we’ve been putting off for months or years.
Optimizing Your Books For Amazon Keyword Search
by Penny Sansevieri for Jane Friedman
Even
though many experts talk about Amazon keywords, categories, and pricing, few
experts mention this important fact: Amazon is more a search engine than a
store. In fact, Amazon is the “Google” of online buying.
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