Henning Mankell, 67, author of Kurt Wallander series of detective novels and over 40 works of fiction and theater, died Monday from complications of neck and lung cancer. Mankell’s crime novels sold more than 40 million copies around the world and were filmed as series for Swedish TV and the BBC (the latter starring Kenneth Branagh.) A spokeperson for his UK publishers Harvill Secker said in a statement: “Beloved by readers across the world, especially for his Kurt Wallander series, it was a privilege to have worked with a man of such talent and passion, and to have been his […]
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Awards: 5 Under 35; Kirkus Prize Shortlists; No Folio Prize in 2016; and More
1. The National Book Foundation announced its latest roster of 5 Under 35 honorees Wednesday morning on BuzzFeed, including Angela Flournoy, whose debut novel The Turner House (HMH) is also on the current National Book Awards fiction longlist. The other honorees are: Colin Barrett, Young Skins (Black Cat) Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Fra Keeler (Dorothy Project) Tracy O’Neill, The Hopeful (Ig Publishing) Megan Kruse, Call Me Home (Hawthorne Books) 2. The Kirkus Prize announced shortlists in fiction, nonfiction, and various children’s book categories, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Austin, TX on October 15. In fiction, […]
People, Etc.: A New Trump Book for Threshold
Donald Trump will publish a new book, currently untitled, with Threshold Editions on October 27. Consistent with his presidential campaign, “Trump will outline how a crippled America could be restored to greatness,” the publisher reports. “The book will explore Trump’s view on key issues including the economy, big CEO salaries and taxes, healthcare, education, national security, and social issues. Of particular interest will be his vision for complete immigration reform, beginning with securing the borders and putting American workers first.” Trump adds, “I am excited to announce that work on my new bestseller is almost done…. Not since The Art of the Deal have […]
People: NYT Hires Senior, and More
NYT culture editor Danielle Mattoon wrote to staff in a memo Thursday that the paper has hired Jennifer Senior as a book critic “focusing on nonfiction,” starting October 19. Matton writes, “As a reviewer, Jennifer brings a connoisseur’s eye for detail and a reporter’s sense of context, allowing her to get at the heart of both the books she’s reviewing and the larger stories they are trying to tell.” She has been a contributing editor at New York Magazine, and is the author All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood. The paper has been looking for a new critic since […]
Funke Breaks with US and UK Publishers Over Editing; Will Launch Own Publisher
International bestselling author Cornelia Funke is parting ways with both Little, Brown Children’s in the US and Chicken House in the UK after disagreeing with editorial requests from each house. Instead, she will publish the third volume in her Mirrorworld series, The Golden Yarn, through her company, Breathing Books, in November. In both cases, the publishers have reverted rights to the first two books in the series to Funke, and Breathing Books will re-release the first two titles in November as well. Funke will use the UK titles for all three books. (In the US, the first two books were […]
Amazon KU Payment Drops 11 Percent For August
Amazon decided — as usual, in their sole judgment, based on undisclosed data — that they will pay KDP Select authors a total of $11.8 million for Kindle Unlimited subscription reading in August. That’s up from the $11.3 million pool divided up for July. But with the money being shared across 2.3 billion pages read, Amazon’s per-page payment dropped considerably. Going down to roughly $0.00514 per page (about half of one cent) from $0.005779 per page in July may look modest visually, but as authors were quick to note on online forums, that equates to an 11 percent decrease in the […]