http://publishing.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-03T14:56:04Z Fri, 03 May 2013 14:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/06/2013-james-beard-book-awards.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/Y/2/-/-/131940509.jpg" alt="James Beard Foundation sign" />The winners of the 2103 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast &#038; Journalism Awards were announced Friday night (in advance of the Beard food and beverage awards, which will be bestowed this evening).</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/06/2013-james-beard-book-awards.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/06/2013-james-beard-book-awards.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 14:27:09 +0000 2013-05-06T14:27:09Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/03/2013-edgar-award-winners.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/C/0/-/-/Edgar_MP_GIE.jpg" alt="The Edgar Award statue, coveted by mystery writers" />At the 67th Edgar Allen Poe Awards Gala Banquet last night, veteran author Dennis Lehane picked up his first Poe statuette -- his book <em>Live by Night</em> (HarperCollins / William Morrow) won the award for Best Novel.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/03/2013-edgar-award-winners.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/05/03/2013-edgar-award-winners.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 14:56:04 +0000 2013-05-03T14:56:04Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/30/ghostwriting.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/u/0/-/-/HandsKeyboard.jpg" alt="Writers Hands on Computer Keyboard" />Scared of being in the dark about being a ghostwriter?</p> <p>Then check out the new articles on the site about how to command a decent payday for "invisible" work. Marcia Layton Turner tells About.com readers about:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/30/ghostwriting.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/30/ghostwriting.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:36:19 +0000 2013-04-30T21:36:19Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/29/out-of-print-film.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/Z/2/-/-/Out-of-Print-TribecaTalks.jpg" alt="Out of Print / Tribeca Talks" /> The documentary <em>Out of Print</em>, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival this past week, cuts a broad swath through the&#160; digital issues that affect book publishing today.</p> <p>Narrated by Meryl Streep, the film starts with the history of the book (cuniform tablets at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/od/LibrariesAndReferencePublish/a/The-Morgan-Library-And-Museum.htm">Morgan Library and Museum</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/29/out-of-print-film.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/29/out-of-print-film.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:36:48 +0000 2013-04-29T22:36:48Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/17/pulitzer-prizes-for-letters.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/F/0/-/-/Pulitzer_MusCityNY_GI.jpg" alt="portrait of Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911)" />The Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded this past week and the prize for Fiction (<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2012/04/18/no-2012-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction.htm">conspicuously absent from the roster last year</a>) went to <em>The Orphan Master's Son,</em> by Adam Johnson (published by Random House). The awards committee described it as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart."</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/17/pulitzer-prizes-for-letters.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/17/pulitzer-prizes-for-letters.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:53:51 +0000 2013-04-17T09:53:51Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/09/the-late-roger-ebert-on-books-and-twitter.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/V/2/-/-/57075290.jpg" alt="Roger Ebert film critic thumbs up" />The film critic Roger Ebert, who passed away earlier this week, wrote these lovely words--his signature "thumbs up"--for books and reading:</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">"I've made a change recently. After writing my blog and reading two recent articles about internet addiction, I have looked hard at my own behavior. For some days now I have physically left the room with the computer in it, <strong>and settled down somewhere to read. All the old joy came back, and I realized the internet was stealing the reading of books away from me. Reading is calming, absorbing, and refreshing for the mind after hectic surfing..."</strong></p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/09/the-late-roger-ebert-on-books-and-twitter.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/09/the-late-roger-ebert-on-books-and-twitter.htm Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:41:28 +0000 2013-04-09T08:41:28Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/02/1724.htm <p><img class="alignleft" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/u/0/-/-/HandsKeyboard.jpg" alt="Writers Hands on Computer Keyboard" />Are you a ghostwriter, scared of being alone and in the dark?</p> <p>Maybe you need to attend the Ghostwriters Unite Conference.&#160; The event promises to shed some light on the behind-the-scenes profession and bring together practitioners and publishers. The event takes place May 3 - May 5 at the Hilton Long Beach in Long Beach, California and includes panel discussion are on on topics such as ghostwriting standards and practices, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/od/SelfPublishingAndVanityPresses/a/Editorial-Costs.htm">freelance pricing</a>, and general book publishing industry topics; speakers such as Dan Gerstein, Founder and President of Gotham Ghostwriters; and community-building fun, like an opening-night mixer.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/02/1724.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/04/02/1724.htm Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:24:40 +0000 2013-04-02T09:24:40Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/taxes-and-the-book-author.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/T/2/-/-/57167631.jpg" alt="IRS 1040 FORM" />April 15 is just a tad over two weeks away.... do you know where your receipts are?</p> <p>If you're writing a book and wondering what taxes have to do with it, read these new articles to give you an entry point on how the IRS views book authoring...</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/taxes-and-the-book-author.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/taxes-and-the-book-author.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:42:45 +0000 2013-03-29T12:42:45Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/belated-congrats-to-the-nbcc-winners.htm <p>Where did March go?</p> <p>About Book Publishing begs forgiveness from the winners of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards, which were given out on February 28.</p> <p>Better late than never - read the complete list of finalists and winners of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/od/BookAuthorBasics/a/2012-NBCC-Awards.htm">2012 NBCC Awards</a>, and read about the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/od/BookAuthorBasics/a/The-National-Book-Critics-Circle.htm">history of the book critics organization</a> and more details about how the awards are determined.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/belated-congrats-to-the-nbcc-winners.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/29/belated-congrats-to-the-nbcc-winners.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:23:41 +0000 2013-03-29T12:23:41Z http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/25/50th-bologna-childrens-book-fair-starts.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/publishing/1/3/a/1/-/-/Bologna_logo.gif" alt="Bologna logo" />Today marked the start of the 50th Annual <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/od/BookPublishingSales/a/Bologna-Childrens-Book-Fair.htm">The Bologna Children's Book Fair</a>, an event which prides itself on the ability to be both a large children's content licensing market and a driving force in the growth and promotion of a reading culture for children.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/25/50th-bologna-childrens-book-fair-starts.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://publishing.about.com/b/2013/03/25/50th-bologna-childrens-book-fair-starts.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:47:43 +0000 2013-03-25T20:47:43Z