Harper Lee denies involvement with new biography
Last week finally saw the release of an ebook edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, and this week brings with it the publication…
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Colin Barrett wins Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award
This year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award has been presented to Young Skins, the debut collection of Irish writer Colin Barrett. 32 year old Barrett…
Recap of #BookMachine Twitter chat: Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?
Last Wednesday at 11am we hosted the first #BookMachine Twitter Chat of 2014. The topic of debate was: Will we all be meeting face-to-face in…
Rowling pens Potter short, George R.R. Martin tells impatient fans where to go
As you’ve no doubt heard by now, J.K. Rowling yesterday posted a new, 1,500 word Harry Potter story on Pottermore, the series’ subscription-only web platform.…
Macmillan reissuing Carroll to mark Alice’s 150th anniversary
2015 marks 150 years since the initial publication of Lewis Carroll’s immortal Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and to mark the occasion Carroll’s publisher, Macmillan, is…
World Book Night comes to an end in the US
Happy Independence Day – the American arm of World Book Night is no more, having failed to secure outside funding. The independent charity’s US events…
Tarantula spotted at book launch last night
Curious readers, writers and journalists gathered at The Swan pub on the Southbank last night, for the launch of Filthy…
Neil Gaiman’s American Gods being developed for TV
American Gods, one of the most fervently beloved titles in the bibliography of the fervently beloved Neil Gaiman, has been mooted as a prospective show…
#BookMachine Booksylibros – ‘Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?’
What do you think? Join us on 9th July from 11am GMT to discuss online during #BookMachine Booksylibros. Sign up here. “Even though we…
#BookMachine Booksylibros – ‘Will we all be meeting face-to-face in 10 years time?’
With the rise in online rights platforms, and HarperCollins’s recent virtual Romance Festival; the folks at BookMachine are starting to wonder about the future of…
New BookMachine London publishing event
Not long to go until our face-to-face meetings at London publishing events are replaced by virtual meet-ups. Where the familiarity of shaking someone’s hand is…
James Patterson donating £250,000 to British and Irish bookshops
Following a similar act of philanthropy in the US last year, hyperbestseller James Patterson is set to donate £250,000 to independent booksellers across Britain and…
Flagstone unveiled commemorating Scotland’s first published woman
As part of history festival Previously… this past weekend, Professor Germaine Greer unveiled a flagstone in Edinburgh commemorating the life and work of Elizabeth Melville,…
Quentin Tarantino co-authoring Django/Zorro crossover comic
Comic book publishers Dynamite Entertainment teaming with industry titans DC to publish the work of a writer new to the world of comics might not…
Sleek lines and celestial voices at Foyles
The long-awaited new flagship Foyles store at 107 Charing Cross Road opened to much fanfare last week. Emma Smith went to the launch party to…
