Senators: Netflix should reconsider "The Three-Body Problem" adaptation

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you had strong feelings — positive or negative — about Netflix’s adaptation of The Three-Body Problem, it might be...

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Tagged As: Politics, Scandal, The Guardian, TV adaptation

New York Times bestsellers: Week of October 3, 2020

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of October 3,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

A reminder from a fellow author on KDP price rules

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An author recently emailed us about an upcoming promotion, in a bit of a panic. He had planned to reduce...

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Tagged As: Kindle Direct Publishing

First editions of Galileo and Newton, stolen in 2017, have been recovered

Posted on 09/25/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last Friday was marred by the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away. But before that,...

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Tagged As: History

Jane Friedman: The bar has been raised for online author events

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 03:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Six months into the COVID era, authors have accepted the necessity of — and often embraced — online events, versus...

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Tagged As: Author events, coronavirus / COVID-19, Jane Friedman, Marketing

Actress Natalie Portman's first book is an updated collection of fables

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actress Natalie Portman is releasing a children’s book on October 20. In the spirit of the great Toni Morrison quote,...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Diversity, Pop culture

Ex-National Security Council official: Review of Bolton's book was mishandled

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 12:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A former National Security Council official has harsh criticism for the government’s review process of John Bolton’s memoir. Ellen Knight...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Politics

The Maldives -- and their bookstore in a luxury resort -- are reopening

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Maldives are reopening to international visitors, and the bookstore on one of its island resorts is ready for its...

Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary tourism

Dave Chesson's guide to Amazon international book markets

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 10:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Dave Chesson recently explained how to choose the right categories for your book in international Amazon stores. That might’ve prompted...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Dave Chesson (the Kindlepreneur), Kindle Direct Publishing, Literature in translation

Meet the writers of TIME's 2020 most influential people list

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 09:15 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

TIME magazine released its list of the year’s most influential people yesterday. Literary Hub’s Emily Temple bemoaned the fact that...

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Tagged As: Awards