How a former fraudster decided to live a life of true-crime writing

Posted on 09/21/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Who better to write true-crime stories than someone who committed such deeds? After years of fraud finally caught up to...

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Scandal

Listen to authors speak about investigations into Harvey Weinstein, Brett Kavanagh

Posted on 09/18/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As books about the #MeToo movement and the events that prompted it proliferate, so too do NPR’s interviews with these...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR, Scandal

Marketing expert dispels 5 myths about crisis management for authors

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 11:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Planning for worst-case scenarios isn’t fun, but we recognize the need for it in our personal lives. That’s why we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Scandal

Authorities also found D.H. Lawrence's paintings obscene

Posted on 09/12/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author D.H. Lawrence and the word “obscenity” go hand in hand — which we don’t say as a value judgment,...

Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Scandal

New book goes behind the scenes of the Harvey Weinstein scandal

Posted on 09/09/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new book coming out tomorrow includes more appalling details about Harvey Weinstein’s years of sexually predatory behavior. The New...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Nonfiction, Scandal, The New York Times

Newcastle bookstore won't carry soccer memoir after athlete bashes its team

Posted on 09/08/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Are you ready for some football? Okay, we’re actually posting about soccer — known as football outside of the U.S....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memoir, Scandal, The Guardian

Amazon apologizes for breaking "The Testaments" embargo

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 05:48 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon has apologized for the “technical error” that resulted in some preorder copies of The Testaments arriving early. The company...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Amazon, New release, Scandal

Anti-Semitic drawings sink French novelist's award chances

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Yann Moix is no longer in the running for France’s top literary award after a newspaper uncovered his anti-Semitic...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Scandal

Royal Mint vetoes Enid Blyton coin over author's problematic views

Posted on 08/28/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The United Kingdom’s Royal Mint has blocked another commemorative coin to honor an author based on questions about racism. Last...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Scandal

Jury sides with Nicholas Sparks in suit filed by ex-headmaster

Posted on 08/22/2019 at 10:43 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Nicholas Sparks has emerged victorious from a lawsuit filed by his school’s former headmaster. Sparks, author of A Walk...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Lawsuit, Scandal