The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: Amy Solomon
“Making people feel heard and seen and not left out to dry is my job.”
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Posts Tagged: HarperCollins
VISIBLE: Women Writers of Color: Abeer Hoque
Abeer Hoque talks about coming of age in the predominantly white suburbs of Pittsburgh, rewriting her memoir manuscript ten times, and looking for poetry in prose.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson discusses her latest novel Another Brooklyn, the little deaths of lost friendships, and her work with children across the country as the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate.
...moreNew(ish) Tolkien Book Coming in 2017
Beren and Lúthien, a Middle-earth story about forbidden love between an Elven woman and human man, based famously on Tolkien’s own love for his wife, is set to be published as its own title in 2017, on the 100-year anniversary since the two characters first appeared in a Tolkien story. The story is to be […]
...moreThis Week in Indie Bookstores
Publisher HarperCollins has plans to aid new independent bookstores with a development program in the form of discounts and grants. American Bookstore Association members, a trade organization for independent booksellers, reports continued growth in membership for seven straight years, with more than 1,700 members. The Independent has a list of twelve must-see bookstores from around the world.
...moreHarper Lee’s Estate Kills Low Cost Edition
The estate of Harper Lee will no longer allow the publication of the mass market paperback edition of To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee’s estate is expected to earn higher royalties from the trade paperback, which sold 22,554 copies so far this year compared to the 55,367 copies of the mass market paperbacks. While its unclear […]
...moreLess Fight in Latest Amazon Deal
Last year, Amazon went to war with Hachette. Since then, the remaining big publishers have been cutting their own deals with the retail giant. Macmillan, who also had a spat with Amazon in 2010, inked a deal in December. HarperCollins has now also sealed a deal with the retailer.
...moreMcBooks
McDonald’s Happy Meals are about to get a little more literary, with the addition of children’s books. The LA Times reports that a deal with HarperCollins will put versions of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, and other titles into […]
...moreAuthor’s Notes
Writers and editors don’t always get along, but usually their squabbles remain private. Reviewer copies of Moriarty, a new Sherlock Holmes novel, were published and sent to places like the New York Times with notes from author Anthony Horowitz still included. The mistake reveals part of the sometimes secretive editing process, and, as Melville House […]
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