This Week on Books Direct -
17 March 2018
Here's a list of some great articles you may have
missed this week. Enjoy!
Publisher Delays Paperback Of Latest Alexie Book by Hillel Italie for AP News
The
publisher of Sherman Alexie, who faces multiple allegations of sexual
harassment, is postponing the paperback of his latest book.
Life Finds A Way - Overcoming Obstacles To Writing by John Wong for Mythic Scribes
In
writing, life finds a way to step in front of your progress, to slow you down,
to throw you off course, to discourage you in whatever way it can. Find out how
this writer overcame his obstacles.
Revision Is A Process by Catherine E. McLean
for It’s Raining Books
This blog post features a guest post by Catherine
E. McLean on “What Comes First, The Plot Or Characters?”.
11 Stephen Hawking Quotes From A Brief History Of Time That Prove His Writing Will Live On Forever by Sadie Trombetta for Bustle
When Stephen Hawking died on Wednesday at age 76, the
scientific world lost one of its brightest and fiercest stars. He may be
best known as a man of science, but these 11 stunning quotes from A Brief History of Time prove the
physicist had a way with words, too.
The Author Of The Book Thief Has A New Y.A. Novel Coming This Fall by Peter Libbey for The New York Times
The wait is over. Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief, has a new young adult novel, Bridge of Clay, coming out in October, to
be Published by Random House.
The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners For 2017 Are All Women & You'll Want To Read All Their Books by Kristian Wilson for Bustle
Friday morning saw good news on the
diversity-in-publishing front as book nerds learned that all six of the 2017
National Book Critics Circle Award winners are women.
Authors, Writing And Mental Health: Correlated? How? by Hans M. Hirschi
Are
authors particularly prone to mental health issues? Does writing make you sick?
Or do you need to be “crazy” (in the broadest sense of the word) to write in
the first place? Authors and mental health, let’s have a closer look.
70,000+ Religious Texts Digitized by Princeton Theological Seminary, Letting You Immerse Yourself In The Curious Works Of Great World Religions by Open Culture
In this archive, you'll find primary texts and commentaries on Islam, Buddhism,
Hinduism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Greek and Egyptian religions, indigenous
faiths of all kinds, and Christianity.
Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Broadway Version Of Mockingbird
by Alexandra Alter and Michael Paulson for The New Your Times
One of the year’s most anticipated Broadway plays
faces a legal challenge from Harper Lee’s Estate, which is suing over Aaron
Sorkin’s version of her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Episode 81 – How Much Social Media Is Enough? [New Data] podcast by Chris Syme for Smart
Marketing for Authors
In this episode Chris breaks down the new data from
Pew Internet Research in the 2018 Social Media Use Report and what that means
for indie authors.
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Former White House Advisor Anthony Scaramucci Inks Book Deal by Andy Lewis for The Hollywood
Reporter
Anthony Scaramucci, the hedge fund advisor turned
White House Communications Director to President Donald Trump (for just 10 days
in July), has signed a book deal for The
Blue Collar President: How Trump Is Reinventing the Aspirational Working Class.
to be published in September.
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