This Week on Books Direct -
3 March 2018
Here's a list of some great articles you may have
missed this week. Enjoy!
Fantasy Author Terry Goodkind Wants Everyone To Know How Much He Hates His New Novel's Cover Art by Beth Elderkin for io9 Gizmodo
Terry Goodkind - best known for The Sword of Truth series - has publicly apologized after posting
scathing criticism of the cover art for his latest book, Shroud of Eternity.
The author eventually laid the blame on his publisher, Tor Books, but the
artist who created the cover says it’s not good enough.
Book Hangover Remedies
by The Vagaries of Us
Here are some helpful tips to get you through your
next book hangover.
Amazon Publishing Debuts Topple Books Imprint by Calvin Reid for Publishers Weekly
Amazon Publishing announced plans to launch Topple
Books, a new imprint to be overseen by the award-winning filmmaker, writer and
LGBTQ activist Jill Soloway. The imprint will focus on works by women of color,
as well as writers who identify as queer and/or gender nonconforming.
Episode 80: How Lifelong Learners Sell More Books podcast by Chris Syme for Smart Marketing
for Authors
In this episode Chris discusses five principles that
will help you find online book marketing classes, books, webinars, and Facebook
groups that will help you sell more books and not just waste your time.
Sherman Alexie Latest Author Facing Harassment Allegations by John Maher for Publishers Weekly
National Book Award–winning author Sherman Alexie,
whose prominence in the Native American writing community is perhaps
unparalleled, is the latest author to have been accused of sexual and general
misconduct.
Sherman Alexie Addresses The Sexual-Misconduct Allegations That Have Led To Fallout by Brendan Kiley
and Nina Shapiro for The Seattle Times
Author Sherman Alexie issued a statement acknowledging
that he’s hurt people over the years, addressing for the first time anonymous
accusations of harassment that have swirled for days and that prompted a
college to take his name off a scholarship.
Stop Falling For The Rhetoric Of Being A Pantser by Catherine E. McLean for Writers Cheat Sheets
The question asked this month is “I've been told that
being a Pantser is the way to write a story. Is that good advice?”
7 Books To Read Before The Academy Awards, From Call Me By Your Name To Molly's Game by Sadie
Trombetta for Bustle
Here are seven books with film adaptations up for an
Academy Award.
B&N Will Open Five Prototype Stores in Fiscal 2019 by Jim Milliot for Publishers Weekly
As part of its new turnaround initiatives, Barnes
& Noble will open five prototype stores in the fiscal year that starts in
May.
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