Sentences with phrase «debut books published»

Starting today and until March 31, debut books published in 2014 by Canadian residents can be submitted in one of three categories: Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Genre Fiction.

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first - time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.

Not exact matches

An online publication of literary criticism focusing on debuts, works in translation, and books published by small presses.

With the debut of the iPad a few years ago, Disney Publishing increased its focus on the device by developing interactive books.

In 2010, mass customized learning took the education marketplace by storm with the debut of Bea McGarvey and Chuck Schwahn's self - published book, Inevitable.

Vallejo recently debuted Jazz Day, written by Roxane Orgill and published by Candlewick Press, winning the 2016 Boston Globe Horn Book award for Best Picture Book.

Her debut novel, Something to Hold, will be published by Clarion Books in December 2011.

Published by Veloce and presented in paperback, the book features a foreword by third - gen MR2 chief engineer Tadashi Nakagawa, which is fascinating in itself - showing that Toyota was just as concerned about the third - generation car's weight as their colleagues over at Mazda are each time an MX - 5 debuts - and then moves into the history of Toyota and its sports cars.

-LSB-...] Market Sizzles for Debut Authors from Alan Rinzler at The Book Deal: An Inside View of Publishing -LSB-...]

For self - published authors, especially debut authors, it's actually 1 - 3 books a year for maximum saturation and exposure.

Fiction writer Danielle Lazarin discusses five journals that have published her short stories, some of which appear in her debut collection, Back Talk, forthcoming from Penguin Books in February.

Amy Gustine's debut short story collection You Should Pity Us Instead will be published by Sarabande Books in February 2016.

Named the best book of 2011 by Amazon UK, where it was published last year, Elizabeth Haynes» debut has been praised by the likes of Karin Slaughter, S.J. Watson and Chevy Stevens — and promises to be one of the biggest thrillers of the summer.

Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea's Pacific Standard has just closed a deal for film rights to The Dry, a debut novel by Jane Harper that is one of the hot publishing titles in play at this week's Frankfurt Book Fair.

Eligibility: The award is eligible to Canadian citizens and / or permanent residents of Canada who have published debut books during the 2016 calendar year in the categories of Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction (Speculative Fiction this year; a different genre highlighted each year), or Non-Fiction.

Whaley's Where Things Come Back might just be the most acclaimed YA novel that was published in 2011: It won the 2012 Printz Award, the 2012 William C. Morris Debut Fiction Award and Whaley was the first - ever YA author to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book Foundation.

For example, the mainstream media is unlikely to publish reviews of self published books, and this is especially true for debut fiction.

I have gone the smaller publishing route with my children's picture books (using Mirror Publishing) and now, my debut novel, THURSDAYS AT COCONUTS, is going to be published by Soul Mate Ppublishing route with my children's picture books (using Mirror Publishing) and now, my debut novel, THURSDAYS AT COCONUTS, is going to be published by Soul Mate PPublishing) and now, my debut novel, THURSDAYS AT COCONUTS, is going to be published by Soul Mate PublishingPublishing.

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Ever heard the tale of the traditionally published debut author that didn't sell enough books to earn out his meager advance?

But there are plenty of books that debuted as self - published and made their way into a movie deal or a television series.

Popular Kindle - exclusive titles include War Brides by Helen Bryan, which has been purchased or borrowed over 270,000 times and has remained on the Kindle Top 10 list for the past 8 weeks; Karen McQuestion's books A Scattered Life, Easily Amused, and The Long Way Home, which have been purchased or borrowed more than 500,000 times; and Ed McBain's classic and long - running 87th Precinct series, which debuted in 1956 and is now published for the first time in digital and has been purchased more than 250,000 times since December.

In our debut season, spring 1993, we published Ken Mochizuki's Baseball Saved Us, which became our seminal book.

According to an article in Thursday's Wall Street Journal, I, along with thousands more, have been «hyped» into buying and reading the just - published book, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, the debut novel by David Wroblewski.

Mistakes of Debut Authors by Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist Prior to being published, first time authors frequently make mistakes that damage or even preclude their book's marketability.

Now, three months from my debut book release, I know this was a perfect fit for me and a great way to learn about the publishing world... and I've learned so much!

It's true that the established gatekeepers are still scouring self - published books for debut authors, but you won't get their attention until you've sold not hundreds but thousands of books on your own.

In my post about book pirates and plagiarism, I mentioned that book bloggers and reviewers are now more wary of debut authors, especially those who are self - published.

Therese Walsh's debut novel, The Last Will of Moira Leahy, was published by Shaye Areheart Books (Random House).

As more and more writers turn to the freedom of digital publishing to put their works in front of reading audiences, more authors may be lured into realizing their goals of writing a book, which is precisely where NaNoWriMo fits in for many debut authors.

In 2000, he published his debut novel, No One Thinks of Greenland, a book Esquire magazine called «that rarest of first - novel achievements: an across - the - board success.»

«But there is a strong roster of books that are likely to catch fire in 2018, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton penning a White House thriller with bestselling author James Patterson, a haunting debut from a senior publishing executive, and one of the most - watched novelists in America, Meg Wolitzer of The Interestings, with a timely story about womanhood, power, and ambition.»

My debut book, published 18 months ago, has 435 reviews.

Take for instance 21 - year - old publishing wunderkind Samantha Shannon, whose debut novel «The Bone Season» is TODAY's first book club pick.

Surprisingly, despite having more books published and on the market, even fewer of the roughly 1,500 Big - 5 authors who debuted in 2012, 2011, and 2010 are earning $ 10,000 or more.

Louise Burke, publisher for Gallery Books and Pocket Star, explained to GoodeReader why appearing on the market as an ebook from the start may be the right avenue for some books, especially in a publishing climate that is foretelling gloom for debut autBooks and Pocket Star, explained to GoodeReader why appearing on the market as an ebook from the start may be the right avenue for some books, especially in a publishing climate that is foretelling gloom for debut autbooks, especially in a publishing climate that is foretelling gloom for debut authors.

The experienced book cover design team at Damonza boast over 30 years of combined experience, and have designed thousands of covers for a variety of authors — from self - published debuts to

The Top 50 Bestsellers list includes nine other debut books from eight different publishing imprints.

In traditional publishing, a debut author is the sexiest hook for book promotion and marketing.

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month is a round - up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though for the debut edition some December books snuck in as well.

Our annual Independent Publishing Issue includes information about fifty magazines and five small presses accepting submissions with no reading fees; a profile of poet Kevin Young, author of a new nonfiction book, Bunk, and the new poetry editor of the New Yorker; our second annual 5 Over 50 roundup of debut authors; William Giraldi on James Baldwin; a look at how book advances work; self - publishing advice; writing prompts;Publishing Issue includes information about fifty magazines and five small presses accepting submissions with no reading fees; a profile of poet Kevin Young, author of a new nonfiction book, Bunk, and the new poetry editor of the New Yorker; our second annual 5 Over 50 roundup of debut authors; William Giraldi on James Baldwin; a look at how book advances work; self - publishing advice; writing prompts;publishing advice; writing prompts; and more.

My book is doing a lot better than most new releases by debut authors of mainstream publishers, so in the end I think no matter how you publish, readers will ultimately decide what they want.»

In March of 2007 I published Sell Your Book on Amazon, which reached # 29 on Amazon.com in its debut month.

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Last year in my Christmas post, I linked to books newly published by debut author friends, but this year, I'm way out of the loop.

I happen to be published, and have a debut book out within the last month.

Her debut novel, The Big Bang, was published by Tyrus Books in 2013.

I've had the benefit of both a traditional publisher who commissioned the cover for my debut novel, and the chance to design my own cover for the same book when I recently launched it for the US market (my decision to self - publish is another story altogether!).

So, for example, when we published Dead Rich (Louise Fennell's debut), which was one of our original books, we also were able to sell the foreign rights.

Every debut author dreams their book will be the one the publishing fairy touches with her magic wand.