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- PHOTOS: Bay Area Book Festival Brings Together Authors, Publishers and Readers - KQED
- She Pulled Her Debut Book When Critics Found It Racist. Now She Plans to Publish. - The New York Times
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- KWiL Publishing Launches Series with Young Prodigy - Publishers Weekly
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- #BookTrustRepresents: 30 MG & YA Books by UK Authors of Colour - Book Riot
- Truly unbelievable tales of derring-do and gruesome escapades at the CIA - The Washington Post
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- How to Publish a Perfect Book - Publishers Weekly
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- Author of Novel Pulled by Dzanc Books Makes It Available to Readers - Publishers Weekly
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- Meet the future of books: The summer's hottest debut authors discuss all things literary - Entertainment Weekly News
- Lady Chatterley trial: thousands raised to keep judge’s copy in UK - The Guardian
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- Elizabeth Acevedo’s Work Is a Welcome Rarity in Young-Adult Fiction - The Atlantic
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- Kingdom Winds Publishing Seeking New Manuscripts - PRNewswire
- He wrote a novel about an imagined Iranian attack on Israel. Then the publisher withdrew it. - JTA News
- Publisher backs out of novel about imagined Iranian attack on Israel - The Times of Israel
- Book Publishers Have a Trump Problem - The New Republic
- 2019 OMG! Book Fest in Photos - Publishers Weekly
- Fascism is on the minds of book buyers — and publishers are taking notice - Los Angeles Times
- Lew Muckle's Gifted Class Celebrates Publishing a Book - Saint Croix Source
- 20 New Books To Read This Summer, According To Authors - Bustle
- PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 27, 2019 - Publishers Weekly
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- Donald Trump Jr. gets a book deal, Twitter 'haters' immediately respond - Washington Times
- What to Do When You’re a Country in Crisis - The New York Times
- Author/illustrator David Macaulay is riding a wave of success - The Providence Journal
- New Book “Prisoner of Poetry” by Poet Izzy Soto is an Exploration of the Human Condition - PR Web
- Publishing: How To Get Your Writing Picked Up - Maine Public
- In and Out of the Garden: Books That Celebrate the Great Outdoors - The New York Times
- Roger Hanson's New Book “Moody Gulch” Is an Engagingly Written Murder Mystery Set in the Beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains Near Los Gatos, California - PR Web
- He imagined an Iranian attack on Israel. The publisher withdrew the book. - The Jerusalem Post
- High school students publish books of short stories - Milford Mirror
- Billie Jean Mann's New Book “The Best of Me Poetically” is a Collection of Heartfelt Poetry Exploring the Joy and Pain of the Human Emotional Experience - PR Web
- Lady J's New Book “Confessions from a Pastor's Daughter” is a Deeply Personal Memoir of the Author's Upbringing in the Church Through her Military Service and Adult Years - PR Web
- Wally Kim's New Book “Government Jobs” is a Frenetic Work of Fiction Encompassing a Rekindled Romance, a Squirrel Infestation, and a Secret Suburban Crime Boss - PR Web
- Goodbye, Mog Judith Kerr, an extraordinary life - The Economist
- Domech's New Book “When Karma Is at Its Strongest” is a Story of Loss, Betrayal, Revenge, and Salvation As a Woman Cheats Her Widowed Neighbor and Pays a Heavy Price - PR Web
- Jane Stein's New Book “Angelkin” is a Riveting Supernatural Romance Between a Not-Quite-Human Woman and a Dashing Vampire Looking for a Foothold in her City - PR Web
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- How Kathryn Scanlan Turned a Stranger's Diary Into One of 2019's Most Fascinating Books of Fiction - Publishers Weekly
- Road Tripping With Diana Kennedy - The New York Times
- Why This Chicago Area Independent Bookstore Has a Depression Section - Forbes
- Editorial: Why Japanese publishing company president's tweet hit all the wrong nerves - The Mainichi
- Instagram threatens to stifle a new generation of poets - Financial Times
- Crosslink Publishing Announces the Upcoming Publication of New Christian Lifestyle Book 'The Paradox of Perfection: How Embracing Our Imperfection Perfects Us' - PRNewswire
- Publicity Manager, Trade Books Job Opening in San Francisco, California - Publishers Weekly
- Bonnier's Horobin to join old boss Smith at Welbeck - The Bookseller
- 'Publishing legend' Edwards steps down from Orion and Gollancz roles - The Bookseller
- Writers blocked: Even fantasy fiction is now offensive - Spectator.co.uk
- Penguin General and WH Smith Travel crowned in BBA trade awards - The Bookseller
- Sally Rooney's Normal People takes Book of the Year at British Book Awards - The Bookseller
- A Book For the Writer, Of The Writer, By The Writer- How To Get Published in India by Meghna Pant - Mumbai Live
- Praise be: books about Trump benefit from cycle of sycophancy - The Guardian
- Jokha Alharthi's Man Booker Worldwide prize win might rework her Scottish writer - Infosurhoy
- The Week: Bloomsbury Shares Blooming, But M&S Misses the Mark - Morningstar
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- Jokha Alharthi's Man Booker International prize win could transform her Scottish publisher - HeraldScotland
- Loan Stars Jr.: Librarians pick their top kidlit for May and June - Quill & Quire
- Stormzy on writing prize: It's my duty to pay fans back - BBC News
- Penguin to publish sequel to McManus' One of Us is Lying - The Bookseller
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- How to self-publish your novel as an ebook - The Verge
- Lulu Forks Out Over $100M To Authors May 23, 2019Lulu Users Prove Authors Can - PR Web
- PRH buys 45% stake in Sourcebooks - The Bookseller
- Casey Plett, author of Little Fish, Wins 2019 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Presented by Amazon Canada and The Walrus - Canada NewsWire
- What Authors Should Do When Their Publisher Closes - Forbes
- A ‘survivor’s anthem’: Carmel author’s book helps violent crime victim find healing 30 years later - Current in Carmel
- 'They Own the System': Amazon Rewrites Book Industry by Marching Into Publishing - The Wall Street Journal
- SLJTeen Live! Knocking Down Doors - School Library Journal
- Author Ben Swenson's New Book “The Signet” Is a Time-Hopping Thriller, Bringing Readers From 1990s California to America's Entrance Into World War II - PR Web
- Y.A. Author Pulls Her Debut After Pre-Publication Accusations of Racism - The New York Times
- Does It Pay to Be a Writer? - The New York Times
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- Novel Nineteens Group Offers 2019 Debut Authors Support Around Publishing Their First Novels - Forbes
- Celestial Bodies: The inspiration behind Omani author Jokha Alharthi's Man Booker-winning novel - The National
- How Printers Can Capitalize on Book Publishing Trends in 2019 - Printing Impressions
- In 2018, Just 7.7% Of Authors At Top Romance Publishers Were People Of Color - Forbes
- Curbside Splendor Under Fire by Authors, Goes On Publishing Hiatus - Publishers Weekly
- Hundreds of people enjoy African books, Art and Craft Fest in Luton - Luton Today
- What the Jill Abramson book scandal tells us about publishing's fact-checking problem - Vox.com
- Oxford poetry professor contest kicks off amid growing controversy - The Guardian
- 7 Publishing Insights Revealed By Last Year's Top 100 Bestselling Books - Forbes
- New Guild Report Finds More Declines in Author Earnings - Publishers Weekly
- How to Finally Write Your Nonfiction Book - The New York Times
- Indie Sci-Fi Authors Are Upending Publishing, And It's Turned Into A War - The Federalist
- Hybrid Publishing and the Measures That Matter - Publishers Weekly
- Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms ... the rotten side of self-publishing - The Guardian
- U.S. Authors Have Suffered A Drastic Decline In Earnings [Infographic] - Forbes
- Meet authors and pitch to publishers at Florence Festival of Books - The Register-Guard
Featured Author
Kishan Paul
From daring escapes by tough women to chivalrous men swooping in to save the day, the creativity switch to Kishan Paul's brain is always in the 'on' position. If daydreaming stories were a college course, Kish would graduate with honors. And since it was not a college course, she got her graduate degree in social work instead.
When the stories in her head became unrelenting, she finally put them on paper and, in June 2015, published her contemporary romance, Blind Love, through Samhain Publications. Later that same year, she self-published her suspense/thriller, The Second Wife. Since its release, The Second Wife has been named The 2018 Pencraft Book of The Year Award for Literary Excellence, The 2016 Kindle Book Awards Winner, The 2016 McGrath House Independent Book Awards Winner, and The 2016 finalist for The Maggie Award for Excellence. She has also self-published, The Widow's Keeper, book two of The Second Wife Series and is currently finishing up The Deadly Match, the third and final book of the trilogy.
Kishan divides her time with writing, seeing clients in her counseling practice, and with spending time with her husband of twenty years and their two lovely children.
When the stories in her head became unrelenting, she finally put them on paper and, in June 2015, published her contemporary romance, Blind Love, through Samhain Publications. Later that same year, she self-published her suspense/thriller, The Second Wife. Since its release, The Second Wife has been named The 2018 Pencraft Book of The Year Award for Literary Excellence, The 2016 Kindle Book Awards Winner, The 2016 McGrath House Independent Book Awards Winner, and The 2016 finalist for The Maggie Award for Excellence. She has also self-published, The Widow's Keeper, book two of The Second Wife Series and is currently finishing up The Deadly Match, the third and final book of the trilogy.
Kishan divides her time with writing, seeing clients in her counseling practice, and with spending time with her husband of twenty years and their two lovely children.
2018 PenCraft Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2018 Pencraft Award First Place WinnersAuthorsReading is proud to announce the finalist for the 2018 Pencraft Award given for extraordinary books and publishing excellence. The winning titles were selected from the myriad of book review submissions of 2017-2018 to AuthorsReading.com. If you are looking for great award-winning books, click on the links below. The following authors have won first place for their respective genre:
Book Of The Year Winners 2018:
Overall: The Second Wife: The Second Wife Series, Book 1 by Kishan Paul
Non Fiction: His Garden: Confessions of a serial killer by Anne K. Howard
Fiction: Where the Hurt Is by Chris Kelsey
First Place Category Winners:
Airshow by Mark A Hewitt: Children - Concept
From Dark To Light by Isabella Murphy: Children - K-3rd General
The Narragansett Files by Robert Shemeld: Thriller Terrorist
Facing the Dragon by Philip Derrick: Fiction - Adventure
Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story by Sharon K Middleton: Romance - Historical
Blown Cover by Mark Hewitt: Fiction - Thriller - General
Kat & Maus by Brad Chisholm & Claire Kim: Romance - Contemporary
The Anchor is the Key by Linda Anthony Hill: Fiction - Paranormal
Pencraft Award Winners:
Praying for an Eclipse: Mother Moon (Volume 1) by Guillermo Marquez-Sterling: Drama
K-Town Confidential by authors Brad Chisholm and Claire Kim: Fiction - Suspense
Total List of the 2018 Winners
The annual submission deadline for consideration in the 2019 Pencraft Award competition is September 30, 2019. All books published within the last 3 years, and reviewed during the 2018-2019 review period are automatically eligible for consideration in the 2019 Pencraft Award competition. Make sure your book is submitted prior to the September 30th deadline to assure its consideration. The date of the 2019 Pencraft Award ceremony and prize amounts will be announced at a later date.
Featured Articles
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In France, A Debate About Kissing A Traditional Custom Goodbye
Mayor Aude Picard-Wolff told 73 municipal counselors she would no longer greet them with the customary two-cheek kiss, known as la bise, which she said wastes time and is unhygienic and sexist. -
Lost Novella by Walt Whitman Discovered by Grad Student
By E.C. Flamming | February 22, 2017 | 11:35am Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Books News Walt Whitman. The grad student, Zachary Turpin, was scouring an online database of 19th century newspapers looking for unique names found in other Whitman works. It was then that Turpin unearthed the 36,000-word, six-part novella published anonymously in a New York newspaper in 1852. The rambling full title, Life and Adventures of Jack Engle: An Auto-Biography; In Which The Reader Will Find Some Familiar Characters, and the subtitle, A Story of New York at the Present Time, are distinct to Whitman and the literary time period. -
Man As God: 'Frankenstein' Turns 200
Mary Shelley cautioned us of the dangers of extending science into realms where we have little control of the outcomes; may we all read her tale ? and take in its lessons, says Marcelo Gleiser. -
What History And Fiction Teach Us About Women And Power
Psychologist Tania Lombrozo considers two books: In one, we learn what ancient Greece can tell us about Twitter trolls and, in the other, we're shown a world in which women have power over men. -
Nearly one-in-five Americans now listen to audiobooks
Americans are spreading their book consumption across several formats, and the use of audiobooks is rising.
Latest Author Interviews
Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story
A fascinating interview with Sharon K. Middleton about her latest book, "Beyond McCarron's Corner: Sassy's Story," a fictional tale about a woman who is transported back in time to the Revolutionary War era.The Black Leather Satchel
A candid interview with Paula Czech about her book, The Black Leather Satchel." The book is Paula’s memoir and airing of the sexual abuse she was subjected to, during her childhood.The Pakistani Connection
An interview with Stuart Craigle discussing his harrowing thriller about a very timely and vital topic of international concern regarding terrorist obtaining nuclear capabilities.Exclusive Interview with Lisa Hutchison
AuthorsReading is proud to announce its exclusive interview with Lisa Hutchison the author of "Iron Annie and a Long Journey." An incredible story of a German family before, during and after WWII. A book of joys, heartaches, and unbelievable twists in fate.Book Reviews of Featured Books
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