The Authors Guild

Odds of Passing a National Press Shield Law? A Respectable 17%, Says GovTrack.

The Authors Guild — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:33:46 +0000

By highlighting journalists’ need to protect confidential sources and other information, the Justice Department’s recent seizing of AP phone records without notice may finally lead to passage of a federal press shield law. The Authors Guild, which has long backed the enactment

Bulletin Board

office — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:19:33 +0000

This week’s contests include both poetry and fiction, with deadlines ranging from June 15-June 30. The Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Competition is currently accepting submissions for an unpublished manuscript of poetry. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication.

Stephen King’s Paperback-Only Crime Novel: Back to the Future?

The Authors Guild — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:57 +0000

Anyone who has been around publishing long enough to remember the events of 2000 may feel a bit nostalgic reading the stories about Stephen King’s decision to publish his next book, Joyland, in print only. He’s jolted the industry before. Thirteen years ago —

Along Publishers Row

office — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:45:48 +0000

by Campbell Geeslin Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll and Ernest Hemingway did their writing standing up, with a tall piece of furniture serving as a desk. Now, Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin, reports that she

Congress Begins Copyright Review, Hoping for Consensus, Civility

The Authors Guild — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:32 +0000

Lawmakers looking to overhaul U.S. copyright law heard testimony on Thursday that underscored a crucial difference between the present and any other time in history: Copyright is now something the general public is aware of daily, which makes the issue

New Books by Members

office — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:35:38 +0000

This week’s round up of new and recent releases by Authors Guild members includes books by Michael Agar, Julia E. Antoine, Ardie A. Davis, Barbara T. Dreyfuss, Clyde Edgerton, Kevin Emerson, Thomas C. Foster, Nora Gallagher, Enid Harlow, Alice Hoffman,

Two Timely Questions: How do you Write the Digital Life? Are the Genre Wars Over?

The Authors Guild — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:24 +0000

It’s not just business models that are evolving. From the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper website today come two thoughtful pieces on changes in the creative challenges facing writers and in how literature is judged. In a post titled, “How do you write about life when

Ebooks Sales Booming, New Report Says

The Authors Guild — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:57 +0000

Ebook sales increased by 45 percent in 2012 to make up 20 percent of the trade book market, according to a report released today by Bookstats, a co-production of the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group.

DOJ Calls Apple “Ringmaster” In Price-Fixing Plan

The Authors Guild — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:46 +0000

Ahead of the June 3 trial start date of its price-fixing lawsuit, the Department of Justice is portraying Apple as the “ringmaster” that drew publishers into a scheme to sell digital books on the agency model. In a memorandum filed in

Guild Member Early-Bird Discount to BEA Ends Today

office — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:16:49 +0000

The Authors Guild members’ early-bird discount on registration to BookExpo America ends today. This year’s BEA, the national booksellers’ convention, is Wednesday, May 29th, through Saturday, June 1st, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. (The exhibition hall