Harry Bingham's debut novel, The Money Makers, hit the Sunday Times bestseller list. Since then he's written four more for Harper Collins and is Editorial Director of the Writers' Workshop. As well as being Britain’s largest writers’ services company, the Writers' Workshop organises the York Festival of Writing.
Harry told the BookShed about his path to publication, the Writer's Workshop and the upcoming Festival of Writing.
Readers will be invited to download free or reduced price e-books during 'Read an E-Book Week' between 7 and 13 March.
Penguin plans to kick start e-book sales with enhanced digital editions of bestsellers. Plans for interactive e-books go beyond embedded video and audio.
One hundred authors have contributed to a book entitled 100 Stories for Haiti to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti. The book is a collection of short stories from writers worldwide, published tomorrow (4 March 2010).
Publication has been halted for a book about the atomic bombing of Japan, after the author was said to have relied on fraudulent sources.
Publisher Henry Holt and Co has said it will stop printing and shipping copies, adding that author Charles Pellegrino "was not able to answer" concerns about The Last Train From Hiroshima, including whether two men mentioned in the book actually existed.
At a meeting with representatives from the Writers’ Guild and the Society of Authors last week, Jeremy Howe, Commissioning Editor for Drama at Radio 4, and Mark Damazer, the Controller of Radio 4, emphasised their commitment to retaining single plays on the network and outlined some upcoming changes in scheduling.
Hodder & Stoughton has announced a deal to publish two children's books from bestselling author John Grisham.