Nonficion Book News Page: 5
Time Magazine's Advice to Women Authors in the 1960s (2015-08-04): Time magazine did a piece in the 1960s telling women authors how to promote their books. First up is to exercise in a bikini. The other tips are just as useful.
Rizzoli Opens New Flagship Bookstore in New York City (2015-07-25): Rizzoli has opened a new flagship bookstore in New York City at 1133 Broadway in the NoMad district.
Gina Rodriguez to Publish Book With Simon & Schuster (2015-06-22): Actress Gina Rodriguez will publish her first book with Simon & Schuster in 2016.
Swedish YouTube Star Felix Kjellberg Inks Book Deal (2015-06-12): Swedish YouTube star Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie has signed a book deal with Penguin Random House. The inspirational book hist stores in October.
Naya Rivera is Writing a Memoir (2015-06-07): Glee star Naya River is writing a memoir about her career, her love life and the challenges she's faced as a mixed race actress.
Aziz Ansari Writes a Book About Love and Online Dating (2015-06-05): Aziz Ansari teamed up with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to write Modern Romance, a book about the state of love in the modern world.
Gabourey Sidibe Inks Memoir Deal With Houghton Mifflin (2015-06-03): Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe is writing a memoir for Houghton Mifflin Harcrourt.
Bobby Jindal to Publish American Will Book in October (2015-05-27): Bobby Jindal will publish a new book, American Will, in October through Threshold Editions.
Anna Kendrick to Publish Essay Collection in Fall 2016 (2015-05-25): Anna Kendrick will publish an essay collection in Fall 2016 through Touchstone and Simon & Schuster Audio
Author Herman Wouk Publishing Memoir for His 100th Birthday (2015-05-22): Bestselling author Herman Wouk turns 100 on May 27th. He's finishing up his memoir which will hit bookstores in December.
Cheryl Strayed and Pankaj Mishra Discuss Sexism in the Literary World (2015-05-13): Wild author Cheryl Strayed and award-winning Indian essaying Pankaj Mishra discuss the sexism that women authors face when writing about domestic themes.
Scholars Find Treasure Trove of Mark Twain's Early Writing (2015-05-07): Scholars at UC Berkeley have tracked down Mark Twain's early columns written while he lived in San Francisco nearly 150 years ago. They also found personal letters.
Stephen King and Gillian Flynn Win 2015 Edgar Awards (2015-05-01): Stephen King, Gillian Flynn and James Ellroy were all winners at the 2015 Edgar Awards.
St. Martin's Press Forming New Military Imprint SOFREP Books (2015-04-30): St. Martin's Press has partnered with Force12 Media to form a new military imprint called SOFREP Books. The first titles will roll out in 2016.
Anthony Doerr Wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for All the Light We Cannot See (2015-04-20): All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Elizabeth Kolbert won for General Nonfiction.
2015 Pen Literary Awards Shortlists Announced (2015-04-16): The PEN American Center announced the shortlists for the 2015 PEN Literary Awards.Cynthia Bond, Phil Klay are two of the authors on the Debut Fiction shortlist.
Actress Abigail Breslin Cuts Book Deal With HarperCollins (2015-04-05): Actress Abigail Breslin will publish her first book with HarperCollins. The book is called This May Sound Crazy.
Nobel Prize Winning Poet Tomas Transtromer Dead at 83 (2015-03-28): Swedish poet, author and translator Tomas Transtromer has died at the age of 83. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2011.
MoMA Commissions 10 Works From Top Poets for Jacob Lawrence Exhibition (2015-03-26): The New York Museum of Modern Art has asked ten top poets to write poems inspired by the Jacob Lawrence exhibit. The poems will be read at an event on May 1st.
Simon and Schuster Launches Spirituality Imprint Called Enliven (2015-03-23): Atria has chosen author and Fair Trade entrepreneur Zhena Muzyka as the Publisher at Large of its new spirituality and self-help imprint called Enliven.