Seasoned author and writing mentor Beth Kempton shares 10 books that will improve your craft. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The move to acquire the publisher, one of the five largest in the country, comes after the government blocked a deal last year on antitrust concerns. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-03 02:05:15 UTC ]
Hi Barbie! Are you looking for a good book to read? Maybe to take to the Beach? And/or to bring with you when you go to the movies this weekend? I promise, it’s going to be right up your alley. And also pink, for outfit coordination purposes, of course. You’re welcome. Bye Barbie! Stereotypical... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-02 16:49:03 UTC ]
Thompson raised nearly £200,000 for Macmillan Cancer Research, and donations continue to come in. Continue reading >> [ Source: Media Week | 2023-08-02 15:16:19 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for The Morningside, the third novel by bestselling, award-winning writer Téa Obreht, which will be published by Random House in March. Here’s a little bit more about the book from the publisher: After being expelled from their ancestral home in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-02 14:00:09 UTC ]
From the Gutenberg press to the word processor, a detailed trawl through the history of print offers lessons for the digital ageThe Gutenberg Parenthesis is a term coined by Danish scholar Lars Ole Sauerberg, who proposed that the history of literary culture as we had hitherto known it – the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-02 11:00:02 UTC ]
The new manga out in August are fantastic — with supernatural coming-of-age stories, chill villains, and more. Start with Akane-Banashi by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-02 10:35:00 UTC ]
Julie Schumacher on 30 years of correspondence with her late friend, Melissa Bank: “I feel the impulse to write to her when I see the coil of postage stamps on my desk, or when I read a book that I wish she could read.” | Lit Hub Memoir When the Beatles found their voice. | […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-02 10:30:58 UTC ]
For students embarking on their college journeys this fall, there’s no tool more essential than an APA style guide. Now in their seventh editions, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and Concise Guide to APA Style remain invaluable resources for those tasked with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Reubens 'finished a first draft' of a memoir about his life and career before he died, a representative for the Pee-wee Herman actor has confirmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-01 18:13:09 UTC ]
Radio and television producer who was head of plays at the BBC and steered productions of work by Harold Pinter, Alan Plater, Ibsen, Strindberg and Athol FugardNo BBC radio or television producer in the postwar era was more admired within his profession than Michael Bakewell, who has died aged... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-01 16:09:15 UTC ]
The freshly announced “Booker’s dozen” of titles longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize is making its way around the literary internet, so let’s see what the morning tides have brought in. There are four debut novelists on the list, and Irish writers nabbed a record four out of the 13 nominations... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-01 14:43:06 UTC ]
Four of the 13 books that will compete for the prestigious literary award are debuts, in a longlist that the judges said was “defined by its freshness.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-01 13:21:55 UTC ]
The short stories in Jamel Brinkley's second collection, 'Witness,' don't just reveal stories of violence, gentrification and racism — they put you inside them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-01 13:00:50 UTC ]
A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-01 12:36:10 UTC ]
Despite winning awards, these little-known beautiful and thought-provoking literary fiction books, like Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok, remain criminally underrated. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-01 10:34:00 UTC ]
The Oscar-nominated actor’s new memoir is at once a Hollywood air kiss and a moving tribute to a happy marriage that ended too soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-01 09:01:10 UTC ]
Previously nominated authors Sebastian Barry, Tan Twan Eng and Paul Murray join 13-strong field including four debuts• Irish writers, debuts – and groundbreaking sci-fi: the Booker longlist in depthA longlist of 13 “original and thrilling” books offering “startling portraits of the current” are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-01 08:00:00 UTC ]
Defamation trial hears Mark Willacy criticised ‘Murdoch’s people’ in email to confidential source after Daily Telegraph questioned reports on ex-commandoFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-01 05:44:11 UTC ]
Rachel Goldstein has been promoted to executive v-p at Penguin Random House Publisher Services, the publisher's distribution arm, which services more than 50 publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]