A debut novel views a middle-aged organic farmer through the eyes of a 21-year-old woman he preys upon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-15 19:37:36 UTC ]
An executive editor at HarperCollins India and a 2022 Frankfurt Fellow, Rahul Soni says, 'Literature is still considered very much a luxury' in India. The post Frankfurt Fellows 2022: Rahul Soni of HarperCollins India appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-15 18:17:45 UTC ]
New retailer partnerships, live events and book clubs are all planned to capitalise on the platform’s vibrant community of literature loversSocial media app TikTok is making increased efforts to tap into the power of its books content, with new retailer partnerships, live events and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-15 16:03:52 UTC ]
As Salman Rushdie struggles with his injuries, the world publishing industry demands protection for the freedom to publish. The post Rushdie Attack: IPA Calls for ‘Redoubling Our Commitment’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-15 14:59:48 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie's appearance at Chautauqua was a thrilling affirmation of the importance of unfettered arenas of intellectual exchange. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-15 14:09:46 UTC ]
PlayStation’s game-streaming scheme, at its top tier, is now competing directly with Xbox Game Pass, the service that proved the concept by earning 25 million-plus subscribers over the past five years. It’s now been over a month since PlayStation Plus Premium went live, offering similar cloud... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-08-15 11:15:56 UTC ]
In Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My (In)Fertility, Michelle Tea chronicles her path to pregnancy and motherhood as a 40-year-old, queer, uninsured woman. The tone is irreverent, the storytelling is hilarious, and the topic—choosing to exercise one’s reproductive freedoms—is extremely timely.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-08-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
Novel by writer, who lived in Devon until fatal heart attack, was made into a film starring Robert RedfordNicholas Evans, the bestselling author of The Horse Whisperer, has died at the age of 72. In a statement, United Agents said the “much-loved” writer had died following a heart attack on... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-15 10:27:18 UTC ]
If you've had your eye on one of Amazon's premium e-readers but haven't yet pulled the trigger, today might be the day to do so. As part of a wide-ranging sale across various own-brand Amazon devices, the Kindle Oasis, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition and standard Kindle Paperwhite are all... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2022-08-15 08:46:55 UTC ]
The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Robert Freeman Wexler, Robert Dugoni, and Jerome Charyn. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Her semi-autobiographical novel, “The Passenger,” centered on the reunion of an Auschwitz survivor and her former Nazi guard and inspired a noted opera. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-14 23:45:29 UTC ]
As an aspiring writer I loved many exiled authors, from Márquez to Kundera, but with Rushdie the stakes were raisedIt was more than a decade ago when I was introduced to the work of Salman Rushdie, thanks to the recommendation of a writer in my homeland of Pakistan. As an aspiring writer myself,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-14 14:47:31 UTC ]
In our conversations and emails, his determination to not let the fatwa define him has been evidentThat Salman Rushdie was nearly murdered at an event in New York while talking about whether the United States was a safe haven for exiled writers is an irony he’d have rejected as too far-fetched... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-14 12:39:00 UTC ]
A new memoir on the unfinished sexual revolution explores the difficulty of enacting one’s political beliefs in intimate spaces. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2022-08-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
The surge of readers has buoyed a part of the digital media world that has gradually declined in recent years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-14 09:00:18 UTC ]
The cookbook collection that began in the basement of her home became the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-08-13 16:51:40 UTC ]
Meeting language at its most elemental place: Belinda Huijuan Tang reflects on re-learning Chinese. | Lit Hub Memoir What do animals understand about death? | Lit Hub Science “When people try too hard to pin it down, they often ruin everything that makes poetry magical.” Chris Martin on poetry,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-08-13 10:30:45 UTC ]
The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by All Ways Black and Penguin Random House. `All Ways Black and Penguin Random... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-08-13 10:30:00 UTC ]
Three of the sport’s governing bodies recently announced that they’re officially changing the name to “quadball,” both out of trademark concerns and a desire to distance themselves from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in light of her... Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2022-08-13 08:00:00 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie, the author of "The Satanic Verses," was brutally attacked just as he was about to speak to an audience at the Chautauqua Institution. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-08-12 22:05:09 UTC ]