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A debut author who used fake accounts to “review bomb” other writers on the influential online platform Goodreads has been dropped by her agent and had her book deal cancelled Continue reading at 'ABC News'
[ ABC News | 2023-12-13 02:46:01 UTC ]
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British author A.S. Byatt, who was known for award-winning works including 'Possession' and 'The Children's Book,' has died. She was 87. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-17 17:18:21 UTC ]
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For so long, it seemed that readers were only interested in the experiences of people like me if we were traumatised, not triumphant – and I internalised this as an indisputable factGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI can’t pinpoint exactly when I started imagining myself in the stories... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-18 19:00:19 UTC ]
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The British author, who lived in the US, blended memoir and travelogue in books that were often inspired by the seaJonathan Raban, the British travel writer, critic and novelist known for his candid accounts of travelling the world in books such as Passage to Juneau and Coasting, has died aged... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-01-18 08:53:25 UTC ]
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He wrote best-selling mysteries and family sagas, and also examined homophobia and sexual assault as head writer of the soap opera "One Life to Live." Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-23 02:01:50 UTC ]
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Literary world riven by conflict as trade union is accused of inappropriately taking sides in culture warIt is a literary row that threatens to consume the very organisation set up to protect authors’ rights. And, in spite of the involvement of three prominent names in children’s books, it has... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-08-21 09:00:05 UTC ]
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Going from nonfiction to fiction can be both liberating and paralyzing, Hafner explains. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-12 10:00:26 UTC ]
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The U.S. Book Show's opening keynote featured Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov, speaking from his home in Kyiv, who provided the history through a literary lens of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that culminated in war. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Christopher M. Cevasco says there's a surprising lack of crossover between the two. Continue reading at 'Wired'
[ Wired | 2022-04-29 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who was subjected to torture by the his home country's government while detained last year, has been named the International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 20:57:34 UTC ]
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The “rise of the hybrid author” was discussed at London Book Fair, with the prediction that writers will increasingly buy back rights to their own books from publishers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-24 22:00:58 UTC ]
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The Pontas Literary & Film Agency and author J J Bola are partnering to create a mentoring prize for unagented, unpublished, under-represented writers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 23:50:57 UTC ]
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Author Lauren James has established The Climate Fiction Writers League, a group of over 50 international published authors writing about climate change. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-07 22:31:59 UTC ]
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Authors of colour made up 19.6% of Young Adult writers published in 2019, a huge leap on previous years, according to new research. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 14:25:59 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) had awarded grants totalling £185,000 to writers including Derek Owusu and John Mapanje for their works in progress. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 14:46:48 UTC ]
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Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Abir Mukherjee, Courttia Newland, Guy Gunaratne, Paul Mendez and Okechukwu Nzelu on why British writers of colour are left out of the conversationAfter this week’s Booker prize longlist was announced, the Times asked “Where are the new male hotshot novelists?” I was... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-31 14:10:18 UTC ]
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Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series, will be the keynote speaker at the virtual Writers' Weekend, a four-day conference that will now be live streamed from 9th-12th July. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-15 23:55:15 UTC ]
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A survey by the Authors Guild of its members found a majority of authors had already lost significant income due to the ongoing pandemic, led by lost fees from appearances and writing opportunities. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“Nobody Will Tell You This but Me,” a memoir by Bess Kalb, traces her family history from the Russian pogroms to the American dream. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2020-03-17 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Publishers and authors joined English PEN in welcoming the release of imprisoned Turkish novelist Ahmet Altan after three years detention in a Turkish jail. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 13:52:57 UTC ]
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