Guardian Weekend magazine and gal-dem are launching a memoir writing competition for UK-resident black women and black non-binary people aged 16-21 on the theme of ‘conversations’Calling all young black women and black non-binary writers aged 16-21. The Guardian is once again collaborating on a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-10-22 11:23:42 UTC ]
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, a National Book Award finalist for “The Undocumented Americans,” talks immigration, her unconventional approach to nonfiction and why impostor syndrome doesn’t faze her. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-10-21 09:00:29 UTC ]
The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
These short stories by Black authors include some of the best Black short stories published, for middle graders, YA readers, and adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-10-16 10:37:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins affiliate publisher Rose Sandy reveals the details of its new Author Academy, which will give 90 emerging talents guidance as to how the book industry functions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 22:41:09 UTC ]
Viewers of Netflix’s recent documentary "The Social Dilemma" will now know, more acutely than ever, the impact that platforms like Twitter and Instagram are having on our lives, including unprecedented rises in pre-teen suicides and self-harm admissions to hospital. Hearing about addictive,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 16:27:55 UTC ]
Speaking at the launch for the Frankfurt book fair – this year focused online – the novelist said authors’ observations could ease the burden of the diseaseThe celebrated Israeli novelist David Grossman has called on his fellow writers to be “trenchant witnesses” to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-10-14 12:54:03 UTC ]
The Department of Justice this week filed suit against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend of first lady Melania Trump, alleging that she violated a nondisclosure agreement by publishing a tell-all book, 'Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Publishing is launching its first ever ad campaign for a celebrity in the UK, rolling out digital signage across 100 London bus stops for essay collection Nothing Like I Imagined by US actress Mindy Kaling. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 00:14:33 UTC ]
Hajar Press, a new independent publishing house run by and for people of colour, has revealed its first six authors, whose books will be published next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-09 06:43:19 UTC ]
The Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's virtual trade show, FallCon, kicked off Thursday morning with a group of children's and YA book authors demonstrating the magic that storytelling holds. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Selected by Dr Oliver Tearle English literature has a rich tradition of comic writing. From Chaucer’s ‘Miller’s Tale’ to Shakespeare’s Falstaff to the early comic novels of Smollett, Sterne, Fielding, and Swift, there are plenty of laughs to be had from the pages of the literary greats. But what... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2020-10-08 14:00:57 UTC ]
Her new graphic memoir, “We Saw Scenery,” is based on old diaries she found three years ago: “I wrote down everything.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-10-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
Brosh’s long-awaited graphic memoir comes seven years after her bestseller, “Hyperbole and a Half.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-10-08 11:49:19 UTC ]
National Book Award winning author Jacqueline Woodson, acclaimed sci-fi author N.K. Jemisin, and novelist Cristina Rivera Garza were among the handful of authors chosen to receive this year’s 21 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowships. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Theoretical physicist and Princeton University Press author Roger Penrose has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez, for his work on black holes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 00:04:24 UTC ]
Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Dan Richards narrates his audiobook, Outpost, in a clear English accent that often sounds as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-10-05 17:53:36 UTC ]
The six-strong shortlist for the 2021 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award has been revealed, featuring yet-to-be-published authors from the UK, Spain, Argentina and Chile. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 07:41:55 UTC ]
A campaign designed to help create visibility and generate book sales for emerging children's authors and illustrators of colour has been launched by BookTrust Represents and Waterstones children’s laureate Cressida Cowell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 01:01:07 UTC ]
Simply submitting your story to be read by someone who knows talent when they see it is important for so many reasonsWriting prizes are massively important for aspiring and emerging writers. I think they are vastly more important than literary prizes. So many aspiring writers don’t have access... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-10-03 07:00:18 UTC ]