More than three years ago, The New Yorker's unionized employees authorized and threatened a strike during a contentious first contract negotiation that culminated with scores of protestors descending on the Greenwich Village home of Conde Nast executive Anna Wintour days... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-10-04 11:54:00 UTC ]
Paola Santos' picture book encourages young readers to appreciate nature's gifts and the love that comes with them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-03 19:53:20 UTC ]
Report finds that books with main characters from minority ethnicities or who are disabled or neurodivergent are written by those who do not share the protagonist’s identityMore than half of children’s books with marginalised main characters are by writers and illustrators who do not share their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-03 17:10:48 UTC ]
It was raining the day I met Elizabeth Wurtzel. She arrived at our offices wrapped in a wool scarf. I was a newly minted editor at Houghton Mifflin, and we were considering her memoir on depression, then titled “I Feel So Down I Want to Die.” She apologized for being late. She fished in her […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-02 08:55:10 UTC ]
Betsy Lerner has spent decades in the publishing industry. Writing her first novel, “Shred Sisters,” unlocked a completely new side to her creativity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-10-01 19:20:03 UTC ]
Ever since novelists started mixing with Hollywood, film and prose have been easy bedfellows. A lot of authors are proud cinephiles. Others go so far as to credit movies as major form or content influences. And thanks to the fleet marketing department at Criterion and the rise of Letterboxd,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-09-27 15:48:15 UTC ]
The Short Stories of Moroccan Writer Mohamed Choukri: A Talk by Dr. Jonas Elbousty, by The Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Thu, 09/26/2024 - 13:32 The University of Oklahoma’s Center for Middle East Studies; Department of Modern... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-09-26 18:32:59 UTC ]
Banned Books Week: Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, and others file an amicus brief with US Supreme Court. The post US Supreme Court: AAP, Authors Guild File Brief on Sexual Content Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-24 18:56:17 UTC ]
Jacquie Walters' debut, 'Dearest,' is a horror novel about new motherhood, including the demands of a breastfeeding infant, as well as how postpartum hormones affect a woman's psyche. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-16 10:00:29 UTC ]
After hearing from dozens of authors about the poor business practices of TouchPoint Press, the Authors Guild has reached an agreement with founder Sheri Williams to pay authors overdue royalties, revert rights back to any author who has not yet received them, and close the press. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Sharjah International Book Fair translation grants drew 2,506 applications for these grants for publishers, to and from Arabic. The post Sharjah Book Authority Approves 303 Translation Grants appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-13 13:34:04 UTC ]
Tony Tulathimutte, a master comedian, has produced an audacious, original and highly disturbing book that steers directly into the oncoming traffic of current liberal piety. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-09-13 09:01:41 UTC ]
This month, we’ve got a giant eagle, good wine, and more. To submit a first line, email [email protected]. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Billed as a sex-positive, “feminist rage fantasy,” ‘Terror at the Gates’ will be published in July by Bloom Books. The anticipated initial print run is 250,000 copies. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
An international writing organisation appeared to greenlight the use of AI, prompting anger, the resignation of four board members and an entire creative community to ask: ‘What?!’Please spare a thought for artificial intelligence (AI). It may not have feelings yet but, if it did, it would feel... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-09-11 10:00:07 UTC ]
Learn about the life of the first Black woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court, as well as hear from women around the globe in this week's nonfiction book talk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-06 15:00:00 UTC ]
In his new novel, Matt Haig goes back to the place where he fell apart — Ibiza, Spain — and reclaims it. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-09-05 09:00:15 UTC ]
Get into the life of a Civil Rights icon when she's still a girl, learn about Nigerian women protesting, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-04 15:35:00 UTC ]
His memoir Mamaskatch won the Governor General's Literary Award for nonfiction in 2018 Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-08-30 22:42:46 UTC ]