In his poems, essays, short stories and novels, he highlighted the differences between East and West Germany, even after the Berlin Wall fell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-07 22:40:33 UTC ]
Leicester County Council has published the UK’s first storybook written by children in care. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 20:29:02 UTC ]
Here are 10 Edgar Allan Poe quotes for writers and about writing from the author of several short stories and poems, including "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Raven." In these quotes, Poe covers poetry, dreams, madness, and more. The post 10 Edgar Allan Poe... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-10-07 05:00:10 UTC ]
The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. It aims to showcase amazing writers based in the UK to programmers, publishers and teachers of literature in English around the world. To do so, we have invited six leading writers... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-10-05 10:05:02 UTC ]
Growing up, Jeff Kinney discovered Tolkien, comics and computers at his local bookshop. When it closed he was bereft – would opening his own as an adult help to right that wrong?Author Jacqueline Woodson recently spoke about books being either mirrors or windows. Mirrors for seeing ourselves,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-10-05 09:00:40 UTC ]
Titan Books has signed Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award shortlisted author Polly Ho-Yen's debut adult novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 16:28:19 UTC ]
Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:24 UTC ]
Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:00 UTC ]
Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-10-03 17:21:00 UTC ]
Queer Eye host and “Antoni in the Kitchen” author Antoni Porowski shares his media diet. TV Show Jack Whitehall: Travels with my fatherRead Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-10-03 07:00:13 UTC ]
News and Events WLT Margarita Engle will deliver the keynote address for the Neustadt Lit Fest at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center, 560 Parrington Oval, on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. The event is free and... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-10-01 19:25:31 UTC ]
Welsh writer Jo Lloyd has unanimously won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University 2019 for her story inspired by a real-life 18th century woman who claimed to be friends with an invisible family living in an invisible mansion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 18:57:26 UTC ]
In 2012, a colleague and I decided to curate an interview series for the website where we then worked; we boldly and cleverly titled said series The Future of American Fiction. Yes, imagine it in (internet) lights. Per the title, we asked a handful of young and formally or thematically... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-30 08:48:58 UTC ]
In part 3 of "steal these screenwriting secrets," we delve into marketing and query letters. In other words, these are screenwriting secrets to steal after you write and specifically related to crafting killer query letters. The post Psst: Novelists – Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part 3... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-09-30 01:46:56 UTC ]
Welbeck Publishing Group has signed a worldwide print only deal with thriller writer Mark Dawson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:23:29 UTC ]
Book Riot speaks to authors and librarians on the importance of LGBTQ+ books in educational environments such as schools and libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-09-27 10:35:05 UTC ]
A founder of the publishing house Stein and Day, he also worked with Dylan Thomas, Budd Schulberg and David Frost and wrote more than a dozen books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-09-25 21:47:57 UTC ]
Journalist Ronan Farrow discusses "Catch and Kill" and #MeToo revelations on Oct. 22 with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-25 14:00:46 UTC ]
The Authors Guild and the Association of Authors' Representatives have filed a joint brief supporting publishers' calls for a preliminary injuction to stop their works being included in Audible's Captions programme. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 19:58:52 UTC ]
The groups argue Audible should be required to "license the rights it seeks to exploit for its profit—just as others must—as required by copyright law and fundamental fairness.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]