DHH Literary Agency will host an event in Liverpool allowing aspiring authors to pitch their work direct to its team. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-08 21:14:50 UTC ]
In “The Girls,” Abigail Pesta interviews some of the promising gymnasts the Olympic doctor abused. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-07 20:23:06 UTC ]
In her creative and critical work, Toni Morrison sought to remap the contours of American literature and culture. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2019-08-07 06:00:28 UTC ]
Happy pub day to Keah Brown! Her debut memoir, The Pretty One, released today from Atria Books. To celebrate, we're publishing the unabridged version of Keah's interview featured in the Breaking In column of the September 2019 issue of Writer's Digest. You can catch Keah on the debut authors... Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2019-08-06 17:00:43 UTC ]
Morrison's accolades included a Pulitzer, a Nobel Prize in literature, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-08-06 14:40:16 UTC ]
Celebrated novelist Toni Morrison has died at 88, and she leaves behind a commanding legacy of the black experience in literature. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died, according to a friend who confirmed the news to the Associated Press. She was 88 years old.Read Full Story Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-08-06 11:00:50 UTC ]
“The Long Accomplishment: A Memoir of Hope and Struggle in Matrimony” is Rick Moody’s attempt to come to terms with his troubled domestic life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-08-06 09:00:06 UTC ]
When you're just in the mood for a good Christian novel, this list of the best Christian fiction authors might just be the best place to turn. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-08-05 10:34:20 UTC ]
Lucy Kissick’s debut novel Plutoshine has won the inaugural Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 19:06:55 UTC ]
Netflix will produce a new series titled 'Zero,' an Italian-language show based on the work of 27-year-old Antonio Dikele Distefano, a formerly self-published Italian author whose books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies since he signed with Mondadori. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
During one of my first open mics in New York City, the comic running the mic tapped me on the elbow after my set and said, “Hey, you’re funny!” She sounded surprised. I was, too. Being funny wasn’t my main goal. I was there to spy on comics, trying to experience the highs and lows […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-31 08:49:06 UTC ]
A few days ago, Publishers Weekly reported that Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens’ debut novel and the September 2018 pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club, topped a million in print sales in 2019. Today, Laura Miller at Slate had a much juicier story about Owens: her... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-30 15:00:24 UTC ]
In “All the Wrong Moves,” Sasha Chapin comedically revisits an obsession that took him to some strange places. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-07-30 15:00:00 UTC ]
I was having coffee with a young writer who was starting out in the TV business and wanted advice. I could tell she was new by her hopefulness, good skin, and full head of hair. She asked me about my writing process. I told her I don’t have a “process.” I more. . .spend most […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-30 08:47:17 UTC ]
This fall, as novice writers and published authors alike sit down to write, kids and teens will be joining them in the creative challenge through the Young Writers Program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sarah Yerkes didn’t begin writing until she was in her 90s, but last month, at the age of 101, she released her first collection of poems, Days of Blue and Flame. A graduate of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a 74-year resident of Washington D.C., Yerkes had decades-long... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-29 16:21:29 UTC ]
The 2019 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award shortlist is dominated by Irish authors with former winner and Booker Prize longlistee Kevin Barry and relative newcomers Danielle McLaughlin and Louise Kennedy in the running for the £30,000 prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 11:15:23 UTC ]
Beach Hut series author Veronica Henry is branching out with a debut non-fiction release celebrating food and life by the sea, acquired by Orion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 21:23:44 UTC ]
Artist and "Press Here" author Hervé Tullet launches an interactive art-making project, Ideal Exhibition, at ICA LA in downtown L.A. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-26 10:00:39 UTC ]
Piper Kerman, whose experiences and memoir inspired the Netflix prison dramedy, now works with inmates in correctional facilities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-07-26 10:00:07 UTC ]