Paisley will host its first ever book festival in February 2020, honouring the "brilliant political thinkers and creatives that have long been associated with the area", say organisers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 11:53:08 UTC ]
The Cliveden Literary Festival returned for a third time last weekend with Ian McEwan, Howard Jacobson and Elif Shafak among the authors taking part in a busy event that saw speakers discuss topics from feminism to Russian spies, cyberwarfare and conspiracy theories to secrets of the universe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 13:22:16 UTC ]
More than 30 publishers will join authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge and Merve Emre at the New Suns feminist literary festival at the Barbican next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 18:11:32 UTC ]
The graphic novelist behind “Smile” and “Sisters” will be a featured author at the festival Saturday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 16:19:28 UTC ]
Nicola Sturgeon has taken to the stage at Edinburgh Books Festival and shared her theory on politicians and literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-23 11:17:55 UTC ]
Coinciding with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 10 editors are on the week-long Publishing Scotland International Fellowship trip. The post During the Edinburgh Book Festival: Publishing Scotland’s 2019 Fellowship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-22 09:35:00 UTC ]
All photos courtesy of Hannah Colen. Held in Washington D.C., the Second-Annual Asian American Literature Festival took place this year at multiple locations including the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Freer|Sackler Galleries, and kicked off at Franklin Park down the street from the Eaton... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-08-05 16:16:47 UTC ]
The International Literature ShowcaseExceptional times call for exceptional writers. International bestselling crime novelist, journalist and Man Booker judge Val McDermid will reveal her selection of the most compelling LGBTQI+ writers working in the UK today. Val McDermid presents...10 August,... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-08-02 14:11:05 UTC ]
The Library of Congress is recruiting more than 1,000 people to help throughout the day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-07-19 20:22:53 UTC ]
With robust programming already this year, 1455 (previously Virginia Center for Literary Arts, or VCLA) continues to establish the Shenandoah Valley as a hotbed of creativity and community. After the success of 1455’s monthly Author Series at Handley Library and a number of workshops at both... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-17 14:19:45 UTC ]
The city's newest book festival, to be held at the Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles arts complex, will host four panels on July 20 and 21 as part of its programming, which will also include more than 20 exhibitors from L.A. and other cities on the West Coast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-15 19:02:44 UTC ]
Edinburgh International Book Festival has hired Rachel Mellor and Noëlle Cobden to the roles of children and schools programme manager and communities programme director, respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 14:21:17 UTC ]
The organisers of Stratford Literary Festival are extending their Bedtime Stories project, which helps families in areas of disadvantage read with their children, thanks to a £15,000 Arts Council England (ACE) grant. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 08:55:07 UTC ]
David Nicholls, Ali Smith and Ian McEwan are among the line-up for this year’s the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 05:28:19 UTC ]
Novelist Ian McEwan, BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg are among the authors on this year's Cliveden Literary Festival line-up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 13:12:57 UTC ]
Problems obtaining visas to enter the UK could put off authors from attending the Edinburgh International Book Festival, its director has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 05:37:20 UTC ]
Ed Miliband, Nigella Lawson and Lauren Laverne are among the headliners for this year's Stoke Newington Literary Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 21:10:12 UTC ]
PEN World Voices marks 15 years of hosting literary events with a human rights focus. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Janet Smyth is stepping down from her role of children and education programme manager at the Edinburgh International Book Festival after eight years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ibram Kendi, who received the 2016 National Book Award for his book 'Stamped From the Beginning,' has launched the first National Antiracist Book Festival, to be held April 27 at American University in Washington, D.C. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]