Musician-writer Kate Bush, novelist Jeanette Winterson and former boxer Frank Bruno are among those participating in the Bradford Literature Festival 2018, in association with Provident Financial Group, where over 500 speakers will feature across more than 400 sessions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chelsea Clinton and best-selling author Phillip Pullman are among those taking part in the international event. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Cheltenham Literary Festival—the UK's oldest literary festival—announces its 2018 educational programming aimed at children and school groups. The main festival runs October 5 to 14. The post Cheltenham Literary Festival 2018 Announces Its Educational Program for Kids appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Bristol librarian has won the inaugural Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition with her “clever, pulsing story”, scooping a book deal with Borough Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Taking audiences behind the scenes of the editorial process, publishing house editors at the recent Kbh Reads festival showed how they handle their work—and an author's. The post At Copenhagen’s Literary Festival Kbh Reads, Consumers See and Hear Editors at Work appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Good morning! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times, with this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY Barry Gifford is famous for his tales of outsiders, including Sailor and Lula in “Wild at Heart.” Jim Ruland sits down with the author in his Berkeley studio to talk about his... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
A three-day program for international professionals in publishing, the Istanbul International Literature Festival runs May 2 through 6 this year, and has extended the deadline for applications. The post Professional Networking in Turkey: Apply for Istanbul’s Literature Festival Fellowship... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trevor Wilson, director of Authors Abroad, is launching a children’s literature festival in Yorkshire to “address the north-south gap”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK has launched a competition with the Darley Anderson Literary Agency and Bradford Literature Festival to find the next bestselling commercial fiction author. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Magazine publisher Hearst UK is to launch a book festival which will include a new awards, accreditation and live events experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Minneapolis-based literary nonprofit the Loft has announced that it's sponsoring a new annual literary festival, Wordplay. The inaugural two-day event is set for May 11-12, 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hollywood star turned author Tom Hanks appeared at a sold-out event with Penguin Live last night, marking the finale of Southbank Centre’s biggest ever London Literature Festival at the Royal Festival Hall. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Check out all the goings-on at the Texas Book Festival, which will be held November 4-5 in Austin, TX. We interview festival authors, including headliner Dan Rather, Pulitzer-winner Jennifer Egan, Gretchen Carlson, the Bush twins, and many others. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Bittman and Gail Simmons have a way with food. Whatever you want, they can cook it, and show you how Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 12th annual Brooklyn Book Festival took place in downtown Brooklyn on September 16 and 17, drawing a record 45,000 attendees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
On a sweaty but sunny Sunday afternoon in downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Book Festival held its largest event yet, pictured here in a photo-essay. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW will publish a special supplement about the Texas Book Festival, set for November 4-5 in Austin, featuring all the information needed to navigate the show. The Texas Book Festival Spotlight will be published in PW and distributed, for free, at the show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The screenings of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone" at Durham Cathedral has broken all of the city’s book festival records with 1,500 tickets selling out in one day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roddy Doyle, Ian Rankin and Salman Rushdie are some of the authors revealed on the line-up at the Times and the Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Morpurgo, Jennifer Egan and Jeanette Winterson will appear at the Manchester Literature Festival in October to help explore “divas, dissidents, pioneers and radicals”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]