Emerald Street's Anna Fielding on why a literary festival is a logical event for an email newsletter to hold. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
We drop in on Lahore, track Jean Rhys back to the Caribbean and tackle the troubling issue of payments to authors appearing at the UK’s 350 literary jamboreesAs the season for literary festivals in the UK hits its peak, we head for Trinidad, where we put Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea under the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
A diverse literary lineup, from a children's book writer to a playwright and a well-known journalist, is coming to the Marlborough Book Festival this July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 2,000 readers and writers attended the Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing in Grand Rapids, Mich. to celebrate religious expression in literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A donation from longtime Zondervan editor Bob Hudson will keep the doors open at The Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing, which was nearly shuttered this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
I Interviewed Miles about his role heading up York Literature Festival and how he sees the festival expanding. He also has some great advice for those looking for a job in books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
English PEN has launched its first ever English PEN Modern Literature Festival which will see UK-based writers present new works in tribute to writers at risk around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three award-winning New Zealand authors are travelling to Marlborough in July for the region's third annual book festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
YALLWest is coming, and if that doesn't mean anything to you, you're not a teen reader. Now in its second year, YALLWest is a book festival targeted at teens -- although it won't turn away grownups who like YA books, and younger readers are invited too. Set for Santa Monica April 30-May 1,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers, championed by Philip Pullman, may object to attending literary gatherings for free. But the events help to sustain a reading culturePhilip Pullman became cheerleader for a growing band of refuseniks last week when he resigned as president of the Oxford literary festival because it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Trust is launching its first children’s book festival at Wray Castle in the Lake District in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelists Nurrudin Farah and Taiye Selasi stole the show at the the fifth biennial Kwani? Litfest in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this month. The post Nairobi’s Kwani? Literary Festival Showcases “Afropolitanism” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writers in Zimbabwe have created a traveling book fair and are marshaling social media to build direct bonds with impoverished readers. The post Zimbabwe Writers Battle Disinterest With Literary Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The embattled Hong Kong International Literary Festival had a resurgence this year, underscoring cross-cultural connections between Asia and the West. The post Hong Kong Literary Festival Underscores Cross-Cultural Connections appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association's director for publisher relations Emma House met with Guo Guang, president of China Youth Press International, at the launch of London China Book Festival at Hatchards Piccadilly this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
There was plenty of programming for kids and teens at the 2015 Texas Book Festival, with authors Mac Barnett, Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, Taye Diggs, M.T. Anderson, Salina Yoon, Daniel Handler, and many more in attendance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On September 26, nearly 4,000 readers of all ages came from all over Texas to the campus of St. Edward's University in Austin to meet 32 YA authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Deckle Edge, which will launch in Columbia, South Carolina Feb. 19-21, hopes to fill the void left when the South Carolina Book Festival was cancelled in July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Readers, authors, and publishers gathered together at Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York City on September 19 and 20 for the 10th annual Brooklyn Book Festival, featuring programs for both children and adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A sunny, blustery day gave Brooklyn a chance to show off its literary chops, with A-list panelists and celebs discussing the writing life and craft. The post At 10th Brooklyn Book Festival, Authors and Fans Share Literary Love appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]