A digital collection of "global voices" will launch to coincide with World Refugee Day (20th June 2020). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-08 08:51:48 UTC ]
From Quiz to Chernobyl, the one-off television series is the perfect antidote to the relentlessness of multi-season shows. But do they ultimately leave us wanting more?Broadcast across three nights as lockdown kept us glued to our sofas, ITV’s Quiz was the first new drama in a long time that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-06-02 14:27:30 UTC ]
It’s been just over 45 years since the publication of Aiiieeeee!, a groundbreaking and trailblazing anthology that established the category of Asian American literature. Since then, we’ve seen the amalgamation of great organizations centering around Asian American Pacific Islander literature,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-05-29 11:00:00 UTC ]
Everyone peaked too early. You remember. The beginning of lockdown, when suddenly half of your friends were FaceTiming you about Tiger King, or downloading a language app, and so many people ordered yoga mats online that they took an estimated six weeks to be delivered. Now the yoga mat... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-22 15:30:00 UTC ]
Here are some of the finest poems of remembrance, or about remembrance, which can all be found in the wonderful anthology of remembrance poems, The Nation’s Favourite Poems of Remembrance. Remembrance – whether it’s recalling or remembering a past loved one, or commemorating someone who has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2020-05-20 14:00:46 UTC ]
Every year, Girls Write Now provides the opportunity for mentees to be published in a book form; in recent years, the print edition has been produced by Dutton, and the digital edition by the Feminist Press. Taking Our Place in History: The Girls Write Now 2020 Anthology invites you to witness... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-05-20 08:47:16 UTC ]
A group of crime writers have collaborated to produce a short story collection during the UK lockdown, with all proceeds to go to NHS Charities Together. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-16 04:47:00 UTC ]
Need an incentive to stay at home during the pandemic? How about a months-long game backlog that includes some classics? Square Enix is happy to oblige. The publisher has released a Square Enix Eidos Anthology on Steam that bundles 54 Eidos games for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2020-05-11 13:20:20 UTC ]
Everyone’s giving away games these days and while Square Enix’s new “Stay Home and Play” bundle isn’t free, it might as well be. The breadth and scope of the deal is pretty amazing: More than 50 games for under $40. That’s less than $1 per game, for those who can’t math.It’s the sort of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2020-05-08 18:45:00 UTC ]
Whether delving into chunky historical narratives or listening to short story podcasts, we’ve all been approaching reading differently during lockdown. Our reading habits can take us back in time, allow us to examine our present, or give us hope for the future. In time for the May bank holiday... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-07 13:58:54 UTC ]
Author Juno Dawson has won the Visionary Honours Book of the Year for Proud, published by Little Tiger Press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 10:59:40 UTC ]
What would a comics anthology following the progression of vampire lore from the ancient world to modern takes look like? Find out here. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-06 10:35:39 UTC ]
Our own Nick Ripatrazone takes a look a new poetry from John Freeman, Rosanna Warren, Juditha Dowd and Kiki Petrosino—plus an anthology edited Leah Silvieus and Lee Herrick. The post Must-Read Poetry: May 2020 appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-05-06 10:00:15 UTC ]
This flat-pack purse is designed to be shipped. Ikea built an empire out of a simple idea: furniture designed in such a way that it could be flat-packed to ease shipping costs and eliminate the need for a delivery truck. Today, that same innovation comes to purses, as the Milan-based bag label... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2020-05-06 09:00:23 UTC ]
Like moons, Ancient Greece and adolescence, spring has given writers inspiration for centuries. “To what purpose, April, do you return again?” asks Edna St Vincent Millay, noting the “redness / of little leaves” and “the spikes of the crocus”. To Shakespeare, this time of year puts “the spirit... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-05-01 14:56:50 UTC ]
Many lives are radically different right now. But birthdays, anniversaries, and public holidays come and go as before. The pink supermoon would have appeared whether we’d watched it from our windows or outdoors among a crowd of strangers. This week, Earth Day, Shakespeare’s birthday, and World... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-24 14:34:13 UTC ]
A group of crime writers are publishing a digital short story anthology to help raise funds for charity Samaritans in the light of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 05:15:57 UTC ]
The anthology “Burn It Down!,” edited by Breanne Fahs, collects manifestos from a range of perspectives and voices. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-04-15 09:00:01 UTC ]
News and Events WLT The Neustadt International Prize for Literature, one of the most prestigious global literary awards, has entered its 50-year anniversary at the University of Oklahoma. Often referred to as “the American Nobel,” the biennial award... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-04-14 14:03:16 UTC ]
Frances Hodgson Burnett is best known for children’s classics like The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy, but a new anthology of lost stories reveals her “weird” side. At the Guardian, Alison Flood writes about “The Christmas in the Fog,” an eerie story set on a New York-bound liner. “Ten... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-04-13 20:30:07 UTC ]