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The British Library’s head of digital publications on the urgency of preserving digital stories, from smartphone apps to interactive web narrativesGiulia Carla Rossi collects the fragile artefacts of our increasingly transient publishing world. She is a curator of digital publications at the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-18 13:00:21 UTC ]
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The paleobiologist and author of Foyles’ nonfiction book of 2022 on Earth’s deep past, the joys of the British Library, and how early four-limbed vertebrates helped him find his feetThomas Halliday was born in 1989 and raised in Rannoch in the Scottish Highlands. He studied zoology at Cambridge... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-01-28 18:00:26 UTC ]
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Journalist Philip Clark and novelist and essayist Javier Montes have been named as the winners of the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award, at a reception at the British Library. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 10:40:51 UTC ]
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As the national library of the United Kingdom, the British Library’s mission is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. This means making our own buildings and online offers engaging for everyone, as well as working in partnership... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 13:05:14 UTC ]
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Arts Council England and the British Library are among collaborators participating in Reading Together Day, scheduled to take place on 16th July. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-06 10:30:56 UTC ]
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There will be a digital award ceremony for the Rathbones Folio Prize tonight (23rd March), after the Rathbones Folio Sessions and gala event at the British Library were cancelled owing to Covid-19. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-22 12:36:29 UTC ]
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I draw, write, speak about, teach, facilitate and organise events about comics. After graduating with a degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Sussex, I attended art college and worked as a freelance illustrator. In 2008, I began to incorporate comics into my practice. I also... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2020-03-11 13:11:13 UTC ]
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1001 Stories: UAE Writers on Arabic Literature Today Tuesday 10 March 2019| 19.15-20.30Knowledge Centre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB An evening with three writers from the United Arab Emirates to chime with this year's London Book Fair Sharjah Focus. Hear how writers in... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2020-02-17 10:55:59 UTC ]
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Katharine Viner congratulates ‘wonderful’ arts writer who is already a vital contributor to the paperArifa Akbar has been appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic. Akbar, who will take up the role in the new year, said she was “honoured, utterly thrilled and immensely excited” by the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 10:52:21 UTC ]
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The Public Lending Right scheme (PLR) celebrated its 40th anniversary last night with a party at the British Library. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 04:54:42 UTC ]
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Children's author Anna James will edit the British Library's Christmas collection. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 16:13:19 UTC ]
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The British Library has acquired the 40-year archive of Granta magazine featuring letters and papers from authors including Margaret Atwood, JG Ballard, Angela Carter and Kazuo Ishiguro. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 06:16:31 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma will be headlining the Africa Writes Festival taking place at the British Library this weekend. We speak to Obioma about his work, his inspiration and his publishing journey. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-04 16:24:33 UTC ]
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The British Library is considering opening a new facility in Leeds, alongside plans to expand its existing reading rooms in the area. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Eccles Centre at the British Library is joining forces with Hay Festival on the Centre's £20,000 Writer’s Award, which will become the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator Quentin Blake has reimagined Roald Dahl’s Matilda as an astrophysicist, a world traveller and chief executive of the British Library for new editions of the book, which was first published 30 years ago. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture secretary Matt Hancock has appointed Dame Carol Black as chair of the British Library for a four year term. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liz Jolly has been named as the new chief librarian at The British Library, succeeding Caroline Brazier who is stepping down after 15 years in the role. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty high-profile former members of Women in Publishing reflect on how the group empowered women in the industry in the 1970s and '80s in an oral history being made available at the British Library. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women earn 6.2% less than men per hour at the British Library, it has been revealed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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