Poetry of all tastes and genres should be celebrated, say Angela Croft and Catherine RoomeFurther to the critique in PN Review that you report (Literary world split as poet attacks rise of social media ‘noble amateur’, 24 January), the wonderful thing about the current poetry scene is there is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
We find out so little about a person by watching them on Big Brother or reading their secrets exposed in the Daily MailWe just met half an hour ago. But I'm sitting in a Soho tapas bar, drinking sherry, and telling Josh Cohen my life story. The joke – lost on neither of us – is that he has just... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
A seasonal selection of new (and not so new) books about language that are anything but dullBooks about English fall into various categories, mostly offputting ones: the academic, rarely of much interest, and often incomprehensible, to the general reader; the lament for a (mythical) golden age... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kings Place has announced a new boutique literary festival to be held in London in October, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 16/05/2011 - 09:56 The economics for booksellers "simply don't work" as they struggle with high costs and low margins, the president of the Booksellers Association has claimed. Jane Streeter was delivering the introduction at the BA Conference at... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 24/03/2011 - 15:52 Setting books within the wider cultural scene and building collaborations are set to be key themes at this year's Book Industry Conference, as organisers revealed the event programme. BIC 2011, which takes place between... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]