A couple of weeks ago, John Howkins wrote a piece for us on the value of invisible work. Ever since, as news of one cancelled literary festival after another has hit my inbox, it's been resonating hard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 13:14:19 UTC ]
While German publishers are still reeling from the cancellation of the major spring fair Leipziger Buchmesse last week, the industry has been dealt two more blows in the wake of the coronavirus crises. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-11 07:50:07 UTC ]
Annual literary festival The Laugharne Weekend has been saved thanks to a crowdfunding appeal and assistance from the Welsh Assembly, with this year's festival boasting a packed line-up featuring authors such as Max Porter and Eimear McBride. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 20:52:10 UTC ]
IT’S LATE ON the first night of a literary festival in Kampala, Uganda, and I use my phone to order an Uber. Pickup location: Kampala National Theatre. I drop the pin on the street entrance nearest my location’s the pulsing blue dot: Siad Barre Avenue. I’d glimpsed the street name when I... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-12-27 20:00:19 UTC ]
Grand Marais, Minn., held its third North Shore Readers & Writers Festival early last month, attracting literary types from across the state. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Cliveden Literary Festival returned for a third time last weekend with Ian McEwan, Howard Jacobson and Elif Shafak among the authors taking part in a busy event that saw speakers discuss topics from feminism to Russian spies, cyberwarfare and conspiracy theories to secrets of the universe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 13:22:16 UTC ]
After a four-year absence, the free literary festival will be back in Los Angeles in October with 40 leading Latin-American writers and artists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
More than 30 publishers will join authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge and Merve Emre at the New Suns feminist literary festival at the Barbican next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 18:11:32 UTC ]
The Jaipur Literary Festival has New York City, Houston, and Boulder on its itinerary, having been to London and Belfast earlier this summer. The post India’s Jaipur Literary Fest Announces New York Stop on International Tour appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-19 06:30:42 UTC ]
Often lauded as the world’s first literary festival, Cheltenham is to celebrate seven decades of programming with a series of events based around septets. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-16 04:54:48 UTC ]
Former bookseller Sheila O’Reilly is helping to launch a new literary festival, 'Dingle Lit', on the Dingle Peninsula this November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 06:32:46 UTC ]
Part of the programming for the 'Noirwich' literary festival at Norwich is a focus on 'crimes against nature' and our stewardship of the environment. The post UK’s National Centre for Writing Turns to Eco-Crime for ‘Noirwich’ Fest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-26 05:30:50 UTC ]
With robust programming already this year, 1455 (previously Virginia Center for Literary Arts, or VCLA) continues to establish the Shenandoah Valley as a hotbed of creativity and community. After the success of 1455’s monthly Author Series at Handley Library and a number of workshops at both... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-07-17 14:19:45 UTC ]
The organisers of Stratford Literary Festival are extending their Bedtime Stories project, which helps families in areas of disadvantage read with their children, thanks to a £15,000 Arts Council England (ACE) grant. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 08:55:07 UTC ]
Novelist Ian McEwan, BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg are among the authors on this year's Cliveden Literary Festival line-up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 13:12:57 UTC ]
PEN World Voices marks 15 years of hosting literary events with a human rights focus. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, nine months after Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean, I traveled from my home in North Carolina to Anguilla to teach writing workshops to children and adults as part of a literary festival. As a prompt, I asked them to describe what they could not forget about the storm. When... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
Random House Germany recently launched an online community for romance readers and a literary festival to connect romance writers to their fans. The post Random House Germany Courts Romance Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-07 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 ]