Culture Street mural for Grenfell Tower, with poem by Ben Okri, North Kensington, London, image courtesy of IranWire and #PaintTheChange. London-based writer Malu Halasa canvasses the Middle Eastern and North African culture scene in London,... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2021-04-19 19:22:28 UTC ]
All the books, all the conversation, and no deciding which literary-themed mask to wear. These are the best online book clubs to check out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-03-04 11:33:00 UTC ]
Australia's largest online book retailer Booktopia has had its Facebook page's contents erased following a row between the country's government and the social media giant. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 21:21:39 UTC ]
Independent publisher and bookseller Jacaranda is to launch an online book festival in December, celebrating a new wave of black British authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 08:45:44 UTC ]
Bloomsbury Publishing has delivered its highest first half earnings since 2008, as "signficantly higher” online book sales and e-book revenues led to year-on-year profit growth of 60% to £4m in the six months ended 31st August 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 15:50:49 UTC ]
Looking for a book club? Consider joining #APStogether, a free online book club launched by A Public Space. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-09-03 10:37:19 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-07-31 10:30:00 UTC ]
Before the stay-at-home orders came down in Baltimore, the last thing I did in person was participate in a panel conversation about—ironically—“art and the apocalypse.” In retrospect, we should have cancelled, but the threat in Maryland still felt surreal; those were the days when it seemed like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-07-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
Steps for starting an online library book club, or converting an existing one that’s been on hiatus, while we wait for the ability to meet in person again. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-26 10:39:54 UTC ]
Learn about Byzans, an online book club app that connects fellow readers, and participate in a book club without leaving your home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-03 10:34:49 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 ]
Here's how to join a book club online, some etiquette tips to follow, and some examples of online book clubs meeting right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-28 10:35:48 UTC ]
In many months this list contains five novels—but never before has it consisted of five story collections. Given the global pandemic, its effects on economies, and everyone’s anxieties, some of us are getting lost in long, complicated sagas—witness Yiyun Li’s #TolstoyTogether online book group.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 08:47:00 UTC ]
As quarantine continues, we’re all noticing that we respond to lockdown differently. While many spend each day providing care, food and other necessities, those of us privileged enough to be 'stuck at home' are seeing our friends’ and family members’ behaviour change under the new... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2020-04-17 15:42:05 UTC ]
Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic. The post Richard Charkin: We’re All in It Together appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-27 15:56:23 UTC ]
So you want to join a book club but don't have time to commit to real-life meetings? Here are the 15 best online book clubs to join right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-27 11:38:07 UTC ]
Online book festival My Virtual Literary Festival (MyVLF) will launch a series of new festivals based on different genres later this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-03 11:05:41 UTC ]
Two Australian online book retailers have suspended sales of Ronan Farrow’s investigation into #MeToo, following legal threats from one of the book’s subjects. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 08:21:31 UTC ]
“Catch and Kill” was pulled from two of Australia’s biggest online book retailers amid legal threats from the former National Enquirer editor who features prominently in the book. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-10-16 14:44:46 UTC ]
A hot summer's debate at The New York Times around 'fake and illegitimate' online book sales. Amazon asserts a remedy may take more industry cooperation. The post David Streitfeld’s Orwellian Shopping List, and Amazon’s Retort appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-20 14:41:20 UTC ]