10 Most Captivating Literary Antiheroes

Sascha Rothchild, author of the new thriller 'Blood Sugar,' on 10 deeply flawed fictional characters we can't help but root for. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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10 Essential Sexy Thrillers

Laura Griffin, author of the intensely suspenseful novel 'Desperate Girls,' picks books by Mary Kubica, Lee Child, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: August 10, 2018

Nominate your local librarian for a 2018 'I Love My Librarian' award; How librarians find that elusive book you can't quite recall; And Facebook removes a purveyor of hate speech, but Twitter hedges. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian journalist's 'captivating' debut snapped up for HC's global programme

A "captivating coming-of-age" debut from an Australian journalist will be published by Borough Press as part of the HarperCollins Global Publishing Program. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon commissions 10 stories set in UK's most romantic places

Mills & Boon has commissioned 10 short stories to celebrate the UK's most romantic spots. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: A literary woman with a hidden past

Hi, I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg with our weekly newsletter. THE BIG STORY This week we’ve dedicated all of our print pages to a single story that tells the tale of Anna March, a writer who came to L.A. with a hidden past. Written by reporter Melissa Chadburn and me, the article is online now... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Finalists Named for New Literary Immigration Award

Hernán Díaz, Renee Macalino Rutledge, and Elena Georgiou have been named finalists for the inaugural Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ireland’s exports punch above their weight to contest global literary awards

There are many national awards and prizes for writers in Ireland, but outlined here are some of the recent accolades and nominations Irish authors have received beyond the Irish shores. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robertson to leave Faber to start new literary agency

Charlotte Robertson, sales and marketing director and paperback publisher at Faber, is to leave the company to become managing director of a new literary agency in association with Arlington Management. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Williams launches children’s literary agency

Literary agent Alice Williams has left David Higham Associates after 10 years to launch her own agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuesday's TV highlights: '10 Streets That Changed America' on KOCE and more

SERIES The 100 Discord among the factions threatens to spill over and spell very possible doom for all concerned in a new episode of the science fiction drama. With Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco and Henry Ian Cusick. 8 p.m. KTLA Outdaughtered Parents Danielle and Adam Busby have their hands full now... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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XXXTentacion signed a $10-million record deal weeks before death, report says

Michael Ondaatje speaks Sunday after winning the Golden Man Booker Prize for his novel "The English Patient" at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berlin’s Venerable Ullstein Buchverlage: ‘Building Our Literary Reputation’

Ullstein describes itself as Germany's most successful hardcover publisher. And while many houses are commercializing, Ullstein wants to be more literary. The post Berlin’s Venerable Ullstein Buchverlage: ‘Building Our Literary Reputation’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kenyan writer Onjerika scoops £10,000 Caine Prize

Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary fiction and Michelle Obama top Super Thursday picks

Super Thursday will fall on 4th October this year, The Bookseller can reveal, when a whopping 544 new hardbacks will be hitting shelves—40 more than on last year’s equivalent day—all vying for a slice of the lucrative Christmas book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suzuma joins the Asia Literary Agency

The Asia Literary Agency has appointed editor and scout Thalia Suzuma as an agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vida report: 'Dangerous lens' of male bias remains in literary criticism

Vida’s latest survey of gender bias in literary criticism has revealed less than half of publications achieved gender equality, with the New York Review of Books halving its coverage of female voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage staff to walk 10,000 steps in fundraising drive for nurses

Vintage is organising a fundraising walk to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the NHS and to celebrate the important contribution made by nurses. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dollmaker is riverrun's 2019 literary lead

Quercus' imprint riverrun has acquired its literary lead for the year, The Dollmaker by Nina Allan, described as a story "about lives lived in the margins, and a love story about becoming real". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 10, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended June 10, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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