Death is a common theme in literature, and many of the finest writers of short fiction have explored the fear, event, and aftermath of death using the short-story form. Below, we select and introduce ten of the very best classic short stories which have death as their theme, ranging from […] Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2022-01-19 15:00:39 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#common theme
#short fiction
#short-story form
#introduce ten
#short stories
Philip Pullman is to judge a new 500-word short story competition which is being launched ahead of the 2018 Liverpool Literary Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#launched ahead
#philip pullman
Quercus imprint riverrun has acquired a debut short story collection Friday Black by American writer Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
With soaring sales, viral hits like Cat Person and a cameo by Tom Hanks, the form seems to be staging a comeback. But did it ever go away?In 2017, almost 50% more short story collections were sold than in the previous year. It was the best year for short stories since 2010. Booksellers are... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jojo moyes
#short story
#short stories
#tom hanks
#cat person
#complete fiction
#books sold
A French publisher aims to print stories and poems on demand in unexpected places. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#unexpected places
Hutchinson has revealed it is publishing a posthumous collection of "powerful" short stories by Helen Dunmore, a day after the late author was given the Costa Award for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#costa award
#late author
#helen dunmore
#short stories
The Borough Press is publishing a short story collection inspired by Wuthering Heights, to be edited by Kate Mosse. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kate mosse
#borough press
A former judge's collection of satirical short stories, entitled Walden of Bermondsey, has been optioned for television by Revelation Content and Media Limited. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2017, and what they portend for 2018 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishing world
#library stories
#pw takes
Penguin Random House Children’s will publish what is believed to be the first ever all-female authored Doctor Who collection of short stories, with input from writers Jenny Colgan, Dorothy Koomson, Scottish comedian Susan Calman and Doctor Who author Jacqueline Rayner. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#dorothy koomson
#short stories
Tate Publishing shuttering its doors, an outbreak of plagiarism, and an author’s account of life in the Westboro Baptist Church make up some of PW’s top religion and spirituality stories of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#spirituality stories
#top religion
A short story about an awkward, troubling sexual encounter has gone viral, drawing a "record-breaking" number of online views. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#short story
Television presenter Mel Giedroyc will chair the BBC National Short Story Award’s judging panel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#judging panel
Simon & Schuster UK has revealed the winner of its Books and the City Heatseeker short story competiton run in association with heat Magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Saqi Books, which focuses on books on the Middle East and North Africa in the English language, has had to reassert its niche in the face of big-publisher competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#english language
#middle east
#saqi books
Emily Ford has won the £1,000 RSL VS Pritchett Short Story Prize 2017 for her short story "The Hikers". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#short story
We talk to Daniel Olivas - attorney, author and Angeleno who supports the Latino literary community - about his new book. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
HarperCollins will publish a new collection of 30 themed short stories from Cecelia Ahern. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cecelia ahern
Walker Books will publish a new collection of short stories from American YA author Cassandra Clare featuring characters from the bestselling Shadowhunter world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#short stories
#walker books
Welsh writer Cynan Jones has won the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for his “tenderly devastating exploration of the body”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Three of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists are shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust worth £15,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#young novelists