A crop of new nonfiction books, all out this coming week, explore the lives and legacies of trailblazing women around the world, from artists and activists to novelists and scientists. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Spanish philosopher and poet George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a genre, historical fiction allows us to shuttle back in time to stand in the shoes, clogs, chopines, and go-go boots of people—real and imagined—to consider the... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-07-15 11:00:13 UTC ]
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As publishers vie to persuade us to pack their titles for the holidays, we chart the evolution of the ’beach read’Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world works itself into a sweat trying to force its novels into our carry-on luggage, or over the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-14 07:00:23 UTC ]
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Businesses and public policy makers are tapping novelists to imagine the path forward. But how much stock should we put in the predictions of storytellers? Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-07-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Cultural Cross Sections Margaret Randall Children’s choir at the 2014 La Matanza Book Fair / Photo by Mauro Rico / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación / Flickr When good engineers or scientists emigrate, they are able to continue their work. Novelists... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-10 21:07:28 UTC ]
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The New York Times invited Asian-American authors to choose photos from our archives and write short young-adult fiction inspired by them. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-28 17:18:37 UTC ]
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Claire Adam has won the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize for first-time novelists with her "electrifying" debut Golden Child (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 18:50:22 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT Norman, Okla. (June 11, 2019) – Robert Con Davis-Undiano, Neustadt Professor and executive director of the World Literature Today organization at the University of Oklahoma, this week announced the names of nine writers to be the jury... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-06-10 16:04:37 UTC ]
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Paintings that dwell on parenthood and others inspired by trap. Plus, an experimental musical performance and portraits of artists. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: Daniel Gerwin, “All Joy and No Fun,” at River. A series of abstract paintings are inspired by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An L.A. painter’s hypnotic patterns and a photography show that documents the rise of hip-hop. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week. Roy Dowell, “New and Recent Paintings (and a Sculpture),” at as-is.la. The Los Angeles-based painter whose pattern-filled works buzz... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chemtrails on canvas and a gallery transformed into a tongue-in-cheek home design shop. Plus, a very unusual talent show. Here are five exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: Mi Kafchin, “Chemtrails,” at Nicodim. An exhibition inspired by chemtrails, the conspiracy theory that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New works in an old mall and a show of avant-garde Japanese art from the ’80s and ’90s. Plus, Guatemalan masks, a pop-up show and an exhibition devoted to an unlucky anniversary. Here are nine exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: New exhibitions at OCMA Expand. While their new... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The work and influences of Charles White, new video art from Africa, a performance festival at the Mak Center and lots and lots of art fairs. Here are nine exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: “Charles White: A Retrospective,” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Over the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It is the dawn of 2019, and the week’s exhibitions offer an opportunity to revel in the mythological or unload your sins. From painting to K-pop to the female body rendered as doll, here are nine exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week. Trenton Doyle Hancock, “An Ingenue’s Hues and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A show that maps Los Angeles and another that makes art of FBI files. Here are six exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: “Here,” at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. A group exhibition examines the physical and geographical boundaries that define Los Angeles and its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing micro-genres often reflect the fashions and anxieties of the age – bad news for us literary editorsOne day last week, after I spent the best part of an hour opening two days’ worth of post at my office – I work as literary editor of the Spectator – I posted a peevish tweet: “Can we... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Practical, useful nonfiction books that appeal to readers across the world: it sounds like a tall order, but Québec consistently delivers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The arts season is off and running, with openings all over Los Angeles and beyond! Here’s a guide to the top exhibitions and events in the coming week. Paul Anthony Smith, “Containment,” at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Smith collages bits of photographs of people taken throughout the African... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five years after its launch as a regional press specializing in nonfiction books about the industrial Midwest, Belt Publishing is growing rapidly and diversifying its list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dream-like paintings and illuminated holy books. Plus, the art of paper jewelry and L.A.’s Salvadoran artistic circles. Here are eight exhibition and events to check out in the coming week: Judithe Hernández, “A Dream Is the Shadow of Something Real,” at the Museum of Latin American Art.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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