Aged 15 I got a Christmas job at my local bookshop in Battersea so I could save to go interrailing. My parents’ bookshelves were brimming with mostly Black writers: Chinua Achebe, Buchi Emecheta, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Chester Himes, Terry McMillan, and I was surrounded by ‘consciousness’ (as we then called ‘woke’). I was yet to read European works in translation, and the bookshop opened up to me the rest of Europe and its myriad cities, cultures, languages and complex histories. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Almost 90 UK authors including Robert Harris, Neil Gaiman, John le Carré and Philip Pullman, have condemned Brexit in an open letter urging people to vote in tomorrow's European Parliament elections. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-22 12:21:59 UTC ]
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and it’s the perfect time to discover some new stories about Asian people, places, food and culture. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-20 09:45:24 UTC ]
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A new online bookshop has launched to promote books, graphic novels and gifts that feature characters from under-represented backgrounds. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Naomi Wolf had a plan: get a doctorate, write scholarly work, and teach. In 1985, she received a Rhodes Scholarship and was preparing to write a thesis on images of women in 18th- and 19th-century Britain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Jonathan Stroud is working with Read On, a four-year project funded in part by the EU, to encourage young people across Europe to write fan fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forty-two percent of 103 publishing executives polled by Digiday this February said Facebook was an effective platform to grow international audiences. The post Digiday Research: European publishers still look to Facebook and Instagram to grow abroad appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several new books look for modern ways to follow the quintessential Biblical command to love thy neighbor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Norwegian authors are bringing “the spirit of Frankfurt” to Oslo in the form of a three-day literary festival featuring Norwegian and German writers in conversation. The post ‘Author-Driven’ German-Norwegian Literature Festival in Oslo This Week appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SERIES Blindspot The team uncovers an international conspiracy while hunting for a stolen weapon in this new episode of the action drama; with Jaimie Alexander and Sullivan Stapleton. 8 p.m. NBC Dynasty Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies) takes over a publishing company, while Cristal (Ana Brenda... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of the second annual Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is Francesca Reece. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many of he continent's book business leaders hail council approval of the European Union's hard-fought copyright measure in Brussels today. The post European Union Copyright Directive Gets Final Green Light appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier imprint Blink will publish a collection of pieces from the Big Issue’s ‘Letter to My Younger Self’ feature in October, featuring the likes of Margaret Atwood and Arianna Huffington, with all royalties going towards the magazine’s charitable work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has bought Janice Hadlow’s “gripping” true story of a Regency love triangle involving the Duchess of Devonshire's sister and a rakish aristocrat. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the Irish author's second novel, two teens explore sex, secrets and what intimacy is worth. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-04 09:45:07 UTC ]
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The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) is coming to Belfast this June, in the event’s latest edition to hit cities outside of India. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We must redefine Facebook as a publisher and not a platform so it bears responsibility for its content, says Pam Rudd. Tobacco was once ubiquitous yet many managed to quit, says Bob Walsh. We must view social media the same wayI do not believe we need to rewrite most of our regulation to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wanting to see more African characters in children's books—both in Africa and internationally—publishers Sarah Odedina and Deborah Ahenkorah have formed a new partnership. The post Reflecting a Diverse Reality in Children’s Books: New African Literature Partnership appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By a 348 to 278 margin, the European Parliament voted to approve a sweeping copyright reform bill celebrated by publishers and media companies, but which critics say could harm free expression online and fundamentally alter the way the internet works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A widening chorus of literary voices from the Arab world is being heard on the international stage, thanks in part to the leadership of the UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book award, says Lebanon's Nasser Jarrous. The post At London Book Fair: Discussing Arabic Literature with Sheikh Zayed Book Award... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has welcomed a European act of parliament created to make products and services more accessible, saying ebooks will be covered by the provisions of the legislation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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