As a fiction writer, I’ve always felt compelled, memoir style, to pore over my life’s timeline. But in a novel, I can erase, revise, smash, crash, reconstruct, and transfigure that squiggly narrative. A novel has no obligation to mirror or represent anything familiar, recognizable, or real. And one of the main rules of play is […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Eleanor Dryden, currently publishing director at Bonnier Zaffre, is joining Headline Review in April to head up its commercial fiction team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Declines in adult fiction and juvenile fiction and nonfiction offset a 7.6% increase in adult nonfiction sales, resulting in a 0.8% drop in unit sales of print books for the week ended Dec. 8, 2018, compared to the similar week last year at outlets the report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Woman’s Hour presenter Jenni Murray is publishing a book called Fat Cow, Fat Chance with Transworld, investigating the science, social history and psychology of women and weight. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children's imprint Puffin Books has signed a two-book deal with Rashmi Sirdeshpande, a graduate of the publisher’s mentoring scheme for writers from under-represented communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2019, Kensington expands its commitment to publishing novels that celebrate Southern heritage and also boldly face the past. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gwendoline Riley has scooped the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for Fiction 2017 for her fifth novel First Love (Granta). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online photo printing has disrupted the photography business, and now you can create your own custom photo book that will look at home on any coffee table. Before, you’d have to bring your film or SD card to a studio to turn your photos into a professional-looking photo book. But now you can... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by Hay Festival founder Peter Florence, the 2019 Man Booker Prize jury features a pianist and composer, a filmmaker, a broadcaster and a publisher. The post Man Booker Prize for Fiction Announces Its 2019 Jury appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Forestry Commission has launched a competition to “diversify” nature writing, as part of its 2019 centenary celebrations, with two paid writing residencies up for grabs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The late Peter Mayer is remembered as the man who made the Penguin Group 'the world’s most admired and successful publishing company.' The post At Peter Mayer’s Memorial Service: Appreciation for a Publishing Giant appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books (MCB) has won the five-way auction for Dougie Poynter’s non-fiction in a two book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Had she had not written as she did, would her lover have killed her husband? Almost certainly the answer is no." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cath Senker has won this year’s £2,000 Educational Writers’ Award for her book about refugees and mass migration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Texas Observer published an interesting piece Tuesday about a 74-year-old Dallas-area Republican activist named Ray Myers, who was a 2016 Republican National Convention delegate for Ted Cruz and a co-author of the 2018 Texas Republican Party’s official platform. Myers recently posted a... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize has returned for a second year, newly expanded, with partners across the world and a new residency in Andalucia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction," Virginia Woolf wrote in a famous 1929 essay. British businessman Arron Banks apparently disagrees, and he incurred the wrath of fans of "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling after mocking the author on Twitter for having... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books from Granta, Hodder & Stoughton and Pan Macmillan have been unveiled as Foyles’ Books of the Year, with Convenience Store Woman by Japanese author Sayaka Murata taking the fiction crown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her new book, president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and bestselling author of ‘Uninvited’ Lysa TerKeurst delves into the recent pain of her husband’s infidelity, a cancer diagnosis, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following two years in which Margaret Atwood's classic dystopian novel saw a skyrocketing in readership and new cultural relevance, both on television and in society at large, the author has announced 'The Testaments,' due September 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the second year of operation for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, which stresses fiction that has social impact, work specifically addressing contemporary issues. The post Aspen Words Prize Longlist of 16 Titles for 2019 Prize in Issue-Driven Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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