Amanda Brainerd’s novel, Age of Consent, is out now, so we asked her a few questions about reading, writer’s block, and David Bowie. * Who do you most wish would read your book? Teenage girls—there are so few adult books written about them. What do you always want to talk about in interviews but never […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-24 08:48:44 UTC ]
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Ingram’s Peter McCarthy will join BookMachine’s editorial board next year to lead its marketing stream. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-27 03:16:23 UTC ]
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A comic art festival based in Yorkshire is encouraging the public to donate new and used comic books to its organisation, which will then distribute copies to schools and libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-21 00:12:55 UTC ]
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Fund some classroom libraries today on DonorsChoose with the help of a boost from the Gates Foundation. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-08-12 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House announced this morning that the upcoming collection of poetry by Amanda Gorman is now titled 'Call Us What We Carry.' It will be released on December 7, and will feature new works as well as her inauguration poem, 'The Hill We Climb.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New indie publisher Manderley Press is publishing a series of forgotten or out-of-print books inspired by buildings, houses, places or landmarks, starting with Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh with an introduction from Alexander McCall Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-16 20:15:52 UTC ]
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Amanda Lohrey's novel about a woman who isolates herself yet finds connection has won the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-07-15 06:31:16 UTC ]
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A new survey from charity Read for Good, which has donated bundles of books to 50 schools nationwide, has found school library funding has been hit by the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-03 13:06:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Children's Laureate Cresside Cowell and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited a school in Wandsworth, south London, to open a "life-changing" library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-21 16:23:10 UTC ]
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Her debut picture book is a best seller, but the road to get there wasn’t always easy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-05-27 09:00:04 UTC ]
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Paul Fletcher makes the hit children’s TV show part of his budget announcement. Plus: News Corp lets go of its last photographersBluey, the Emmy award-winning children’s television show, is a smash hit for ABC Kids and has won the hearts of families Australia-wide. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-05-14 06:34:16 UTC ]
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Ten Speed Press and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, better known as the “d.school," are collaborating on a 12-book series focusing on creativity and design. The first title will be published this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre, will dissolve its current management structure and transition to a more conventional joint stock company, and reasserted its commitment to the publishing business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers and translators are debating how important it is for a translator’s identity to echo that of the author. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
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It's easy to be nostalgic about Scholastic Book Fairs, but for poor kids and underfunded communities, school book fairs look very different. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-03-12 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Hannah, the protagonist of Amanda Craig's The Golden Rule, is a young single mother with a cruel, abusive ex-husband. A university graduate, she has left her job in advertising because of rampant sexual harassment, and is living a life of grinding, miserable poverty in London, working as a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 21:13:52 UTC ]
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Mother and son duo Amanda Prowse and Josiah Hartley have written The Boy Between: A Mother and Son's Journey From a World Gone Grey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-03 09:51:46 UTC ]
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Patrick Allaway’s announcement comes a day after the company’s newspapers reported on an investigation into deputy chairman Nick FalloonThe Nine Entertainment board is facing another shake-up after the sudden resignation of a director just three months after the chief executive, Hugh Marks,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-02 06:44:21 UTC ]
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How a picture book about a little bear who discovers he is deaf tells a personal story for its creators. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2021-03-02 00:02:48 UTC ]
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‘Gentle, honest’ book, written by Anna Friend in response to her seven-year-old son’s worries, wins five-figure deal with ScholasticA self-published children’s picture book that was written to help the author’s son deal with being kept home from school during lockdown has been snapped up by a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-20 07:00:25 UTC ]
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He trained his investigative powers on the automotive and energy industries, far-right hate groups and the U.S. prison system. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-16 13:39:48 UTC ]
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