Andrew Lloyd Webber theatre to stage Ted Hughes’ The Iron Woman

The Other Palace, a London theatre owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Theatres Group, will this autumn stage an adaptation of Ted Hughes’ classic children’s book The Iron Woman (Faber Children’s). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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This brilliant 1976 memoir evokes the author’s Chinese immigrant family and summons the ghosts who haunt it. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A woman won a million-euro writing prize . . . then turned out to be three men.

This week, the winner of the Planeta Prize, a Spanish 1-million-euro literary award, was announced: Carmen Mola, a famously private crime thriller writer. All that was known about Mola, often referred to as Spain’s “Elena Ferrante,” is that she was a university professor in her mid-40s living in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Christopher Lloyd | 'Today’s children are the executives of tomorrow'

What on Earth Books’ Christopher Lloyd has gathered illustrators from around the world for a vibrant call-to-arms for children Continue reading at The Bookseller

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News Corp’s Andrew Bolt says his company’s climate campaign is ‘rubbish’

Commentator adds voice to backlash against Mission Zero editorial project which has been criticised by some longtime supporters of climate actionGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe prominent Murdoch commentator Andrew Bolt says News Corp Australia’s major editorial campaign... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Quadrille's Hughes appointed first UK publisher at Murdoch Books

Murdoch Books has appointed Céline Hughes to the newly created role of UK publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Should 007 be played by a woman? Why not? Seven books by women in the spy world show us how it’s done.

Women in espionage take center stage in “Red Widow,” “The Targeter,” “Life Undercover” and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Almost one in five working-age adults are disabled, so why does it remain a struggle to find that statistic adequately reflected in modern fiction? Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Wallace joins board at Andrew Nurnberg Associates International

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On accountability and Andrew Cuomo’s rise-and-fall story

Yesterday morning, Rita Glavin—an attorney for Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, who has vigorously defended her client (including in a fifty-one-minute live interview on CNN) since a state report concluded that he sexually harassed eleven women—came out swinging again in a virtual... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

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In ‘Savage Tongues,’ a woman ponders a troubling relationship in her past

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi’s second novel follows her 2019 PEN/Faulkner Award for “Call Me Zebra.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In Dolly Alderton’s witty new novel, a woman gets ghosted, but she’s haunted by much more

“Ghosts” considers the difficulty of finding Mr. Right while taking care of an ailing parent. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Obituary: Ted Lewin

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flipped eye brings in Hughes as editorial intern

Lana Hughes has been appointed editorial intern at independent press flipped eye. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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A ’50s mom finds her calling as a spy in the captivating novel ‘A Woman of Intelligence’

Based on a true story, Karin Tanabe’s new book is a mid-20th-century period piece, but oh, how familiar it seems. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Panel Mania: Let's Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan

Chef and author Hugh Amano and artist Sarah Becan followup their 2019 comic book cookbook on Ramen, with an equally useful comics guide to the global popularity of dumplings of all kinds—in this case, Asian dumplings. A six-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The True Meaning of Hamlet’s ‘Frailty, Thy Name is Woman’

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Hughes wins £10,000 Encore Award for The Wild Laughter

Caoilinn Hughes has won the £10,000 RSL Encore Award for her "grand feat of comic ingenuity” The Wild Laughter (Oneworld). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Andrew Weber Will Leave Macmillan

Andrew Weber, global chief operating officer at Macmillan, will leave the publishing house at the end of May after eight years in the role. A successor has not yet been announced. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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