Some people are “constantly ringing the bell on how dangerous it is to be fat, but that’s not making fat people thin,” Gordon says. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
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Fitzcarraldo Editions has launched The Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, a new annual essay award for unpublished writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers in Zimbabwe have created a traveling book fair and are marshaling social media to build direct bonds with impoverished readers. The post Zimbabwe Writers Battle Disinterest With Literary Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors are divided into two camps – those who self-publish and those who are traditionally-published, and the “eternal debate” over which is superior should end, The Bookseller’s Author Day has heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A study of Danish Facebook users published this month found foregoing Facebook for a week increased "life satisfaction" among participants. We went on our own seven-day social media diet to test the theory for ourselves. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Reading Agency has responded to criticism about the lack of ethnic diversity among authors chosen for the World Book Night 2016 list, saying it is a “great shame” that there are no Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers included. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unpublished author Lyn Farrell has been named as the winner of the Luke Bitmead Writer’s Bursary 2015 in an award ceremony in central London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Angie Sage doesn’t really believe in writer’s block except as a roundabout way of admitting you’ve run out of ideas. Here are her top tips on how to get started again! ‘Writer’s block’ is a weird phrase. It implies that writing is an arcane art that channels a mysterious force—a force... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Google Play Books your go-to app for reading comic books? If so, your digital page turning is about to get a whole lot better. While the app is getting a number of updates, the most notable is the introduction of vertical scrolling. Rather than... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of today's most prominent writers are sharing their thoughts on the Bible and how it has impacted their lives in a new anthology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guillermo del Toro has gone back into the world of kaiju and jaegers with "Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift," an official new series from the director and "Pacific Rim" screenwriter Travis Beacham that launched last week in comic book stores.With a story by Beacham, writer Joshua Fialkov ("The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accent Press has signed numerous titles by "acclaimed" crime writer Bernard Knight CBE, author of the Crowner John Mysteries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Josh Ostrovsky, the controversial entertainer better known as "The Fat Jew," canceled a book signing scheduled for Monday at a Santa Monica Barnes & Noble after he claimed he received threats from a "crazy stalker/fan/hater," Death and Taxes reports. In a post to his Facebook page, Ostrovsky... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunjeev Sahota and Sara Taylor are among the four authors who have made the shortlist for The Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley is publishing the first book from the elusive Sock Club. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Past winners of the The Sunday Times/Peters Fraser & Dunlop Young Writers of the Year Award share their writing tips and their favourite books written by writers aged 35 and under. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Attlee, Writer on the Train for GWR, on the journey from blog to app to print. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are some men who, upon learning that I have been involved in two feminist books, like to say to me that women are: “More equal now than before, so why do we still need feminism?” Typically, their tone has a kind of faux-earnest, head-cocked-to-one-side, u ok hun? edge to it. They aren’t... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN has awarded eight grants to books by international women writers, marking an “exciting first” for women authors to have shared in the prestigious grants equally with men. In what has been described as a "bumper English PEN grants season", a total of 16 grants were awarded this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer's Edit, a Sydney-based literary magazine, has branched into books and is winning industry accolades and launching new careers. The post Australian Lit Mag “Writer’s Edit” Launches Books, Builds Careers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Writers Museum, which has been in the planning stages for five years, has leased a space in Chicago and announced that it will open in early 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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