Beyond Freytag’s Triangle: Two Novels Resisting the Narrative Arc

In 'Meander, Spiral, Explode,' Jane Alison tears down the traditional storytelling structure of the arc and boldly ventures out in search of other narrative forms and patterns Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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An Author Canceled Her Own YA Novel Over Accusations of Racism. But Is It Really Anti-Black?

On Wednesday, Amélie Wen Zhao, author of the upcoming YA fantasy novel Blood Heir, announced that she asked her publisher, Delacorte Press, “not to publish [the book] at this time.” Blood Heir was born from a Twitter pitching event for marginalized creators, and it secured Zhao both an agent... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Inspire novel to tell C S Lewis love story

Harper Inspire has acquired a fictional re-telling of one of the most famous love stories set in the world of books – the love affair between the US writer and poet Joy Davidman and C S Lewis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two further Holly Bourne novels to Hodder

Hodder editorial director Kimberley Atkins has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Canada, from agent Madeleine Milburn to two more adult novels from Holly Bourne. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maurice Carlos Ruffin on how his dystopian future novel reflects being black in America today

“My name doesn’t matter,” proclaims the narrator of Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel, “We Cast a Shadow.” “All you need to know is that I’m a phantom, a figment ….” The first words of Ruffin’s book seem to be a tribute to the opening of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” which begins, “I am in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze signs blogger's running novel

Trapeze has signed a novel by Elle Spellman, a former book blogger and self-published author, after she approached the publisher on Twitter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate signs Alagiah's 'exhilarating' debut novel

Canongate has acquired the debut novel by BBC News newsreader George Alagiah, The Burning Land. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Z2 Comics Finds Niche in Graphic Novels and Music

In 2017, the small indie graphic novel house based in New York published a graphic novel about a down-and-out music producer that included a soundtrack. Since then, the publisher has released a series of graphic novels based on music and the bands that produce it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone to publish new E L James novel in April

E L James has written a new novel, The Mister, "a Cinderella story for the 21st century", with Cornerstone publishing globally in April 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Entertainment launches YA and MG graphic novel imprints in UK

DC Entertainment will this spring launch DC Ink and DC Zoom – imprints for YA and MG graphic novels – in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Novel Coming from E.L. James This Spring

Penguin Random House’s Vintage Books imprint will publish 'The Mister,' a new novel by Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James, on April 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tessa Hadley | 'The domestic parochial is what novels do best'

The seventh novel by Tessa Hadley could see the author, adored by peers but often overlooked by prizes, finally reach a deserved wider readership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up SoA Translation Prizes shortlists

Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up some of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes shortlists for 2019, with 31 translations from seven languages up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut novel in the mould of German Romanticism

In “Wanderer”, a tale of music and men, Sarah Léon pays lyrical tribute to Goethe, Heine and Schubert Continue reading at The Economist

[ The Economist | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown celebrates 120th birthday with novel-writing prize

Curtis Brown is to celebrate its 120th birthday with a series of events spearheaded by a team of young agents, culminating in the Curtis Brown 120 Novel Writing Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books Group announces new Kate DiCamillo novel

Walker Books Group will publish a new novel by Kate DiCamillo in the UK, the US and Australia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OWN IT! acquires rights to former teacher's debut novel

OWN IT! will publish former secondary school teacher Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s debut novel after founder and publisher Crystal Mahey-Morgan acquired the rights in a deal negotiated with David Godwin Associates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannibal Lecter creator's first novel in 13 years to centre on 'evil, greed and dark obsession'

William Heinemann has revealed the new novel from Hannibal Lecter creator and The Silence of the Lambs author Thomas Harris will be Cari Mora: "a new story of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chevalier's 10th and 'finest novel yet' unveiled

Tracy Chevalier’s 10th novel, A Single Thread, will be published by Borough Press in September, two decades on from the break-out success of Girl With a Pearl Earring. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corsair to publish philosophical debut novel from actor Sophie Ward

Corsair has acquired an inventive debut from actor Sophie Ward, winner of the Royal Academy Pin Drop Short Story Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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