Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 09:22 John Blake is to offer an unofficial guide to the witticisms of actor, TV presenter, writer, comedian and noted Twitter-phile Stephen Fry. The Wit and Wisdom of Stephen Fry, to be published in October, will be a collection of the masters bon mots, according to the publisher. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The United Kingdom's Book Aid International has made donations of more than 160,000 books in nine countries to refugee youngsters. The post World Refugee Day Observances: Book Aid Highlights Its Outreach appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Galvanised in the wake of a break-up, Toni Tone turned to Twitter, sharing her shrewd take on relationships, which paved the way for her resonant self- help début Continue reading at The Bookseller
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WW Norton withdrew Bailey’s Roth biography after a series of allegations about its author. As generational conflict rages in the book world and across culture, we ask: who decides whether we can separate the art from the artist?There was something dramatically overwrought about first the... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Viking has signed a "fascinating" book from Chicago professor Howard Nusbaum, looking at what wisdom is and how we can be wiser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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This weekend, global leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations known as the G-7—the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK—met for their annual summit, along with leaders from Australia, India, South Korea, and South Africa. Those who spent the past year heralding the... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
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The ALA Annual Conference will again be virtual-only in 2021—and for many ALA members, that’s actually great news, as it broadens access to one of the most ambitious and impressive programs of the Covid-19 era. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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In a difficult year for independent bookshops across Wales, Caroline Carpenter talks to three — Cant a mil, Penrallt Books and Awen Menai — who have risen to the challenge. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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“Billy Wilder on Assignment” is the first anthology to collect Wilder’s newspaper work in a single volume, and it’s a revelation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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"Philip Roth: The Biography" and the memoir "The Splendid Things We Planned" are axed as Blake Bailey's publisher plans to donate to charities. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Massimo Recalcati seems to ignore how people in the 21st century experience love. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Norton has temporarily halted the shipment and promotion of Blake Bailey's 'Philip Roth: The Biography' following allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against the author by a number of women. On Monday, Bailey’s literary agency, the Story Factory, dropped the author when those allegations... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sure, books like “The Hill We Climb,” “Poems of Healing” and “How to Heal the World” mean well, but recovery on command is tricky. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Orion Fiction has acquired the "wickedly funny" debut, First Time for Everything, from London Writers Award Winner Henry Fry, in a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At more than 800 pages, the biography also manages to be conversationally readable. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Set to run online Thursday–Saturday, April 22–24, the TLA 2021 Annual Conference will feature 200 educational sessions and a strong lineup of live speakers, and organizers are confident that it will inspire, educate, and entertain attendees. Registration will remain open through April 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Subscription service Scribd adds audiobook titles, opening with 'Black Imagination,' to its newly launched Scribd Audio brand. The post Scribd Announces an Audiobook Production Line, Highlighting Independent Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The novel that launched a television hit has a new installment, and it’s as winning as the first. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Several promotions have been announced within the Blake Friedmann agency team, seeing Juliet Pickering, vice-head of books, and Daisy Way, currently finance manager, become directors, while James Pusey and Hana Murrell are to take up head of rights and senior rights manager roles respectively. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The former president’s annual list is an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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In “The Book of Moods,” Lauren Martin borrows from cognitive therapy, Buddhism, New Age pop psychology and neuroscience. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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