Book Deals: Week of June 29, 2020

A “marginalized people’s history of labor in the U.S.” goes to One Signal for six figures, HarperCollins takes on a book about Prince Harry and Prince William, Willie Nelson and his sister sell a memoir to Random House, and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]

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An Intimate Memoir of Immigration, Politics, and Trauma

Rich Benjamin’s new book Talk to Me explores the coup that overthrew his grandfather, the president of Haiti, in 1957. Continue reading at Slate

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Book Deals: Week of February 17, 2025

A big-name picture book adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel” goes to HarperCollins, Margaret Atwood brings a memoir to Doubleday, Sourcebooks picks up the memoir of the daughter of Gisele Pelicot, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Margaret Atwood’s First Memoir Announced

The multi-award winning feminist author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale) has announced that she will be releasing her long-awaited memoir ... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Lit Hub Daily: February 11, 2025

“I am determined to keep writing, it has never mattered to me more.” Hanif Kureishi on trauma, recovery and what it means to be a writer. | Lit Hub Memoir Just in time for Valentine’s Day: 25 writers explain the anatomy of a good sex scene. | Lit Hub Craft Pankaj Mishra on nationalism,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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With a new hit film, Netflix has reduced disabled lives to feelgood fodder – and got the facts shockingly wrong | Archie Bland and Ruth Spencer

This story about a child with cerebral palsy is badly misleading – and a slap in the face for families like oursAmazing news from Netflix: there is an extraordinary treatment available for children with very severe neurological disabilities, one that, given the appropriate level of parental... Continue reading at The Guardian

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In Toronto, Random House Canada Names Vivek Shraya a Senior Editor

The author Vivek Shraya joins the Random House Canada staff as a senior editor with a broad acquisition portfolio. The post In Toronto, Random House Canada Names Vivek Shraya a Senior Editor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Lauren Markham on the Use and Limitations of Language to Describe Disaster

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Book Deals: Week of February 10, 2025

Claudia Rankine returns to Graywolf with her genre-busting latest, the creator of a popular animated short takes three graphic novels to Oni, and more in this week’s book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Sarah Chihaya Is Reading Now, and Next

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Book Deals: Week of February 3, 2025

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8 New Must-Read Memoirs That Will Take You Around the World

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Book Review: ‘Source Code,’ by Bill Gates

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