Roberta Pereira and Brisa Trinchero love working as Broadway producers and relaxing with a good book. But one night over drinks at Sardi's, the duo wondered why there weren't any good Broadway reads. A few cocktails later, they decided to start a Broadway-themed publishing firm, and Dress Circle Publishing was born. This fall, it will publish its third book, and its first nonfiction offering, Untold Stories of Broadway.Written by another Broadway producer, Jennifer Tepper, it is a compilation of stories from actors, managers, directors and stagehands about some of theater's best-known names, like Hal Prince and the Gershwins. The other two books, Staged and Show Biz, both by Ruby Preston, are part of a trilogy about an up-and-coming female producer. The third installment is slated for spring."We want to give people a peek behind the Broadway curtain," said Ms. Pereira, who has worked as a producer on Annie and War Horse. "We want to do it in an entertaining way," added Ms. Trinchero, who is a producer on Pippin and won a Tony Award for the revival of The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess. Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Naomi Alderman and Juno Dawson are both contributing to Penguin Random House's Doctor Who publishing this autumn, celebrating the debut of Jodie Whittaker as the "Thirteenth Doctor". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones' crime buyer and noir novelist Joseph Knobbs is leaving the company after almost a decade to become a full-time writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're a student who's been assigned to write an essay about an Ian McEwan novel, there's one person you shouldn't ask for help: Ian McEwan. The Man Booker Prize-winning British author, known for his novels "Amsterdam" and “Atonement,” told the Daily Mail that he offered to help one student... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pop music writer Randy Lewis and pop music critic Robert Hilburn worked together at The Times for a quarter-century before Hilburn retired in 2006. They sat down recently to talk about Hilburn’s latest book, “Paul Simon — The Life,” to be published by Simon & Schuster on Tuesday, just ahead... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke to novelist Gwendoline Riley, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eimear McBride, Kit de Waal and Sally Rooney are among the writers from "Ireland's current golden age" who are to feature in an anthology for Faber. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild and literary journal Epiphany magazine have partnered to launch the Breakout 8 Writers Prize, established to "recognize outstanding emerging literary voices" among college students. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling children’s author Cressida Cowell is spearheading a new schools writing campaign, encouraging teachers to let children write creatively and independently. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 2,000 writers, literary agents, and publishers gathered in Grand Rapids, Mich. from April 12-14 for the Calvin College Festival of Faith & Writing, which featured speakers of color and panels on racial issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From The Forsyth Saga to Game of Thrones, The Man in the High Tower and The Handmaid's Tale, books have provided the inspiration for some of television's most memorable shows. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS kicked off 'The Great American Read,' its forthcoming eight-episode documentary on reading in American Culture, by revealing the show’s list of America’s 100 best loved books in front of a lively crowd at the Morgan Library in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These days, it is normal for authors to go to writing workshops – or teach them. So why does the idea they produce derivative writers persist?What makes a writer? How do you become one? When I was younger, even asking those questions seemed to disqualify me: a writer isn’t something one becomes,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Broadway producers of an adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird are counter-suing the Harper Lee estate, which last month brought a suit against them arguing the script differed too much from Lee's original book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New suit claims Aaron Sorkin adaptation may have to be scrapped over alleged differences between the play and novel, as producers offer to stage disputed work at federal courtIn a courtroom drama worthy of the novel itself, producers of the first Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke to debut author Carmen Maria Machado, following her shortlisting for the 2018 Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The story of how Roshani Chokshi ended up writing “Aru Shah and the End of Time” is a bit like a modern fairy tale itself. The just-released novel launches not only a four-book series for young readers but Disney Hyperion’s new Rick Riordan Presents imprint, a line of mythology-inspired books... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m L.A. Times books editor Carolyn Kellogg — welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY What can poetry do in the face of gun violence? Critic at large Adriana E. Ramirez attended a reading — in Florida, not long after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland — that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s biggest publishers release figures showing average differences in pay between men and women ranging from 11.3% to 29.69%The books industry may be dominated by women, but men are reaping the rewards, as the UK’s largest publishers reveal a “stark” divide in pay. Figures reported to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is to publish Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel, a "sharply funny and poignant" book which will expand upon the story and characters made famous by the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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