Peter Carey [pictured] and Michael Ondaatje have pulled out of a PEN gala, objecting to an award due to be given out honouring French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Rachel Kushner, Taiye Selasi, Francine Prose and Teju Cole are also among those who are no longer planning to attend the PEN American Center Gala in New York on 5th May, where the satirical magazine is due to receive a Freedom of Expression Courage Award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A collection of poems by Parisien-born Pascale Petit has won the £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the grainy, nighttime video, journalist Angel Gahona, clad in jeans and a blue shirt, holds up a cellphone and narrates as he approaches the facade of city hall in Bluefields, Nicaragua, reporting live via Facebook on protests that have rocked the Central American nation for four days. Seconds... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New report exposes decline in diversity in romance writing, as editor resigns after telling author they avoid putting non-white characters on covers ‘because we like the book to sell’Readers, writers and editors of romance books are grappling with the genre’s record on diversity, after a week... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Activists have interrupted Francisco Cantú's tour for his buzzed-about new book 'The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border,' after descending upon a reading the author did in San Francisco. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis has backtracked over plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International publishers have condemned Gui Minhai's second alleged kidnapping and detainment, branding it a "sorry story of intimidation of Hong Kong publishers" and calling for his immediate release. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 28-year-old university graduate stood in front of a bookstore window in central Tehran, pretending to browse the titles on the shelves. He really was looking out for Iranian security forces sent to quash anti-government protesters. Kambiz, who gave only his first name, earned a physics degree... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors is urging its members to protest the proposed cuts to Scottish culture funding. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Brotherstone, literary agent at Ed Victor Ltd, is opening his own agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Publishers Association has protested "crude and ham-fisted attempts at censorship" of a new book by investigative journalist Jacques Pauw accusing the South African president, Jacob Zuma, of tax evasion and corruption. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Investigation finds Russians posing as Americans made payments to activistsRevelations likely to put further spotlight on Russian meddling in US electionRussian trolls posing as Americans made payments to genuine activists in the US to help fund protest movements on socially divisive issues,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books releasing around the October 31 anniversary of the Protestant Reformation examine the long-lasting ramifications of Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish the memoir of Charlie Gilmour, the son of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Higson is writing a new book in the bestselling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series for Scholastic UK, set for an April 2018 release. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a boycott anticipated, organizers of Göteborg Book Fair say they're confident that their decision to include hard-right exhibitor is correct. The post Sweden’s Göteborg Book Fair Faces Down Protests With Respect for Dissent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of authors are campaigning against changes to Haringey’s library service with a “day of action” planned for Saturday (9th September). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners will stage a candlelit "eve of destruction rally" at the closed Carnegie Library in London’s Herne Hill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of France's program as Guest of Honor at Frankfurt in October, a Parisian editor talks about how political distractions may be slowing book sales. The post Livres Hebdo’s Fabrice Piault on Politics and France’s Reading Culture appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of France's program as Guest of Honor at Frankfurt in October, the Parisian editor talks about how political distractions may be slowing book sales. The post Livre Hebdo’s Fabrice Piault on Politics and France’s Reading Culture appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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