Crime author Kimberley Chambers and HarperCollins have launched a writing scholarship, the 'Kickstart Prize', in association with Peters Fraser and Dunlop Literary Agency and CrimeFest. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ Tom Killingbeck is joining Viking as editorial director as Jack Ramm leaves the PRH imprint to set up an editorial services company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 12:08:27 UTC ]
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Libraries Connected has secured £342,000 in funding from Arts Council England to develop a new training programme supporting potential female and BAME leaders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 11:24:48 UTC ]
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An indie author looks to his ancestral history to write his debut children’s book. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Marc Randolph, co-founder and first c.e.o. of Netflix, will arrive in London next month to mark the publication of his book telling the inside story of the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 21:01:15 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents say they are expecting a positive Beijing International Book Fair, reflecting the growing Chinese market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 19:02:53 UTC ]
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Kelly McCaughrain, author of Flying Tips for Flightless Birds (Walker Books), has been named as the new Seamus Heaney Children's Writing Fellow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 17:45:29 UTC ]
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In time for the new school year, Follett Corp. is rolling out Follett Book eFairs, an online expansion of the company’s book fairs business, which debuted in fall 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In August 1619, as colonist John Rolfe wrote at the time, “twenty and odd Negroes” who were captured and taken from Angola arrived on the Virginia coast; they were promptly sold to wealthy English landowners, setting the stage for slavery in America for centuries to come. To recognize the 400th... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-14 15:59:53 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust has announced a new Bookbug Hero Award alongside its annual Learning Professional Award, with applications now open for both. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 09:24:00 UTC ]
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Juliet Escoria is the guest. Her debut novel, Juliet the Maniac, is available from Melville House. It was the official May pick of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club. This is Juliet’s second time on the program. She first appeared in Episode 273 on April 30, 2014. She also wrote the short story... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-14 08:47:08 UTC ]
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In this post, learn how to write a science fiction novel from beginning to end, including 4 approaches for the first chapter of your novel, tips for writing about fictional technology, writing dystopian fiction, writing a science fiction series, and more. The post How to Write a Science Fiction... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-08-13 22:00:55 UTC ]
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Foyles is entering the housing sector by partnering with property developer Elysian Residences for specially curated libraries in their retirement homes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-11 13:23:15 UTC ]
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Peter Dutton says federal police should consider ‘public interest implications’ before investigating leaks that involve journalistsHome affairs minister Peter Dutton has given new directions to the Australian federal police on investigations into journalists and media organisations.The decision... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-09 07:01:12 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ global sales recorded a disappointing fourth quarter, down from $490m in 2018 to $419m in 2019, a decrease of 14%, for the three months ending 30th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 05:11:55 UTC ]
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New Scottish indie press Haunt has passed a Kickstarter target for its first publication, an anthology of diverse gothic fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 01:04:16 UTC ]
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Faber is launching a podcast series to accompany comedian Sara Pascoe’s new book Sex Power Money. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 20:48:34 UTC ]
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The book club has the goal of highlighting progressive work from writers of color and writers within the LGBTQ community. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-07 10:34:52 UTC ]
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In her creative and critical work, Toni Morrison sought to remap the contours of American literature and culture. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2019-08-07 06:00:28 UTC ]
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Interviews Matthew Davis Ugandan novelist and short-story writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-08-06 13:42:31 UTC ]
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Their book profiles more than 100 path-breaking women down the centuries, from a 17th-century radical nun to Greta ThunbergHillary Clinton is set to publish a new book about the women who have inspired her, from Mary Beard to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – “leaders with the courage to stand up to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-06 12:45:53 UTC ]
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