Responding to the newly formed Black Writers’ Guild, all five of the biggest publishers say they will make more room for black authors and staffThe “big five” UK publishing houses have separately acknowledged that “change is not happening fast enough” and that they must do a lot more to address racial inequalities in the books world, highlighted earlier this week by the newly formed Black Writers Guild.The BWG, which counts major black British authors from Malorie Blackman to Bernardine Evaristo among its members, wrote an open letter to British publishing on Monday. Coming after years of reports exposing the racial inequality in the industry, the letter called for numerous measures, including an audit of books published by black authors and of black publishing staff, and for the companies to address the lack of black executives on their boards. Related: Black Writers’ Guild calls for sweeping change in UK publishing Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-17 12:45:22 UTC ]
Prolific science fiction writer who conceived alternative lives for figures including Emily Dickinson and Sigmund FreudIn 1965, Barry N Malzberg, who has died aged 85, decided that the career he sought as a literary writer was closed to him – the magazines were impenetrable, the control of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-01-09 17:38:28 UTC ]
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From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina From the Road [email protected] Wed, 11/13/2024 - 13:36 Photo by Daria ShchukinaUniversity of Oklahoma student Daria... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Glory Edim's 'Gather Me' traces the dramatic arc of her life as well as her discovery of Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and other Black writers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Publishers for Palestine, a global solidarity collective of more than 500 publishers in 50 countries, has issued an open letter to the Frankfurt Book Fair (the world’s largest trade fair for books, which this year takes place from October 16 – 20 and is expected to bring in over 200,000... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-25 16:37:53 UTC ]
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Remember when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA went on strike for months, in great part to get protections against AI? Well, while they did get some stipulations in there, it's not stopping AI from coming to Hollywood anyways. Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-09-18 15:10:46 UTC ]
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A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated. Continue reading at The New York Times
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Launching Books into the World: A Conversation with Carolina Orloff, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:54 Carolina Orloff is a translator, author, and researcher of Latin American literature. In 2016, after... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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Promoting New and Unexpected Crossings: A Conversation with Leonora Djament, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:34 Leonora Djament has been editorial director of the Argentine publishing house Eterna Cadencia... Continue reading at World Literature Today
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More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 500 members of the KidLit community—including Sabaa Tahir, Angie Thomas, and Jason Reynolds—have signed an open letter to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, calling for the organization to break its silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has so far claimed the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-03-04 19:00:45 UTC ]
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From one girl’s aspiration to Olympic gymnastics glory, to a boy’s stint living in the Idaho wilderness in hopes of fixing his unruly behavior, something that remains a guiding principle in Black storytelling is the breadth of our lives. These stories, a collection of some of EL’s most-loved... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2024-02-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The Israeli army has raided and destroyed two publishing houses in the West Bank. The IDF has attacked and destroyed two Palestinian publishing houses in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/wAlxVSGcDZ — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) February 15, 2024 This latest raid in Ramallah is one... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Publisher tells investors profits will exceed expectations, attributing this to release of House of Flame and Shadow The publisher Bloomsbury has lifted its annual profit forecasts after the latest novel from the fantasy author Sarah J Maas topped bestseller lists across the world, aided by fans... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-02-14 13:36:52 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers is giving its International Freedom to Publish Award to all publishing houses in multiple countries and regions of the world that continue to publish despite increased government pressure, harassment, and threats. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelists and poets, Bernardine Evaristo, Jeanette Winterson, Stephen Marche and others, consider the threats and thrilling possibilities of artificial intelligenceChatGPT seems to have blindsided us all. In less than a year it has proved that it can make writers redundant, which is one of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-11 09:00:30 UTC ]
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“They are closing out the space for a Palestinian voice.” An open letter to the Frankfurt Book Fair in support of Adania Shibli, from more than 350 writers, editors, and publishers. | Lit Hub “I don’t have time to write about the soul. / There are bodies to count.” Read a poem by Hala Alyan. […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-17 10:30:08 UTC ]
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This letter was originally published by ArabLit. The shocking and tragic events that began on October 7th and are ongoing today have had repercussions all over the globe, including within the publishing world. Award-winning Palestinian author Adania Shibli, who was a finalist for the 2020... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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More than 150 writers and industry professionals are asking the firm, which is a leading sponsor of UK literary festivals, to drop their investmentsMore than 150 authors and books industry professionals including Naomi Klein, Robert Macfarlane, Emma Dabiri and Geoff Dyer have signed a statement... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-10-13 11:35:41 UTC ]
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When I first encountered the work of Henry Dumas, I was very nearly finished with my undergraduate degree in English. I favored American literature in my time studying, and was lucky to have access to syllabi that spanned a more diverse array of writers. The Black writers I would come to know... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-10-13 11:15:00 UTC ]
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