Comedian James Acaster's 'Classic Scrapes' to Headline

Comedian James Acaster is publishing a collection of comic anecdotes, entitled James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Reimagining a Classic: Spotlight on Joe Sutphin

The bestselling illustrator has published a new version of the landmark children’s book Little Pilgrim’s Progress. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Soyinka and Rooney to headline Southbank Centre's autumn season

Wole Soyinka and Sally Rooney will headline the Southbank Centre’s autumn season, while the organisation has also announced its London Literature Festival, which this year takes its theme and title from Rooney’s novel Conversations with Friends (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-11 16:29:44 UTC ]
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The Best of Henry James

Boston University English professor Susan L. Mizruchi on 'The Portrait of a Lady,' 'The Turn of the Screw,' and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Evaristo, Peters and Osman headline Cheltenham

Richard Osman, Detransition Baby author Torrey Peters and Bernardine Evaristo are some of the headliners appearing at this year’s Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival in October.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-29 08:56:09 UTC ]
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James Ellroy’s new novel is an unabashedly retro tale of Hollywood’s sordid side

“Widespread Panic,” a pulpy noir, features a cameo of ’50s stars, including Liz Taylor, James Dean and Liberace. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elif Shafak headline English PEN's 100th celebrations

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elif Shafak and Max Porter are among the authors and activists headlining English PEN’s centenary celebrations at the Southbank Centre this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 20:24:24 UTC ]
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E L James' Freed shackles the top spot

E L James' Freed (Arrow), the final instalment in the blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey series, has made its debut in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 35,516 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-07 15:55:44 UTC ]
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Bill Clinton and James Patterson are back in action — and still ridiculous

“The President’s Daughter” is the follow-up to the duo’s 2018 bestseller “The President Is Missing.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A Summary and Analysis of James Joyce’s ‘The Dead’

‘The Dead’ is the most critically acclaimed and widely studied story in James Joyce’s Dubliners, a collection of 15 short stories written by James Joyce and published in 1914. As we’ve remarked before, Dubliners is now regarded as one of the landmark texts of modernist literature, but initially... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2021-05-29 14:00:07 UTC ]
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Headline lands Azmat's 'insightful, perspective-shifting' Sex Bomb

Headline has landed Sex Bomb, a "hilarious, compelling and conversation-starting" memoir from stand-up comedian, podcast host and writer Sadia Azmat. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 11:30:11 UTC ]
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Chelsea Green lands Chester's 'future classic'

Chelsea Green has landed “future classic” On Gallows Down by award-winning nature writer Nicola Chester. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-24 11:01:18 UTC ]
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Reimagining the Classics: A Conversation with Publisher Ilan Stavans, by Jenna Tang

Interviews Since 2015, award-winning Restless Books publisher Ilan Stavans has been immersed in bringing the literary classics to new audiences through Restless Classics. These editions come with introductions by prominent diverse writers from around... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-05-12 15:41:23 UTC ]
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Quercus to publish book of advice by comedian Jack Dee

Quercus has signed What Is Your Problem? by Jack Dee, a book of "hilarious" advice compiled after the comedian took a four-hour online course to retrain as a psychotherapist.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 21:23:53 UTC ]
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Jerome headlines virtual Publishing for Everyone conference

Bath Spa University and the Society of Young Publishers South West are hosting the virtual Publishing for Everyone conference on Saturday (15th May) featuring agent Natalie Jerome’s insights on building a career outside London.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 16:06:35 UTC ]
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Headline to publish Lil' Kim's memoir

Headline Publishing Group will publish The Queen Bee, the first memoir from Grammy-award winning rapper Lil’ Kim.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-29 09:26:52 UTC ]
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James McBride has won the inaugural Gotham Book Prize for literature that celebrates NYC.

Last year, when New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in America, Bradley Tusk and Howard Wolfson decided to create a new annual award, the Gotham Book Prize, as part of an effort to “honor New York City and support the novelists who best captured the spirit of our city,” as... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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James Joyce, Dubliners: Introduction and Analysis

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories written by James Joyce and published in 1914. As we’ve remarked before, Dubliners is now regarded as one of the landmark texts of modernist literature, but initially sales were poor, with just 379 copies being sold in the first year (famously, 120 […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2021-03-27 15:50:27 UTC ]
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Beverly Cleary, beloved author who chronicled schoolyard scrapes and feisty kids, dies at 104

Her best-selling children’s books included “Henry Huggins” and “Ramona the Pest.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-26 09:19:11 UTC ]
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How a 1976 anthology of female comedians inspired a starry new update

In 'Notes from the Bathroom Line,' Amy Solomon gathers the best gags, tips and takes by 150 women, from Cecily Strong to Margaret Cho to Maria Bamford. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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If writing’s got you down, remember that James Patterson’s first book was rejected 31 times.

Unless you’re a disgraced politician, trying to get a book published can be difficult, nerve-wracking, soul-denting work. If you’re anything like me, though, it really helps to hear that rejection is the rule in the publishing industry, rather than the exception. When my novel was out on... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-10 17:04:17 UTC ]
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