The Crime Writers' Association has created the role of festival liaison officer to strengthen the links between crime writers and literary festivals. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A digital Irish children's book festival is launching later this month, in association with Dublin's Pavilion Theatre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 03:24:57 UTC ]
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Access to the three-day online Creative Coalition festival is being made available free to everyone following the announcement of a fresh lockdown for England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 16:09:58 UTC ]
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As the literary world moved online in 2020, a central question for many organizations was how to manage the annual festivals that gather thousands of readers from around the world. Here, the directors of five festivals—Sara Ortiz of the Believer Festival, Lissette Mendez of the Miami Book Fair,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-03 09:57:24 UTC ]
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In two unresolved cases that have come to light recently, the highly regarded Hay Festival finds itself dealing with sensitive allegations from within its ranks. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Challenging Developments rom many vantage points, no international literary... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-29 17:32:33 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has confirmed it is consulting on shedding jobs in two areas of the organisation, in a development that is separate to its recently revealed merger with exams body Cambridge Assessment. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-28 12:22:34 UTC ]
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Check out wonderful picture book biographies of inspiring Black icons, including Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-26 10:33:00 UTC ]
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This year's Crime Writers' Association Awards sees Michael Robotham land the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, while Trevor Wood scoops the New Blood Dagger for best novel by a first time author. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 19:53:06 UTC ]
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The seventh Aké Arts and Book Festival in Lagos is all online and available for all to see. Events are free and open to the public. The post Nigeria’s Digital Aké Arts and Book Festival Opens Today appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-22 19:32:42 UTC ]
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In lieu of a physical event, Horace has been roaming the virtual halls, fuelled by German confectionery and decked out head-to-toe in FBF merchandise Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 01:39:49 UTC ]
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The first round of the £275m Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated, and sees some indie presses receiving up to £200,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 07:24:04 UTC ]
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The inaugural Streatham Arts Festival is to be headlined by a panel event, featuring contributors to 2020 anthology Slay in Your Lane Presents: Loud Black Girls in conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-06 17:13:34 UTC ]
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Interviews Janet Wong is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former lawyer who switched careers to become a children’s author. Her dramatic career change has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN’s Paula Zahn Show, and Radical Sabbatical. She... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-05 14:35:32 UTC ]
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The six-strong shortlist for the 2021 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award has been revealed, featuring yet-to-be-published authors from the UK, Spain, Argentina and Chile. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 07:41:55 UTC ]
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Emma Layfield, Hachette Children's Group picture book development director (North), has acquired three picture books from spoken-word poet Tony Walsh as her first acquisition in her new role in Hachette's Manchester office. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 02:22:05 UTC ]
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The Brooklyn Book Festival, launched in 2006, is New York City’s largest free festival that connects readers with local, national, and international writers over the course of a grand literary week. This year, due to COVID-19, the book festival is being held virtually. In addition to hosting a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-02 08:47:52 UTC ]
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Interviews Monica Brown is the author of the Lola Levine chapter book series, Sarai chapter book series, and many award-winning picture books, including Waiting for the Biblioburro (illus. John Parra), Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-01 15:44:23 UTC ]
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Interviews Randy Ribay was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He’s the author of After the Shot Drops and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. His latest book, Patron Saints of Nothing, is a powerful coming-of-age story about... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-09-29 13:14:12 UTC ]
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Interviews Adib Khorram is an author, graphic designer, and tea enthusiast. Iranian American, he was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. A theater kid in high school, he went on to study design and technical theater at Southern Illinois... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-09-25 11:55:24 UTC ]
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Audible is among four new partners joining with the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival to deliver the charity's "hybrid" event this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-18 11:28:31 UTC ]
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