Dapo Adeola | '[Malorie Blackman] is like the aunt I didn’t even know I had'

"She is literally my favourite person in the whole of children’s publishing.” Dapo Adeola is talking about Malorie Blackman, his co-creator on new picture book We’re Going to Find the Monster (published by Puffin in September). His editor Joe Marriott approached Adeola about the project in 2018, before his award-winning début Look Up! had even been published. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 23:17:19 UTC ]
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Blackman and Elphinstone pen WBD 2019 titles

Malorie Blackman, Alex T Smith, Abi Elphinstone and Sibéal Pounder are amongst the authors behind next year’s expanded line-up of £1 World Book Day (WBD) titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Michael Cohen book that didn't happen

If things had gone differently for Michael Cohen, President Trump's former attorney who on Tuesday pleaded guilty to several federal felonies, he'd be headed on a book tour instead of facing sentencing. Cohen, who for years worked as Trump's "fixer," shopped a book called "Trump Revolution: From... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'We are offering something people didn’t get before': inside gal-dem

The gal-dem collective is disrupting traditional media – all from their tiny HQ in a London car park If you wanted to find a kind of ground zero for gentrification, you could do worse than here: an office block carved out of a concrete multistorey car park in south-east London that now fizzes... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pat Barker | 'I didn’t read ‘The Iliad’ until I was more than adult'

Pat Barker’s latest novel may be set 4,000 years ago but there are plenty of parallels with modernity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blyton nears 50 for HCG as Malory TV talks progress

Hachette Children’s Group has sold Enid Blyton into a 42nd language and is “on track” to hit 50 languages in two years’ time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s everything Mark Zuckerberg didn’t say, and probably won’t

Cambridge Analytica’s improper access to Facebook user data turned into a firestorm for the social media giant this past week. Four days later, CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally responded, publishing a Facebook post in which he made a familiar vow to do “what it takes to protect our community.” He... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tara Westover | 'My biggest fear wasn't that it wouldn't get published but that it would get published when it didn't deserve to be'

A remarkable tale of the importance of education by Tara Westover is destined for big things, predicts Caroline Sanderson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Honeyman: ‘I didn’t want Eleanor Oliphant to be portrayed as a victim’

The Costa award-winning debut novelist on the kindness of Glasgow and becoming a full-time writer in her 40sGail Honeyman arrives in London trailing a wheelie-case, having travelled from Glasgow on a plane that was supposed to leave at 7am, but was delayed by the freezing weather. As we take the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the Vegas Shooter Didn’t Need an Automatic Weapon to Shoot Like That

A version of this article was originally published by the Trace, a nonprofit news organization covering guns in America. Sign up for the newsletter, or follow the Trace on Facebook or Twitter. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martina Cole | 'I was just this blonde from Essex, people didn’t know what to do with me'

Martina Cole, the bestselling and prolific author of crime fiction, is to be celebrated by publisher Headline in her 25th year as a published author. She deserves more respect for her achievements, says Tom Tivnan. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackman and Younge feature on inaugural Jhalak Prize longlist

The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour has announced its inaugural longlist, recognising authors including Malorie Blackman, Gary Younge and Abir Mukherjee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zuckerberg says Facebook didn't influence the election

If you controlled a media publishing platform that connected to millions of people, it'd make you a pretty powerful individual. Not so, according to Mark Zuckerberg, who has come out against the notion that Facebook helped win it for Trump. TechCrunc... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Between the sheets: Banned books censors didn't want you to read

The books struck out by the censors for being 'damaging to young minds', too political or simply too sexy. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gary Younge | 'It didn't take any special powers...anybody could've done this'

The Guardian’s editor-at-large, Gary Younge, investigates the prevalence of guns on the streets of America and the high price that is often paid by the country’s underprivileged children. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shirley Jackson

Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why ‘The Stranger’ Almost Didn’t Get Published

How a smoking car, a mentor's criticism, and censorship nearly prevented the classic novel from ever existing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Well, That Didn’t Take Long: AdBlock Plus Has a Workaround for Facebook's Restrictions

Two days after Facebook came out with its first major crackdown on ad blocking, popular app AdBlock Plus says the social network's ads can still be wiped out. On Tuesday, Facebook said it was reworking its software that loads ads so blockers can't remove sponsored posts or videos. Today,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams and Blackman to appear at Bath festival

David Walliams, Malorie Blackman and Axel Scheffler are some of the authors and illustrators appearing at this year’s Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackman longlisted for Guardian children's fiction prize

Malorie Blackman’s latest novel is among those longlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize, alongside titles from Alex Wheatle and Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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