Tributes have been paid to “one of the giants of world literature” Gunter Grass, who died today (13th April) aged 87. The Nobel Prize-winning German novelist was the author of The Tin Drum, first published in 1959. Geoffrey Mulligan, Grass’ long-time editor at Harvill Secker, said: “Whereas most people would be delighted to excel in one artistic discipline, Gunter Grass was an accomplished artist, sculptor, poet, playwright and novelist. In person he was funny, generous and wonderful company. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Notes on Grief will recount the life of ‘a remarkable man of kindness and charm’ and the author’s struggle to absorb his loss during lockdown last yearChimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written a memoir about the sudden death of her father in lockdown last year. Notes on Grief, by the Orange... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-02-11 14:18:53 UTC ]
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Second World War veteran, fundraiser and author Captain Sir Tom Moore has died after contracting coronavirus and pneumonia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-02 11:32:26 UTC ]
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Police in Shanghai say a suspect has been detained in the death by possible poisoning of the billionaire founder of a Chinese video game company that is producing films based on popular science fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem.” Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2020-12-28 14:47:02 UTC ]
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In light of last week’s Penguin ethnicity pay gap report, their first-ever following in the footsteps of Hachette’s 2019 iteration, it seems like the perfect moment to reconsider the publishing industry’s approach to those vague, catch-all acronyms and terms that are so often used... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-10 06:31:16 UTC ]
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Sarah Crossan’s first novel for adults is, like some of her celebrated YA novels, written in verse. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-17 13:59:37 UTC ]
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Nunez’s first novel since winning the National Book Award follows a woman and her terminally ill friend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-16 16:32:08 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has acquired an "intensely creepy" serial killer thriller debut, The Art of Death by David Fennell, to publish under the Zaffre imprint in February 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 05:09:04 UTC ]
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“The Death of Vivek Oji” continues Emezi’s exploration of lives that fracture rigid attitudes about selfhood and sexuality. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Unintimidated by the Bard’s canon, O’Farrell creates Shakespeare before the radiance of veneration obscured everyone around him. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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“Death in Her Hands” is not so much about solving a death as it is about conjuring a life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-23 14:05:17 UTC ]
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In “Death in Her Hands,” the latest book by the much admired author, a woman who may or may not be mad tries to solve a murder that may not have occurred. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-06-23 09:00:10 UTC ]
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The Nobel laureate’s novels sit uncooperatively in a zone between allegory and parable, refuting interpretation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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“I resisted. I would not die. I could not.” Katherine Anne Porter—the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Ship of Fools and Pale Horse, Pale Rider—was born 130 years ago today in Indian Creek, Texas, and should, by all expectations, have died less than twenty-eight years... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-15 18:30:52 UTC ]
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Death is a part of life, but much of modern society has shunned this fact to its great detriment, according to several forthcoming books on religion and spirituality this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In their new novel, 'The Death of Vivek Oji,' Emezi celebrates the life, and mourns the death, of a queer boy in Nigeria. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Doty does what traditional academic criticism often fails to do: He makes poetry part of how we live and how we think about living. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-28 12:51:06 UTC ]
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The legacy of Death Note is HUGE. People try to write stories like it because it is that iconic. These manga like Death Note have a similar feel. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-07 10:39:20 UTC ]
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In today’s episode, Maris Kreizman speaks with debut author Hilary Leichter about her recent novel, Temporary, the story of one woman’s struggle for steadiness and happiness under late capitalism, a subject more relevant than ever. From the episode: “The book is about a woman who works as a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-26 18:55:28 UTC ]
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The University of South Florida has created a coronavirus-tracking map that shows users both the cases and deaths that occur from the virus spreading across the world. The tool was created by USF Libraries and the GIS unit of the digital heritage and humanities collections. It came to be after... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-03-26 11:30:43 UTC ]
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