Díaz pulls out of festival following harassment claims

Novelist Junot Díaz has reportedly pulled out of Sydney Writers’ Festival following accusations of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Carolina Cancels Book Festival

After nearly 20 years of connecting authors and readers, the South Carolina Book Festival has been cancelled and will be replaced by smaller, statewide events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Furze to step down from Cheltenham Literature Festival role

Jane Furze is to step down as literature festival director for the Cheltenham Literature Festival after four years in the post. A statement from the board of Cheltenham Festivals said it was announcing the news “sadly”. Furze said she was leaving to “allow myself some time out”. She will step... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Southbank releases literature festival line up

A four-day live reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick featuring actors and writers including Liza Klaussmann, Chibundu Onuzo and A L Kennedy will be among the events at Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival. The festival, which takes place from 28th September to 12th October, will also... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaipur Lit Festival Expands to Colorado, Marginalized Americans

The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival comes to Boulder, Colorado this September and will focus on on Native American, Latino literature and more. The post Jaipur Lit Festival Expands to Colorado, Marginalized Americans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaipur Literature Festival to hold US event

The Jaipur Literature Festival is to hold its first ever US event, with writers including Jung Chang and Simon Sebag-Montefiore, later this year. The event will run between 18th and 20th September in Boulder, Colorado, and will be called JLF@Boulder. It will feature more than 100 writers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Herzenstage Virtual Romance Festival a Hit with YA Readers

Three German publishers hosted a virtual romance festival, #Herzenstage, across social media to connect with young adult readers and romance fans. The post Herzenstage Virtual Romance Festival a Hit with YA Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Report: Tim Duncan claims he lost $20 million to financial advisor

Tim Duncan claims he lost more than $20 million to a dishonest financial advisor, according to a report in Bloomberg Business. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh Festival line-up revealed

The programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2015 has been revealed, with speakers coming from over 55 countries. The festival has an international focus this year, with speakers including American author Marilynne Robinson, Spain’s Jaume Cabré, multi-award winning... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloody Scotland Festival to offer free tickets to unemployed

The Bloody Scotland festival is to offer free tickets to unemployed people or those on low incomes as part of a scheme to reach new audiences. The festival, which takes place in Stirling from 11th to 13th September, will give away standby tickets on the day of events if there is good... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jackson joins 'global' book festival

The Edinburgh International Book Festival will be a "global village" this summer with guests from 55 countries, its director has said. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen developing festival sales channel

Nielsen is in the testing stage to develop a festival sales channel to record sales from Hay and Edinburgh Literary Festivals.  The information company has been liaising with Hay Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival on the prospect of producing a BookScan “festival sales measurement” after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell's Oxford holds 'Empathy Festival'

Blackwell’s Oxford is holding what it is calling the first ever Empathy Festival from 5th-12th June. The company’s flagship bookshop will host five events over five days on the subject of empathy in conjunction with Roman Krznaric, author of Empathy: Why it Matters and How To Get It... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholls claims bestseller charts top spot

Narrowly denied the top spot in the previous week’s charts, David Nicholls has bounced back to claim pole position in UK Official Top 50 with his seventh overall number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling vindicated over Daily Mail's false claims, high court told

Harry Potter author’s lawyer says allegations left her ‘distressed’, but she is ending her libel case after receiving an apology and substantial damagesAuthor JK Rowling has been “fully vindicated and her reputation restored” following the Daily Mail’s apology for alleging she wrote a “sob... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus to launch food and drink festival

Octopus Publishing Group is to launch a food and drink festival at London’s Southbank Centre this year, featuring authors including Marco Pierre White, Sabrina Ghayour and Gizzi Erskine. Cookbook Confidential: The Food & Drink Festival will be held on Saturday 5th September and feature... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015

Held in the Toronto Reference Library building, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival reinforced its reputation as one of the best comics arts festivals in the world, attracting an international slate of artists, publishers, fans, and comics-loving librarians Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBC Pulls Facebook Post After Sneaking in an Ad for Subway

As Facebook looks to turn itself into a bona fide video platform, it's tightening its rules on what publishers can and cannot post. Clips with ads not sold by Facebook are not allowed, something NBC learned the hard way today. Yesterday afternoon, NBC posted a three-minute video from the latest... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s to increase its focus on festivals

Literary festivals are growing in importance for retailer Blackwell’s, with the company actively seeking to establish partnerships with the sector. Zool Verjee, Blackwell’s sales development manager, told The Bookseller the chain had enjoyed sales growth of 15% year on year after partnering... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Radio Times launches book-centric festival

Radio Times magazine will host an annual festival celebrating the links between books, radio and television. The inaugural festival will take place at Hampton Court Palace from 24th–27th September. The festival aims to raise awareness of the fact that many TV and radio programmes are based on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: MoCCA Arts Festival 2015

This year's MoCCA Art Fest featured comics legends like Aline Kominsky-Crumb and lots of new comers like Kris Mukai, who was awarded a MoCCA Arts Fest 2015 Award of Excellence. Despite having to find a new venue for next year, this year's show was full of enthusiasm and lots of great indie... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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