The lineup for Saturday’s packed Author Breakfast featured a diverse cast of characters, a few of them fictional, in fact, and yet each author’s story, at least the ones they told the rapt audience, shared a similar theme: loss. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new anthology draws from the Black history collections at Harlem’s Schomburg Center. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks has launched a new imprint company founder Dominique Raccah said will “expand what publishing can be for women authors.” E.L. James' backlist titles will become part of the imprint April 1. Pam Jaffee has joined Sourcebooks to help direct the imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The idea for Muslim Voices in Publishing was born out of a feeling of loneliness – something that we have all experienced in multitudes over the many months of isolation and social distancing. The past year has been a stark reminder that, in anything we set out to do, there is often a need for a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 20:11:39 UTC ]
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Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain gather activists and scholars to write a group history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In the run up to 'Hemingway,' a three-part, six-hour documentary to run on PBS April 5-7, three of the series' major participants discussed what it was like to take on the complicated author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Books has pre-empted What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson, a YA debut about "beauty, brutality and broken people trying to survive", branded "a masterpiece of a thriller". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-12 13:52:08 UTC ]
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Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham, co-authors of visual anthology Black Futures, will become the first-ever guest curators of the Lift Black Voices section in its flagship mobile applications. Starting Monday and lasting for three weeks, they will personally select collections of dialogues, essays... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-01-11 18:55:42 UTC ]
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The 2020 bestseller lists from Germany reflect readers' interest in both engaging with current affairs and escaping into great stories. The post Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2020: Serious Themes and Escapism appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-08 15:55:19 UTC ]
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We've got books for the Read Harder task asking you to read an own voices YA book with a Black main character that isn't about Black pain. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-07 11:30:00 UTC ]
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New indie publisher Cipher Press has announced its #newqueervoices submissions for UK writers identifying as trans, gender non-conforming, queer, working class and as writers of colour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 21:07:42 UTC ]
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat lays out shared traits of leaders who oversee democracy’s downfall. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales like ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’ and ‘Tarka the Otter’ offer a unique perspective. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-14 17:11:48 UTC ]
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Booksellers across the country have had a variety of reactions to the news that BookExpo has been closed. While many said the show had lost its focus and no longer served their needs, some remained hopeful that the show might return in a new format. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Perestroika in Paris’ may star a talking horse, but it’s a story about humanity, too. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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A new literary competition that celebrates science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) is offering the winner a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House and a £10,000 royalty advance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-30 10:30:48 UTC ]
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Yu Miri won a National Book Award for “Tokyo Ueno Station,” a novel whose main character is the ghost of a homeless construction worker. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-27 10:00:27 UTC ]
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We’ve got a star-studded stack of new books today, folks! To name a few: President Barack Obama’s memoir, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creator and star Rachel Bloom’s musings, Julia Child’s culinary wisdom, and Steve Martin’s cartoon pigeons (???). You can get them all at your local bookstore today! *... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 15:30:14 UTC ]
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Miriam Margoyles is to narrate the audiobook of Catherine Bruton's latest middle-grade novel, Another Twist in the Tale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 15:31:19 UTC ]
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Emilia Fox is narrating Victoria Hislop’s One August Night (Headline Review), 15 years after reading for its predecessor, The Island. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 09:10:58 UTC ]
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Cecilia Knapp has pledged to work with young people in London who "haven't had a chance to find their voice yet", as part of her tenure as newly appointed Young People's Laureate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 19:21:24 UTC ]
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