George R R Martin and Haruki Murakami [pictured] will appear at this year’s Edinburgh... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latham, a bookseller for 35 years, has put together a heady mix of history, philosophy, anecdotes and entertaining factsWhat most people know about the American librarian Melvil Dewey is his phenomenal classification technique, the Dewey decimal system, which is still used in 135 countries. Less... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-19 09:00:45 UTC ]
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George Saunders’ new book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, is out next month and promises to be a literary master class on the short story. Drawing from his teaching career at Syracuse’s MFA program, Saunders walks readers... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-17 17:00:15 UTC ]
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This year’s Digiday Awards will honor the companies that thrived throughout the most tumultuous year in the modern history of digital media and marketing. The post The Martin Agency, Sweetgreen and Condé Nast are Digiday Awards finalists appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-12-08 19:30:47 UTC ]
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This year’s Digiday Awards will honor the companies that thrived throughout the most tumultuous year in the modern history of digital media and marketing. The post The Martin Agency, Sweetgreen and Condé Nast are Digiday Awards finalists appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-12-08 19:30:47 UTC ]
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The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Aster, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired the debut book from A&E doctor and broadcaster Dr Alex George. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 18:47:47 UTC ]
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The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association named Moon Palace owners Jamie and Angela Schwesnedl booksellers of the year, lauding the couple for their response to the civil unrest in Minneapolis this past spring. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In this bold adaptation of the Jack London novel, a young writer suffers, fights and pays as he stands alone against the world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-15 11:00:08 UTC ]
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Comedian and writer Ruby Wax and spoken word performer George the Poet have been announced as headliners for the inaugural live event from Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 07:46:20 UTC ]
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It follows a news agenda set by media oligarchs. Instead it should be investigating power, money and their influence on our livesThey don’t want balance, they want possession. The oligarchs who own the newspapers will never accept the BBC, because it does not belong to them. However tame and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-07 06:00:30 UTC ]
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Romero’s estate hired Daniel Kraus to help finish the book, and that was a wise decision. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-02 15:41:13 UTC ]
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A Wild Sheep Chase, Alfred Birnbaum’s English translation of Murakami’s novel Hitsuji wo meguru bōken, was warmly received in the US when it was first published by Kodansha International (KI) in 1989. Herbert Mitgang wrote in the New York Times that A Wild Sheep Chase was a “bold new advance in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-02 08:49:59 UTC ]
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Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley has said this year's event has "generated its own sense of community", despite being entirely online for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 15:56:44 UTC ]
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The 2020 Edinburgh International Book Festival will be presented online from Saturday 15 to Monday 31 August. The programme, made up of over 140 events for adults, families and children, will offer both live and pre-recorded conversations featuring leading writers, poets and participants from... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2020-08-07 14:45:31 UTC ]
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“George Harrison on George Harrison,” edited by Ashley Kahn, collects interviews and TV appearances the Beatle gave during his too-short life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-06 12:18:33 UTC ]
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A poster supporting the Harry Potter author, paid for by an anti-trans activist, was removed from an Edinburgh train station for being too political. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-31 17:57:33 UTC ]
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At Lit Hub, David Karashima asked five Japanese writers, including Yoko Ogawa and Masatsugu Ono, to discuss their favorite short stories by Haruki Murakami. Mieko Kawakami, author of Breasts and Eggs, praises the story on loneliness and lost, “Tony Takitani.” “I think of Murakami as an athlete,”... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-07-22 20:30:36 UTC ]
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This past weekend in Japan, Haruki Murakami released his new story collection Ichininshō Tansū (The First Person Singular). The collection comprises eight stories, seven of which were first published in the literary magazine Bungakukai between summer 2018 and winter 2020. Many of these... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-20 08:49:52 UTC ]
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Pinter & Martin is to publish Overdue: Birth, Burnout and a Blueprint for a Better NHS by midwife Amity Reed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 03:50:51 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Audio is releasing Edinburgh Unlocked, a comedy festival in audiobook format featuring names such as Ivo Graham, Jessie Cave, Sofie Hagen and Dane Baptiste. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-12 14:00:06 UTC ]
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