Egypt’s Ibrahim Issa on Reading and Writing After the Arab Spring

Egyptian journalist and bestselling author Ibrahim Issa believes the Arab Spring has added religious oppression to the existing political hardships of the region. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Clarke to headline IPG spring conference

Veteran politician Ken Clarke is to give the keynote speech at the Independent Publishers Guild's (IPG) Annual Spring Conference in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CES 2018: Luka owl robot reads bedtime stories to kids

A robot that can read any of 50,000 picture books to young children will soon launch. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could You Use a (Reading) Vacation?

Having a good reading plan can help you expand your horizons—and read more books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward Stanford award shortlists reveal 'broad scope' of travel writing

Forty-three titles have been shortlisted for the 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, which celebrate the "broad scope" of travel writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aitken Alexander launches creative writing scholarship with Birkbeck

Literary agency Aitken Alexander Associates is to create a new scholarship in Creative Writing for students at Birkbeck, University of London, in a bid to "find and nurture" literary talent from groups underrepresented in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Staff Picks: The Best Books We Read in 2017

Though we've named our best books of 2017, we all have our personal favorites, and not all of them are from 2017. These are the best books we read this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s Most-Read Cooking Stories of 2017

This year, we took a look at one cookbook’s journey from Broadway and ate Shake Shack burgers at home. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s Most-Read Comics Stories of 2017

The 'New York Times' eliminating its Graphic Novel Bestseller List and the continued growth of manga sales in North America were among PW’s most popular articles about graphic novel publishing in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Most-Read Book Reviews of 2017

We review more than 8,000 books per year, and these were the 10 most-read reviews of books published in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Adams and Malika Booker join The Writing Squad team

Two writers, playwright Emma Adams and poet Malika Booker, are joining the core team of The Writing Squad, a development programme for writers aged 16-21 in the north of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Lu on writing Batman as a teenager

American YA author Marie Lu talks to us about taking on the task of writing a Batman novel for a YA audience as part of the DC Icons series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AARP Overtakes People As America’s Most-Read Print Magazine, Per MRI Data

At an estimated 38.3 million readers, the bimonthly edged out People, Better Homes and Gardens, and Nat Geo. The post AARP Overtakes People As America’s Most-Read Print Magazine, Per MRI Data appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books: Favorite reads of the year from our Critics at Large and more book news

Greetings and salutations! I’m Carolyn Kellogg, Books editor of the L.A. Times with this week’s books newsletter. CRITICS PICKS This week the entire Sunday Calendar section is taken up with critics picks for the year in film, television, theater, music, art — and books. Seven of our Critics at... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Straight read more than 500 novels this year. But her favorite is a memoir.

You might not believe it. I read or re-read more than 500 novels this year, to make an epic interactive map of our literary nation with regional fiction. There are 737 novels on that map, which I made for Granta. In choosing specific locations for each novel, I often stayed up all night... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s 10 Most-Read Religion Stories of 2017

Tate Publishing shuttering its doors, an outbreak of plagiarism, and an author’s account of life in the Westboro Baptist Church make up some of PW’s top religion and spirituality stories of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Handmaid's Tale' Was the Year's Most Read Novel On Amazon

'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' were the most-read fiction and nonfiction titles, respectively, on Amazon in 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Grumpy squirrel' story wins Amazon Christmas Writing competition

A digital marketing manager has won the Amazon Christmas Writing Competition for his tale of a greedy squirrel who learns compassion from "three wise trees". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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9 sports books for holiday reading and giving

If you like variety, these 2017 releases offer an abundance of that, from a football book by an NFL commissioner’s son to the story of a small-college, women’s basketball team that achieved championship stature during the Depression.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attica Locke lives in L.A., but she writes about what she knows — black life in Texas

Few contemporary writers have portrayed black Southern life with as much wit and heart-pounding drama as Attica Locke, whose latest book is the mystery “Bluebird, Bluebird.” Formerly a writer and producer on the television show “Empire,” Locke took the publishing world by storm with her debut... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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