Margaret Atwood's 'The Testaments' is among 13 titles longlisted for this year's Booker Prize, despite being embargoed until September 10. It may even make the shortlist, announced on September 3, before it is even published. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Devised as a highly participatory hub of more than 2,500 events, the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival opens in the coming UNESCO World Book Capital. The post Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival: ‘Making Reading a Lifelong Habit’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nina Stibbe and Roddy Doyle have been nominated for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction, on a shortlist that is dominated by women. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and director Sally Wainwright will make a rare appearance at the Wimpole History Festival in June with Bart Van Es, Michael Morpugo, Melvyn Bragg and Lucy Worsley also on the bill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty years after its launch, Reach Out and Read continues to stress the benefits of reading aloud to kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marc Pritchard has asked a lot from digital media the past two years, but his latest ask may be the hardest to get — civility. In a speech to the Association of National Advertisers Media Conference in Orlando on Thursday, Procter & Gamble Co.’s chief brand officer called for a “New Media... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The political correspondent confirmed his departure from the broadcaster on TwitterMichael Crick, Channel 4 News’ political correspondent since 2011, has abruptly parted company with the broadcaster. He tweeted on Wednesday: “I have left Channel 4 News and ITN after seven and a half great years.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publishers and women, including last year’s winner Olga Tokarczuk, dominate the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize shortlist, revealed on Tuesday (9th April). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers Fitzcarraldo Editions, Sandstone Press, Serpent's Tail, and And Other Stories are represented in this year's Man Booker International Prize shortlist for work in translation. The post Five Women Authors, Six Women Translators on Man Booker International Shortlist appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Clinton, James Patterson and Stephen King are on the CrimeFest Awards shortlist, which this year features a mix of established names and new talent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney, Bernard MacLaverty and Jon McGregor are among the 10 writers shortlisted for the €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New works in an old mall and a show of avant-garde Japanese art from the ’80s and ’90s. Plus, Guatemalan masks, a pop-up show and an exhibition devoted to an unlucky anniversary. Here are nine exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: New exhibitions at OCMA Expand. While their new... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hip-hop artist Akala and Will Eaves are among the authors on the shortlist for the centenary awards of the James Tait Black Prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andersen Press has signed a Middle Grade fantasy series from Blue Peter Book Award-winner Ross MacKenzie, in what it called its “biggest fiction acquisition in recent years”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baseball’s annual rite of literary passage each spring is never shy of more rewrites. To get a clear read on why book publishers put on their straw hat and usher back Major League Baseball with dozens of new titles, note that all sorts of revisionist history, personality-driven essays or bios... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 20-book longlist for this year’s £10,000 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize has been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage and Index on Censorship are calling on independent bookshops to coordinate creative publication events for Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale in September, with a chance to win £750 to fund the best ideas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the day in 2016 when AT&T announced its $85.4-billion merger with Time Warner, through three years of antitrust wrangling over the deal, the big telecommunications company promised that it would mean lower prices and more choices for consumers. Now AT&T has a message for everyone... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Hammond vowed to make tech giants pay their “fair share” of tax in yesterday’s Spring Statement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chair of judges Alison Brumwell talks about some of the illustrators in the running for the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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