Trio step out from behind pseudonym marketed as ‘Spain’s Elena Ferrante’ to accept €1m prizeA million euro literary prize has lured three Spanish men out of anonymity, to reveal that they are behind ultra-violent Spanish crime thrillers marketed as the work of “Spain’s Elena Ferrante”The men had published under the pseudonym Carmen Mola, which roughly translates as “Carmen’s cool”. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-16 22:37:44 UTC ]
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In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir published by the New Yorker, former President Barack Obama recalls the long battle for healthcare reform. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-26 19:52:09 UTC ]
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This year's Awesome Books Awards shortlist has been announced, and sees offerings from leading children's publishers including Nosy Crow and Usborne Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 12:32:03 UTC ]
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Nine writers have made the shortlist for the biennial Women Poets' Prize, hailed for their “ambitious, experimental and ground-breaking” work. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 20:47:16 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has triumphed in a three-way auction for Do No Harm, a "compulsive" thriller from Jack Jordan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 15:32:47 UTC ]
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Guardian Weekend magazine and gal-dem are launching a memoir writing competition for UK-resident black women and black non-binary people aged 16-21 on the theme of ‘conversations’Calling all young black women and black non-binary writers aged 16-21. The Guardian is once again collaborating on a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-22 11:23:42 UTC ]
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In her 20s, she set up her own company, publishing everyone from James Ellroy to the Worst Witch series, and changing Britain for the better, book by book There is a revealing story Margaret Busby tells, about the first novel she published. A family friend had bumped into a former US serviceman... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-22 05:00:17 UTC ]
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Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, a National Book Award finalist for “The Undocumented Americans,” talks immigration, her unconventional approach to nonfiction and why impostor syndrome doesn’t faze her. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-10-21 09:00:29 UTC ]
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Ebury imprint Rider has unveiled a new colophon and branding to “reflect its mission to publish books with soul”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-21 02:50:10 UTC ]
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The Center for Fiction announced the establishment of the Susan Kamil Award for Emerging Writers, a new award to honor the memory and influence of the late Kamil, who was former executive v-p and publisher of the Random House imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Back in 2008, New York Times best-selling author and Boing Boing alum, Cory Doctorow introduced Markus “w1n5t0n” Yallow to the world in the original Little Brother (which you can still read for free right here). The story follows the talented teenage... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-10-17 15:30:50 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize will showcase its shortlisted authors with appearances via “Front Row”, social media and Guardian Live alongside readings from the Old Vic on the big night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-16 04:23:16 UTC ]
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The 10-book shortlist for this year's £25,000 T S Eliot Prize for poetry has been revealed, ranging across nine publishers and featuring two picks from Granta. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-15 04:28:46 UTC ]
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Speaking at the launch for the Frankfurt book fair – this year focused online – the novelist said authors’ observations could ease the burden of the diseaseThe celebrated Israeli novelist David Grossman has called on his fellow writers to be “trenchant witnesses” to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-14 12:54:03 UTC ]
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The challenge of men and boys reading has been around for some years now, with a lack of engagement with fiction in particular becoming a generally accepted truth. Many recent articles state that as much as 80% of fiction is bought by women. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 03:08:10 UTC ]
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Javier Celaya is the founder and c.e.o. of Dosdoce.com, a member of the executive board of the Digital Economy Association of Spain, as well as head of institutional relations at the Spanish Digital Publishing Association (Aselid). He talks to Tom Tivnan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 01:37:55 UTC ]
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Doctorow’s speculative fiction may not have predicted our current moment, but it’s still savvy about the limits of revolution and resistance. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-13 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Stig Abell is launching a literary podcast with John Murray—"Stig Abell’s Guide to Reading"—designed to tie in with the publication of his forthcoming book Things I Learned on the 6.28: A Guide to Daily Reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-13 01:11:40 UTC ]
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Selected by Dr Oliver Tearle English literature has a rich tradition of comic writing. From Chaucer’s ‘Miller’s Tale’ to Shakespeare’s Falstaff to the early comic novels of Smollett, Sterne, Fielding, and Swift, there are plenty of laughs to be had from the pages of the literary greats. But what... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2020-10-08 14:00:57 UTC ]
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Her new graphic memoir, “We Saw Scenery,” is based on old diaries she found three years ago: “I wrote down everything.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
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