Some cultures do not distinguish between fiction and nonfiction – and instead talk of ‘stories’. Is that a barrier to English-language writers and publishers? Or should they just learn to enjoy telling tales?There’s a mighty canyon that runs down the middle of the world of the word, carving through bookshops, libraries and literary prizes, splitting them into fiction and nonfiction. Those who try to build bridges over this fissure may find themselves – like Geoff Dyer – rejecting the terms on which they are read, or, like Sheila Heti, arguing with their own book jackets. Those who are caught on the wrong side of the divide are attacked as frauds, pillioried or even – like James Frey – hounded out of their homes. Related: Julian Barnes: 'Biographical novels are kind of cheesy' The art is in the telling … the best storyteller is the one who recreates the anxiety of expectation and fulfils it[The distinction] serves as a useful guide to the kind of experience the reader is wanting to have Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier's Rachel Martin has been appointed chair of Book Industry Communication's (BIC) recently created Green Supply Chain Committee, as it launches a new work plan to make the supply chain greener and more sustainable. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 09:51:00 UTC ]
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The audio version of an in-depth article on how science fiction’s hopes and fears can inspire humanity’s response to the climate crisis. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-10-11 09:13:49 UTC ]
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Danis Goulet's Night Raiders had the widest theatrical opening of any movie by an Indigenous Canadian filmmaker. But while the movie examines very real — and heartbreaking — events, Goulet opted to do so through the lens of science fiction. ... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-10-10 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Abdulrazak Gurnah found out about his win over the phone but initially thought it was a cold caller. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2021-10-07 22:36:48 UTC ]
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His novels and short stories are populated with refugees from war, colonialism and historical injustice Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2021-10-07 16:46:03 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy awarded the prize to the Tanzanian author whose English-language novels include “Paradise,” “By the Sea” and “Desertion.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-07 11:03:10 UTC ]
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The U.K.-based English-language Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for “his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.” He is the fifth... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers speak of the profound effect the prize has had on Australia’s book industry in the decade since its establishmentOn International Women’s Day in 2011, a group of Australian women writers and editors appeared at a literary salon and spoke about their frustration at the male-dominated... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-07 01:56:57 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop is launching the Queer Fiction Prize, with author Okechukwu Nzelu among the judges for the inaugural award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 18:48:23 UTC ]
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Carlo Collodi’s version of Donkey Skin, by French author Charles Perrault, will appear in a new collection of Italian fairytalesCarlo Collodi is remembered today for Pinocchio, his 1881 children’s story about a puppet who turns into a real boy, immortalised on screen by Disney. Now another... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-01 13:46:15 UTC ]
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Andersen Press has scooped the fiction debut of Katie Cotton, group publisher at the Quarto Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 21:08:11 UTC ]
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Independent press Chelsea Green Publishing is partnering with not-for-profit organisation FarmED to launch a food and farming literature festival, in what is said to be a first for the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 10:10:30 UTC ]
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The Center for Fiction has just announced its shortlist for the 2021 First Novel Prize. The seven titles were selected from a longlist of twenty-seven debut novels, all published in the US between January 1 to December 21. The prize, first established in 2006, celebrates the best debut fiction... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-28 17:25:35 UTC ]
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Author Frances Ryan shares her experiences of publicising her book, for which she fought to appear on mainstream political shows to flag the issues disabled people face Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 10:06:34 UTC ]
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One of the greatest science fiction writers, Asimov’s work has had a lasting effect thanks to his prescient takes on technology, climate collapse and humanity’s future. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-09-24 15:01:23 UTC ]
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This Halloween, a group of crime writers including Peter James, M W Craven, T M Logan and Trevor Wood are publishing a spooky crime anthology to help raise funds for the Barnardos Children in Crisis Appeal, set up in the wake of the "shadow pandemic" created by Covid-19. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 02:35:23 UTC ]
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“The Body Scout,” “Light From Uncommon Stars” and “No Gods, No Monsters” tell stories of genetic dystopias, musical gifts and mythic creatures. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-09-21 09:00:09 UTC ]
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Today, the Library of Congress announced that bestselling author Jason Reynolds will serve as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for a third year. Reynolds’s extended appointment is an unprecedented event in the history of the program. The position, which was established in 2008,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-20 15:03:29 UTC ]
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Flash fiction has never been hotter. A tectonic shift over the last 20 years in how narrative is conveyed—fueled largely by the online journal’s rise from (mostly) irrelevance to somewhere near the top of the literary fiction food chain—has created the perfect environment for disseminating... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Five of the 10 authors on the National Book Award longlist in fiction have been honored in various stages of the program in the past. The post US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-20 06:54:49 UTC ]
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