Novelist Tony Black has signed a four-book deal with Scotland’s Cargo Publishing. Helen Sedgwick, joint m.d. of Cargo Publishing, signed world rights to the novels directly from Black. She said: “Tony Black is a writer of enormous skill and depth and we’re absolutely delighted that he’s chosen to join Cargo with his next four books.” The four books will include crime and general fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black & White will publish Taking the Plunge: The Healing Power of Wild Swimming for Mind, Body & Soul by journalist Vicky Allan and photographer Anna Deacon in November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 08:26:10 UTC ]
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There's something missing from YouTube's book blogging community: Black people and books by Black authors. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-06-27 22:17:41 UTC ]
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Last September, my Instagram feed was filled with this collage of beautiful black women on the covers of various print media outlets. However, I immediately noticed a clear and apparent flaw: Only one of the magazines were actually owned and run by a person of color (Essence). The rest, contrary... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-06-19 16:15:54 UTC ]
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Black & White has snapped up rights to rugby legend and motor neurone disease campaigner Doddie Weir's latest book. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-18 21:00:08 UTC ]
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A little under two years after its five-season run ended on BBC America, Orphan Black is returning with a bang, and probably loads more sound effects. Fiction publishing startup Serial Box is reviving the beloved sci-fi show this summer as a ten-epis... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-06-13 22:51:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown imprint Robinson will publish Patrick Vernon and Dr Angeline Osborne’s book 100 Great Black Britons to coincide with the announcement of the new list in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 11:36:59 UTC ]
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Sankofa Video and Books has been a fixture in Washington, D.C., for over two decades, but a $30,000 property tax assessment could force the black-owned bookstore to close. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Professor Brian Cox has written a book on the “most extraordinary and mysterious phenomenon” of black holes for William Collins, with Professor Jeff Forshaw. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 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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A new collection of writing by black British men features a number of distinctive voices, from all walks of life, overlooked by the book trade—until now. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit by indie publisher Chooseco over its interactive Black Mirror episode "Bandersnatch". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sabrina, the single mother at the center of Inda Craig-Galván’s new play, “Black Super Hero Magic Mama,” is acutely aware of the various ways her son’s life can be upended. Gangs, drugs, street violence, the police: If Sabrina (Kimberly Hébert Gregory) is overcontrolling, it’s because she knows... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black & White has acquired a “mesmerising and compelling” new novel by Juliet Conlin in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rock the Boat, part of Oneworld, has acquired a picture book that explores race and identity by US poets Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black & White Publishing will publish its first fantasy novel, Crown of Feathers, by Canadian author Nicki Pau Preto under its Ink Road imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society and Warner Bros. have acquired the film rights to the epic fantasy novel “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon James. The first novel of the Dark Star trilogy, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” is based on African mythology. Set in a world of competing kingdoms and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Wednesday, Amélie Wen Zhao, author of the upcoming YA fantasy novel Blood Heir, announced that she asked her publisher, Delacorte Press, “not to publish [the book] at this time.” Blood Heir was born from a Twitter pitching event for marginalized creators, and it secured Zhao both an agent... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“My name doesn’t matter,” proclaims the narrator of Maurice Carlos Ruffin’s debut novel, “We Cast a Shadow.” “All you need to know is that I’m a phantom, a figment ….” The first words of Ruffin’s book seem to be a tribute to the opening of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” which begins, “I am in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher says its #Twentyin2020 initiative will cover fiction, non-fiction and poetry and help ‘normalise’ diverse readersA group of unnamed individuals has donated £25,000 towards an independent publisher’s initiative to publish 20 black British writers in 2020, in the hope it will... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the old-money mansions of Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco to greasy-spoon diners in Burbank to landmark sites all over Black Dahlia-era Hollywood, Los Angeles and its lore play a starring role in TNT’s gripping period drama, “I Am the Night.” Inspired by the true-crime memoir “One Day She'll Darken:... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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