The Guardian was Sarah’s window to the world outside when she was undergoing cancer treatmentLast year, on 17 July, I was a 33-year-old woman living and working in Leicester. I’d moved here from Birmingham 15 years earlier, to study at Leicester University, and then never left. I love it here, it’s a great city to live in – vibrant and interesting. I loved my job as a project manager for a national charity that campaigns for the personal, social and economic benefits of lifelong learning. It’s a challenging job, and I worked hard. Outside of work I loved spending time with my friends – eating, drinking, putting the world to rights. I’d joined a book club, started art classes and become a keen runner. I was working towards being able to run a half marathon. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 12-year-old Emirates Publishers Association meets with IPA's Bodour Al Qasimi on the sidelines of Sharjah's book fair. The post UAE: IPA’s President Meets With the Emirates Publishers Association appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-11 14:44:11 UTC ]
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AAR/SBL 2021 embraces a dual format in San Antonio, Tex. from Nov. 20-23 this year, after an on-line only meeting last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reeder, a professor of New Testament and co-coordinator of the gender studies program at Westmount College, introduces a new interpretation to the Samaritan woman in John 4. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Good Literary Agency (TGLA) has promoted Gyamfia Osei to junior literary agent to build a commercial and upmarket fiction list alongside one for non-fiction authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 05:38:45 UTC ]
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Lots of good bookish things happened this week, including research that proves libraries lead to healthier, more equitable communities. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-29 10:42:00 UTC ]
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A true hoax provokes. It questions cultural biases, shattering conventions. But the curious case of the three men writing as a female author Carmen Mola does none of this. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-10-26 05:02:08 UTC ]
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The trade days are winding down at the 2021 Frankfurter Buchmesse after meetings, reunions, industry discussions, and Canada as Guest of Honor. The post Photos from Frankfurt 2021: Events, Meetings, Guests of Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-22 11:34:50 UTC ]
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Here are the best bookish things that happened this week, from library chickens to literacy funding and, of course, WonTon the bookstore cat. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-22 10:42:00 UTC ]
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Book sales should finish 2021 on a good note, but a number of factors could mean softer sales in early 2022, NPD BookScan noted during a webinar on third-quarter sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Winman has won the inaugural InWords Literary Award, for her "transcendent, utterly humane" novel Still Life (Fourth Estate). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-17 15:33:39 UTC ]
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Scholastic reported higher sales and a smaller loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and while it said business is improving, it did point to some “headwinds” which all publishers are facing: rising costs and disruptions in the supply chain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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For nearly every type of book, the physical book is not the thing we admire. The merit is situated outside the paper and glue. A novel, collection of short stories, memoir, gathering of poems, all create a story—whatever that may mean—in a reader’s head. A cookbook creates a fine meal upon a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-23 08:49:17 UTC ]
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Sarah Gilmartin admits "there has been a game-keeper turned poacher headline” in the Irish press in the run-up to the release of her début novel, after putting in eight years as a literary critic for the Irish Times. And she was a very specific sort of gamekeeper, as her brief for the Times was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 12:32:50 UTC ]
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All bets are off as #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces gambler Logan Tanner. He lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, but all the glitz and glamor hide a dark and violent past as an extractor—a world that comes rushing back to him when the beautiful... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-09-10 10:37:00 UTC ]
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Frederick Douglass pushed for progress for Black people, but Andrew Johnson erased it. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus is to release Happy Healthy Strong, the new exercise and lifestyle guide from fitness technology entrepreneur, personal trainer and author Krissy Cela. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-17 18:33:00 UTC ]
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Historical romance Her Heart for a Compass has made it to the official UK book chart – but it still lies well clear of Bridgerton’s successIt’s not quite Bridgerton levels of sales, but Sarah Ferguson’s first venture into the romantic fiction market, Her Heart for a Compass, has nonetheless made... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-08-17 15:54:59 UTC ]
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A watershed legal case in the 1960s is the backbone of Zoë Playdon‘s investigation into how trans rights have regressed over the past 50 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-15 00:56:59 UTC ]
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Zoom book clubs and e-books are no match for physical books and the experience of sharing them with friends in person. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-10 15:56:12 UTC ]
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