English PEN has named its new director as Daniel Gorman, current executive director of the Shubbak Festival. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Death is a common theme in literature, and many of the finest writers of short fiction have explored the fear, event, and aftermath of death using the short-story form. Below, we select and introduce ten of the very best classic short stories which have death as their theme, ranging from […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2022-01-19 15:00:39 UTC ]
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Andrew Lipstein’s entertaining debut novel mines comedy from an aspiring author’s ethically questionable path to publication. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-01-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowan Lawton will take on the role of m.d. at the Soho Agency following Philippa Milnes-Smith’s decision to focus on her agenting role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 02:02:50 UTC ]
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Aziz Huq traces the decades-long erosion of the right to seek redress when government officials violate the Constitution. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-14 13:00:15 UTC ]
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Science fiction is full of computer programmes and androids who fall afoul of the plots of some of Shakespeare’s most brutal tragedies. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2022-01-14 13:00:02 UTC ]
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The Indigo Press has snapped up an "exquisite" selection of stories from Manuel Muñoz. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-13 10:19:51 UTC ]
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A new edition of Felix Salten's 'Bambi: A Life in the Forest' will be released next month, translated by Jack Zipes and featuring illustrations by Alenka Sottler; this is the first English version to be published since 1928. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Two decades ago, I wrote my very first novel while working at The Community Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. That job enabled me to complete my book, not just because of the flexible hours, but because the other staffers were all aspiring writers, and many of our... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-12 09:50:45 UTC ]
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Independent academic publisher Boydell & Brewer has appointed Mark Kavanagh as group publishing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 02:18:00 UTC ]
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Reaktion Books has snapped up The English Actor: Medieval to Modern, an “'enticing history'” by Peter Ackroyd. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-12 01:44:18 UTC ]
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Lyndsay Faye, author of the new story collection 'Observations by Gaslight,' ranks the 10 Sherlock Holmes adventures most deserving of greater recognition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK and Ireland’s major university presses have launched a new framework for collaboration, EvenUP, committed to inclusive practices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 18:43:30 UTC ]
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Pearson reunites with Colin Gottlieb to lead its branded content and client solutions teams. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2022-01-10 17:21:08 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has scooped a brand new Magic Faraway Tree adventure, inspired by Enid Blyton and written by Jacqueline Wilson. It will be the first Magic Faraway Tree book in 75 years and the first in the series by an author other than Blyton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-10 14:31:13 UTC ]
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The Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the rights to the authors characters and stories, made £27.1m in the year to December 2020, up £1.3m from £25.8m in 2019, before its 2021 acquisition by Netflix earned the estate £370m. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 17:39:30 UTC ]
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Oneworld editor and former Guardian journalist Richard Lea is heading a new web-based short fiction journal, Fictionable, which is aiming to raise £15,000 in the next month on Kickstarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-09 17:09:42 UTC ]
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Charlotte Seymour has left Andrew Nurnberg Associates to join Johnson & Alcock as a literary agent, as part of a strategic expansion of the agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-05 09:36:50 UTC ]
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Jeremy Holt and artist George Schall’s new graphic novel 'Made In Korea' outlines a near-future world in which childless couples can purchase a sophisticated robotic kid powered by AI and designed by its Korean manufacturer to age and develop along human lines. A 10-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Layoffs and restructuring at DC, the growing popularity of digital and print Korean comics, and the return of in-person attendance to New York Comic Con are among the topics covered in the most-read comics stories published by 'PW' in 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The #FReadom campaign is asking you to write your school board with provided templates to support school libraries and access to information. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-01-04 11:39:00 UTC ]
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