Former US presidential candidate says she received ‘excellent care’ from health service after having to rearrange three bookingsHillary Clinton has paid tribute to the NHS after she was forced to rearrange a series of interviews because she fell and broke her toe.The former US presidential candidate had been due to appear on Woman’s Hour, This Morning and the Graham Norton Show as part of a promotional tour for her book What Happened.HRC on The Graham Norton Show, joking about how she caught her heel on some steps & twisted her ankle earlier today. Back to the book tour! pic.twitter.com/Fk30HLjNatI’d read the book and everything. Apologies. #HillaryClinton @BBCWomansHour pic.twitter.com/Dh66CuYVphHillary Clinton finally arrives 1hr 40 mins later than scheduled for her live chat at the Cheltenham Literature Festival pic.twitter.com/ZWxep0TkfW Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“What about ‘O Pioneers!’ or ‘My Ántonia’?” asks the documentarian and author of the forthcoming photo book “Our America.” “For that matter, what about Gabriel García Márquez? We do not have a copyright on the word ‘American.’” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-10-20 14:28:19 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has done vanishingly few interviews during the course of his career. In these early ones, some newly uncovered, he is less guarded. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-09-30 13:09:07 UTC ]
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“Sorry to interrupt, what does TK mean?” I hear a puzzled voice ask the presenter of the video call I’m in. Having spent the past decade working in book publishing I almost unmute myself to shout out the answer, but as I’m brand new to the company I wait for the presenter to politely reply. […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-29 08:54:20 UTC ]
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As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices, publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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“My late mother refused to even buy my books because why buy them when you can get them free at the library?” says the journalist and author, whose latest book is “Raising Lazarus.” “I gave her copies, of course.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-08-11 09:00:10 UTC ]
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"Writing my memoir essentially gave me the confidence that I could write fiction." The post Surrounded by Choice: The Millions Interviews Sopan Deb appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2022-07-15 10:00:16 UTC ]
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A friend texts me about Poet Voice. I’m out for a run in sunny LA and have to slow down. She’s sitting with her book club in Brooklyn and they want to know: “Why do poets read their work in that weird poetic monotone rhythmic thing?” She’s asking me because I write poems and, on […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-11 08:53:10 UTC ]
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Dzanc Books—a nonprofit independent publisher based in Ann Arbor, Michigan—was once described by one of its authors as publishing the “books that don’t want to be movies.” In addition to pursuing this mission with an eclectic mix of publications—including those by Roy Kesey, Laura van den Berg,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-05-27 08:50:00 UTC ]
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In today’s “why do we have to share a country with these jackasses” news, the board of the public library of Enid and Garfield County in Enid, Oklahoma, voted 3-2 to ban “book displays and library programs that focus on sexual content”—which resulted in the library cancelling not only an adult... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-20 17:26:39 UTC ]
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Does the following really sound like contemporary American conservatism to you? Dawn of the Brave, which is aimed at children age 6 to 10, helps readers recognize that everyone has strengths and weakness, but teamwork allows people to come together for the greater good. I am… confused. Dawn of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-11 14:24:51 UTC ]
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Historian Lily Geismer critiques his policies, and the Democratic Party's shifts of the 1990s, while ignoring many of his successes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-18 12:00:14 UTC ]
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How’s this for fun? Take 27 incredible writers—including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, PEN Awards, Women’s Prize for Fiction, Edgar Award, and more—and invite each of them to write an erotic short story. Then publish the collection in one steamy anthology with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-17 08:50:16 UTC ]
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Knopf announced March 8 that it will publish two novels by Cormac McCarthy this fall, his first in 16 years, but don’t expect a book tour. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lives an entirely private life. “He doesn’t give interviews, doesn’t give lectures, and doesn’t do book signings,” Michael... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-15 08:55:34 UTC ]
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His ambitious 1987 novel about the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and other philosophers was a literary sensation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-11 20:48:27 UTC ]
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To heal after an agonizing divorce, writer Florence Williams consulted researchers and communed with nature. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-11 13:00:37 UTC ]
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'The buzz and energy' of Bologna Children's Book Fair, Elena Pasoli says, is powered by publishers' confirmations from 50 nations. The post Interview With Bologna’s Elena Pasoli: ‘The Response Is Amazing’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-17 18:23:17 UTC ]
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Kissinger's realpolitik approach brought a measure of stability and led to Israel's survival, Martin Indyk argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-14 13:00:14 UTC ]
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Broken Sleep Books has landed Killernova, a book that explores the woodcutting heritage and colonial history of Southeast Asia in verse, by Bornean-Australian author and poet Omar Musa. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 01:51:27 UTC ]
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Rice, whose books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, died of complications from a stroke on December 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For this installment in a series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with Tongo Eisen-Martin. Eisen-Martin is the Poet Laureate of San Francisco, California. He is the author of Heaven Is All Goodbyes (City Lights Books, 2017), which was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-01 09:49:18 UTC ]
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