Hollis to replace Keegan at Faber poetry

Faber has announced the appointment of Matthew Hollis as its new poetry editor, replacing Paul... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber scoops Kae Tempest's debut non-fiction

Faber is to publish writer and performer Kae Tempest's first work of non-fiction this autumn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-10 02:17:49 UTC ]
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How Poetry Helps Us Through Grief

A former U.S. poet laureate’s new memoir reflects on the power of storytelling to reconcile past traumas—and offers lessons for surviving the cataclysms of the present. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2020-08-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber to bring out 18th QI title

Faber is to publish Funny You Should Ask: Your Questions Answered by the team of researchers and writers behind BBC Two's panel show, "QI". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 07:26:57 UTC ]
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Faber to bring out new edition of Brian Eno's diary

Faber is to publish a new edition of the diary and essays of musician, producer and artist Brian Eno this autumn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-31 00:02:54 UTC ]
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Sunak 'considering online sales tax and replacement for business rates'

Rishi Sunak is said to be exploring plans for an online sales tax to protect high street shops from competition from internet retailers, and plans to replace business rates.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 12:15:40 UTC ]
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Lana Del Rey will release her poetry collection as an audiobook set to Jack Antonoff music. (Same.)

Lana Del Rey is releasing her forthcoming poetry collection, Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass, on Tuesday, July 28 in digital form. In case you prefer your celebrity poetry spoken aloud, though, she has also recorded an audio version of the book, which will be released on vinyl, CD,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-24 16:04:22 UTC ]
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Faber scoops graphic novel adaptation of Reynolds' Long Way Down

Faber is to publish a graphic novel adaptation of Jason Reynolds' Long Way Down, with artwork by Danica Novgorodoff.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-23 23:49:47 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Jackie Kay's portrait of blues singer Bessie Smith

Faber is to publish a biography of the blues singer Bessie Smith, by Scotland's national poet laureate Jackie Kay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 13:37:50 UTC ]
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Four-year-old lands book deal for his 'astonishing' poetry

Nadim Shamma-Sourgen’s words, evoking a ‘whole world full of hugs’, were spotted by the writer Kate Clanchy and will be published next summerKeats’s first book of poetry was published when he was 21; Mary Shelley was 18 when she started writing Frankenstein. But both of their youthful... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-22 11:17:39 UTC ]
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HC buys former NHS doctor's 'hopeful' illustrations, poetry and fables

HarperNonFiction has signed a book of illustrations by artist and former NHS doctor Amber Fossey, whose Instagram posts are followed by 18,000 fans. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 05:14:13 UTC ]
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Lana Del Rey's debut poetry collection to S&S

Simon & Schuster is to publish a debut book of poetry by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-10 12:24:03 UTC ]
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New Romantics history to Faber

Faber is to publish a "definitive history" of British pop music from 1975 to 1985 by journalist Dylan Jones.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 13:24:17 UTC ]
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There’s no replacement for the thrill of browsing in a bookstore

Shuttered bookstores are a reminder of how much of our reading lives is a process of discovery and happenstance. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-26 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Lenny Henry's diversity manifesto

Faber is to publish Access all Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by Lenny Henry and Marus Ryder next year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 04:39:15 UTC ]
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Faber scoops Wyatt and Benge's 'life's work'

Faber is to publish a work showcasing the lyrics, poems and drawings of musician Robert Wyatt and his creative partner and wife, painter and songwriter Alfie Benge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 16:51:44 UTC ]
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Poetry sector 'too white' by far, report finds

A report commissioned by the Centre for New and International Writing at the University of Liverpool has highlighted a stark lack of diversity in poetry publishing and, particularly, poetry criticism.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 00:27:21 UTC ]
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Faber and Profile to publish two new Alan Bennett Talking Heads monologues

Faber and Profile Books are to publish two new Alan Bennett "Talking Heads" monologues, to be published together under the title Two Besides.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 11:52:59 UTC ]
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Faber acquires Lanchester's 'unsettling' short story collection

Faber is to publish a collection of short stories by John Lanchester this autumn.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 08:59:04 UTC ]
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Leo Hollis to tell forgotten history of Mary Davies to Oneworld

Oneworld will publish Inheritance: The Forgotten History of Mary Davies by historian Leo Hollis.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 05:25:51 UTC ]
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Poetry Foundation Responds to Criticism, Pledges Action

The staff and board of the Poetry Foundation said in an open letter that they are committed to "ongoing action in response to the call to dismantle white supremacy." The pledge came after an open letter highly critical of the Foundation's past treatment of marginalized was released and led to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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