BORN IN 1955, raised by Chinese immigrant parents in the predominantly Jewish suburb of Scarsdale, New York, Gish Jen started writing poetry in seventh grade. By high school, she’d become literary editor of her school magazine — and after fellow members of the creative writing club nicknamed her after the groundbreaking silent-screen actress Lillian Gish, […] The post Horror Has Become Normal: An Interview with Gish Jen appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-07 16:16:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The second international event in the PublisHer series featured performance, discussion, and networking at the International Publishers Association's 'Africa Rising' seminar in Nairobi. The post ‘Women at the Forefront’: Three Interviews From PublisHer at Nairobi appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-08 05:30:55 UTC ]
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Author photo: Tom Kneller; art director: Spencer Singer ¤ SAMUEL R. DELANY (born April 1, 1942) is one of the most — if not the most — important science fiction writers and critics alive today. As documented in the feature-length documentary The Polymath (2008), Delany’s work as a teacher,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
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“How was the church food of your youth?” and other questions for Amber Scorah on her new memoir about leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses. Continue reading at The Paris Review
[ The Paris Review | 2019-07-05 13:00:54 UTC ]
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Firefly Press has landed a “scary and heart-warming” middle grade sci-fi horror by Jennifer Killick. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 11:03:47 UTC ]
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Building on a decade of experience in international ebook distribution, Bookwire expands into publishing software solutions with its new 'Bookwire OS' offering. The post Jens Klingelhöfer Rolls Out a New ‘Bookwire OS’ Expansion of Services appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-16 05:30:08 UTC ]
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Andrew Holgate reflects on Sally Rooney's meteoric—and well deserved—rise to the top, after second novel Normal People scooped the Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A day after winning two British Book Awards for Novel of the Year and the overall Book of the Year, Sally Rooney has claimed her first Mass Market Fiction number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Irish writer's "exceptional" novel beat Michelle Obama to the top prize at The British Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched earlier this year and looking for commercial fiction, Boldwood Books promises to publish its new titles in ebook, audio, and print-on-demand on the same day internationally. The post Interview: Amanda Ridout on Her Boldwood Books’ Rights Strategy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo c.e.o. Michael Tamblyn gave the closing keynote at the Book Industry Study Group's annual meeting in New York last week, describing how publishers lose money by leaving it on the digital table. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nightfire is the name of a new horror imprint coming from Tom Doherty Associates in early 2021.The imprint will publish across all areas of horror and in a range of formats. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Talking with the Russian Book Union's Leonid Palko, we learn that the three-point shape of the national book market appears to be shifting, and publishers are looking to adapt. The post Interview: Leonid Palko of the Russian Book Union on ‘Distinctive Market Trends’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"Are you surprised that rich parents are bribing their rich kiddies into top schools? Shocked, even? Don't be." Continue reading at The Huffington Post
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In the Irish author's second novel, two teens explore sex, secrets and what intimacy is worth. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
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Pan Macmillan has snapped up a “festive feel-good romantic novel” from debut author Jennifer Bayliss-Jennings in a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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