How grief became path-breaking poetry in Victoria Chang's 'Obit'

After her parents fell ill, Victoria Chang, finalist for a Times Book Prize, wrote 'Obit,' poems styled as obituaries of loved ones — and herself. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-06 14:00:08 UTC ]
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Nature of change

Last month, news firms with a combined audience of more than a billion united to put climage change on the agenda. Here’s why... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 00:25:41 UTC ]
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Four new poetry collections bring pain — and hope — into sharp relief

New works by Nick Flynn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Nancy Naomi Carlson and Kathleen Graber. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-15 18:56:14 UTC ]
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Heartbreaking recollections of the September day that changed everything

Garrett M. Graff weaves together first-person accounts to create an evocative history of 9/11. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 15:37:48 UTC ]
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Record-breaking year for Women in Translation award longlist

Indie publishers have dominated a record-breaking longlist for the third annual Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 10:26:23 UTC ]
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Change in schedule for Rathbones Folio Prize

The Rathbones Folio Prize has brought forward its 2020 shortlist and winner schedule two months earlier than in previous years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 02:57:15 UTC ]
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In 2019, Will Publishers Break Even?

With the holiday season ahead, the industry has a chance to overcome a small unit decline in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Prince Charles kicks off National Poetry Day celebrations

Celebrations for National Poetry Day are underway with Prince Charles reciting his favourite poem on Radio 2 and poets across the country revealing new poems inspired by the places we call home. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 07:57:04 UTC ]
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Jung Chang | 'I think China is probably at a critical moment'

The modern fairytale of the Soong sisters is well known across China. Bestselling author Jung Chang looks set to bring the sisters’ stories to a global audience. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 02:10:10 UTC ]
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ACFW 2019: Changing Market Creates New Publishing Opportunities

The 2019 American Christian Fiction Writers conference took place in San Antonio, Tex. from September 26-29, gathering 480 aspiring writers, authors, agents, and publishers, revealing trends and changes in the category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Climate change and tech top the agenda at FBF19

The titles agents are taking to this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair have a strong environmental theme—be it scientific polemics, nature writing or warnings on the dangers of technology—as ‘up-lit’ looks set to continue raising readers’ spirits.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 07:28:56 UTC ]
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‘I’m not getting much Take a Break’: Extinction Rebellion’s newspaper, reviewed

The climate activists release their first print publication this week. But does a crisis-hit planet make for winning journalism?In a move that feels more than slightly ironic, the climate activists Extinction Rebellion have decided to go into a media on the brink of extinction, having released... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-25 16:31:16 UTC ]
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HarperCollins snaps up 'game-changing' spy series

HarperCollins has signed a two-book deal with spy fiction writer Charles Cumming.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 07:41:32 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: ‘Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass’

Eisner Award- and Caldecott Honor-winner Mariko Tamaki and artist Steve Pugh collaborate on a new graphic novel about the teen years of Harleen Quinzel. The post Panel Mania: ‘Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2019-09-19 16:00:57 UTC ]
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One of Elizabeth Warren’s strategists is longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry.

Another reason to be pro-Warren: she supports (and is supported by) poets. Turns out that one of the poets up for the National Book Award this year, Camonghne Felix, is also the Director of Surrogates & Strategic Communications at Elizabeth Warren for President. Felix has been longlisted for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-18 20:27:08 UTC ]
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Here’s the 2019 National Book Award Longlist for Poetry.

It’s day three of the National Book Foundation’s longlist announcements; today they’ve announced the list for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry. Publishers submitted a total of 245 books to be considered by judges Jos Charles, John Evans, Vievee Francis, Cathy Park Hong, and Mark... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-18 14:56:10 UTC ]
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Outdoor retailer REI launches a magazine, Uncommon Path

Ad Age’s Launch Pad offers brief looks at new products and activations of interest to marketers and media people. Outdoor retailer REI today launched Uncommon Path, a quarterly print magazine, in partnership with HearstMade, the division of Hearst Magazines that produces Airbnb Magazine with... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-17 18:14:21 UTC ]
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Audials One 2020 stream recording suite promises 'ground-breaking recording quality and speed'

Audials AG has released Audials One 2020, a major new version of its comprehensive stream capture suite. The suite brings together all the tools available separately in three other products: Audials Music 2020 (music and audiobook recording), Audials Movie 2020 (video streams) and Audials Radio... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2019-09-16 13:08:51 UTC ]
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Record-breaking US sales for The Testaments

Margaret Atwood's The Testaments has sold a record-breaking 125,000 copies in all combined formats in the US in its first week on sale, according to Penguin Random House US.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 23:13:54 UTC ]
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How the Internet has changed the way we write — and speak. It’s not all ALL bad.

In “Because Internet,” a linguist looks at the way online conversation is shaping all conversation. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-13 02:02:24 UTC ]
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BA urges trade to examine impact of publishing to curb climate change

Publishing has made strides in becoming more sustainable, but firms need to collaborate for a more radical overhaul, both the Booksellers Association and Extinction Rebellion have separately claimed this week.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 13:23:59 UTC ]
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