How Oscar Wilde evolved from poet and playwright to symbol of martyrdom and individualism

‘Oscar: A Life,’ by Matthew Sturgis, delivers a thorough assessment of Wilde on the occasion of his birthday this month Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-13 14:00:00 UTC ]

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Profile signs non-fiction from poet Cathy Park Hong

Profile Books will publish a “fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits” by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 01:56:53 UTC ]
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How Journalism Made a Poet Out of Me

In 1977––just three years after the publication of Tom Wolfe’s The New Journalism, a landmark, incendiary anthology that declared journalists using fictional technique had erased the novel as literature’s dominant form—I was fresh out of college and had just landed my first job as a journalist.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-06 09:48:12 UTC ]
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Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea Lasky, a.k.a. the Astro Poets, are here to make sense of modern life

The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]
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Ten year library tour for Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will embark on a ten-year tour of libraries across the UK, starting in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 08:57:35 UTC ]
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Inside France’s Fall Publishing Frenzy, aka ‘Oscar Season For Books’

August 29th. French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles is throwing its traditional end of summer party, also known as “le cocktail de rentrée littéraire.” On the intimate patio of the Musée Bourdelle, on the Left Bank, the big shots of France’s literary world exchange anecdotes about their... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-04 09:49:09 UTC ]
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As Big Business evolved, did it doom the American Dream?

Nicholas Lemann traces the effects as corporations changed from paternalistic to ruthless. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-31 21:46:02 UTC ]
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‘Wild Game’ is an eloquent — and lurid — tale of a mother-daughter bond gone awry

Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir is a riveting account of what it was like to be her mother’s secret-keeper. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta pre-empts 'electrifying' witch trial novel from poet Blakemore

Granta Books has pre-empted an “electrifying” novel about the witch trials from poet and writer A K Blakemore. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-11 00:27:38 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press acquires Wild Nature's list

Princeton University Press has acquired the list of UK-based natural history publisher Wild Nature Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 21:52:23 UTC ]
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Wordsworth Trust presents new vision for the poet’s Grasmere home

With a huge landmark for the Romantic poet William Wordsworth next year, a multimillion-pound refurb of his Lake District home is set to open—and it has fresh plans to re-engage with visitors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-07 13:38:52 UTC ]
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Orion pre-empts crime novel from Oscar winner Moore

Orion has pre-empted the first contemporary crime novel from Oscar-winning "The Imitation Game" screenwriter and novelist Graham Moore, inspired by his experience on a jury. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 09:41:07 UTC ]
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RockYou Successor Wild Sky Media Hires New CEO | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_171661" align="alignright" width="150"] Emily Smith[/caption] Wild Sky Media has hired Emily Smith as its new CEO. Smith previously served as the company's SVP of content and marketing at Wild Sky Media, a role which Johanna Torres, formerly VP of content and editorial... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-09-26 17:39:26 UTC ]
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Vertebrate dips into wild swimming guides with Cruikshank deal

Indie publisher Vertebrate has picked up its first swimming guide, covering the Lake District, from wild swimming guru Suzanna Cruikshank. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 09:25:49 UTC ]
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Callow to voice Headline audio orginal of Wilde works

Simon Callow will voice a Headline audio original of Oscar Wilde's poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol and De Profundis ahead of the 125th anniversary of Wilde's sentencing for "gross indecency" next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-11 23:14:14 UTC ]
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Oswald and Angelou among booksellers' favourite poets, BA conference reveals

Booksellers have voted for their 25 favourite poetry books from the last 25 years to mark the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Day—with work by Alice Oswald and Maya Angelou making the cut. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 15:11:46 UTC ]
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Carmen Giménez Smith will be the next guest for the Life of a Poet

Her new poetry collection, “Be Recorder,” is a bracing examination of America’s promise. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-04 16:16:23 UTC ]
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Celebrating Herman Melville, the poet

Library of America’s new edition of poetry is a good reminder that there was more to Melville than “Moby-Dick.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-26 14:23:13 UTC ]
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Arrow snaps up playwright Harnetiaux's debut thriller

Arrow will publish playwright Trish Harnetiaux's debut novel, a psychological thriller about a Christmas party that turns deadly, later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-14 21:21:49 UTC ]
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Rapper and Poet Noname Launches a Book Club

The book club has the goal of highlighting progressive work from writers of color and writers within the LGBTQ community. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-07 10:34:52 UTC ]
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