How to make it rich as a bad art friend

Andrew Lipstein's "Last Resort" captures our tenuous ownership of life experiences and the vampiric practice of fiction writing. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Sweat lodge, Audre Lorde, magical holograms: Three stellar art shows that pull you to another place

Gallery shows for Martin Soto Climent, Michèle Pearson Clarke and Simone Forti are full of wonder for the unknown and unknowable. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Making of 'The Parking Lot Attendant': Nafkote Tamirat Talks with Her Editor

Nafkote Tamirat, author of the debut novel 'The Parking Lot Attendant,' talks with her editor, Caroline Zancan, about the editing process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mozley, Honeyman and Hermes Gowar make Women's Prize longlist

Six debut authors, including bookseller Fiona Mozley, Gail Honeyman and Imogen Hermes Gowar, have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Galassi, After Two Decades, Makes Way for Angel at FSG

After more than two decades as publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Jonathan Galassi is stepping down from the role. Later this year, Mitzi Angel, the former publisher of Faber and Faber, will take the reigns at the Macmillan division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodkind responds to 'sexist' cover art controversy

Terry Goodkind has responded to the controversy over the cover art for his latest book, claiming it was the “sexist misrepresentation” of the characters he had disliked. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator hits back after Goodkind calls cover 'laughably bad'

An illustrator has hit back at bestselling fantasy author Terry Goodkind after the writer suggested the cover art for his book was “laughably bad”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two debuts make Arabic Fiction prize shortlist

Two debut novels are battling it out on the shortlist for the $50,000 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, including one soon to be published by Oneworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charco and Les Fugitives make 2018 RofC shortlist

Fledgling small presses Charco Press and Dostoevsky Wannabe have been shortlisted for the 2018 Republic of Consciousness Prize alongside Influx Press, Les Fugitives, Little Island Press and Galley Beggar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto makes five redundant from foreign rights team

Quarto has made five roles redundant from the foreign rights team based in its Brighton office. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Facebook Users Soon Be Making a List and Checking It Twice?

Remember the days when Facebook's News Feed was full of listicles from the likes of BuzzFeed? A new feature from the social network has them poised to return, but from your friends and family, not from publishers. Facebook Tuesday began rolling out Lists, which enables users to create and share... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump renews bid to eradicate arts and library funding

The Trump administration has again proposed to eliminate funding for the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) and Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: The ARTS+ at Berlinale; Goodwin, Shelley, Andoh at Quantum Conference

The first of this year's The ARTS+ events is scheduled for later this week during the Berlinale. And in April, London Book Fair's Quantum conference will feature keynote events with headliners from three disciplines. The post Industry Notes: The ARTS+ at Berlinale; Goodwin, Shelley, Andoh at... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue

Revenue from third-party platforms represented 16 percent of publishers' total digital revenue in the first half of 2017 -- nearly unchanged from a year earlier. The post Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research poll: Facebook’s algorithm change isn’t all bad for publishers

Digiday Research conducted an online survey to see if Facebook's news feed algorithm would help or hurt publishers. The post Digiday Research poll: Facebook’s algorithm change isn’t all bad for publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dear bloggers, blagging is no way to make a living

OPINION: Let's start with a caveat: I like free stuff. I don't know anyone who doesn't, frankly. This could be because I'm a journalist and have been the grateful beneficiary of free books (for me to review), free theatre or cinema tickets (for pre-research before interviewing an actor) and free... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rooney, Adébáyọ̀ and Riley make Dylan Thomas longlist

Sally Rooney, the 2017 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, has been longlisted for this year's £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech Makes Translation Possible for Island Press

Seeking to slim down on translation costs, the publisher turned to Google Translate API—which came with blessings and curses both. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Instagram Make Poems Sell Again?

Internet-famous inspirational verse is selling big, thanks to Rupi Kaur and others like her. But is other poetry seeing a bump too? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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