Comic fairytale was written in the weeks since the November presidential election and aims to offer readers the ‘consolation of savage satire’In reply to Donald Trump’s election victory – and in lightning quick time – novelist Howard Jacobson has delivered a comic fairytale that the Man Booker prize winner hopes not only explains why Trump won, but provides the “consolation of savage satire”.Pussy is set to be published in April by Jonathan Cape, and was written by The Finkler Question author in what he described as “a fury of disbelief” in the two months after the November result. A departure from his usual contemporary fiction, the 50,000 word novella tells the story of Prince Fracassus, heir to the Duchy of Origen, famed for its golden-gated skyscrapers and casinos, who passes his boyhood watching reality TV shows and fantasising about sex workers. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nigerian-British author Irenosen Okojie has won the £10,000 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing with her short story “Grace Jones”, from 2019 collection Nudibranch (Dialogue). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 12:14:07 UTC ]
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For the 25th anniversary of Howard Cruse‘s powerful graphic novel, Stuck Rubber Baby, (which you can read an excerpt of here) Alison Bechdel reflects on Cruse’s impressive portrayal of his place in history. “Stuck Rubber Baby is a story, but it’s also a history—or perhaps more accurately a story... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-07-24 20:30:41 UTC ]
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Studying his language helps explain how he came to power, writes Jennifer Mercieca. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This is definitely a clickbait title because I don’t really know the answer. In contemplating Nadim Shamma-Sourgen’s recently announced book deal with Walker Books (who will publish a collection of his “astonishing” poetry next summer) I have spent the last 15 minutes of my life cycling through... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-22 15:38:53 UTC ]
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Since the turn of the millennium, whether responding to globalisation, the rise of digital technologies, or the climate emergency, many writers have become increasingly preoccupied with place and its meanings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 14:43:10 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 11.5% last week as Mary L. Trump's 'Too Much and Never Enough' sold over 337,000 print units at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The juvenile nonfiction category had a 21.3% increase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary L Trump's Too Much and Never Enough (S&S) has done more than enough to reach the top of the Amazon Charts, zipping straight to the top of the Most-Sold: Non-Fiction chart, as Ian Rankin's In a House of Lies (Orion) holds the Most-Sold: Fiction top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 22:13:31 UTC ]
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The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-21 08:47:42 UTC ]
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It’s time to stop talking about writing and write. The best-selling author of “Prep” and “Rodham” offers a plan. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-07-18 14:00:06 UTC ]
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Recently, the Trump administration told hospitals to stop sharing data on COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Instead, hospitals were to share information with a private company contracted by the Department of Human and Health... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-17 11:55:45 UTC ]
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'Too Much and Never Enough,' Mary L. Trump's book on her uncle Donald Trump sets record for Simon & Schuster. But POTUS has nothing on Voldemort. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-16 16:14:02 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: The bestseller by Donald Trump's niece is going into its 14th printing. And Penguin Random House India inks deals with US, UK independents. The post Trump Tell-All Breaks S&S Record; PRH India Signs Sourcebooks, Fitzcarraldo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-16 15:20:59 UTC ]
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Tyson Fury's autobiography Behind the Mask (Century) has won Sports Book of the Year at this year's Telegraph Sports Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-15 15:05:13 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster author Mary Trump is freed by the New York state supreme court to speak as she wishes, just in time for the release of 'Too Much and Never Enough' The post Court Lifts Gag Order on Mary Trump as S&S Releases ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-14 10:05:51 UTC ]
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New York State Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald has cleared the way for Mary L. Trump to publish and promote her tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Clerkenwell Films has optioned the TV rights for Rewind (Corvus, 2020) by Irish writer Catherine Ryan Howard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-13 22:43:28 UTC ]
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Write what you know, they say. This is what I know. On November 19, 2013, my younger sister, Sarah, died of a drug overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s home. She was 24 years old and an opiate addict. Her body wasn’t found for four days. Her dog was locked inside the house with […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 08:47:22 UTC ]
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New York State Supreme Court judge Hal B. Greenwald on Friday extended the temporary restraining order barring the author from publishing or or talking about her explosive tell-all 'Too Much and Never Enough' until after a July 13 hearing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The new memoir takes you inside a dysfunctional American family—and into Donald Trump’s mind. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-07-09 19:25:33 UTC ]
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Written in 2004 and auctioned for charity, Serpentine sees an adult Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon revisit Trollesund in search of secretsA previously unseen His Dark Materials story about a teenage Lyra, written by Philip Pullman over a decade ago and that he never intended to publish, will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-08 23:01:46 UTC ]
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