In ‘Jack,’ Marilynne Robinson’s fourth Gilead novel, a lost soul embarks on an impossible love affair

The story, set in segregated St. Louis, follows a White thief and a Black teacher whose lives intersect. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Headline Eternal to publish Rhyannon Byrd's London Affair

Headline’s Eternal romance imprint has acquired a new novel called London Affair: An International Love Story by Rhyannon Byrd. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney | 'You should make work that you don't necessarily expect people to like or love'

A precocious young Irish writer whose début was at the heart of a seven-way auction has produced a novel that belies its creator’s years, reckons Alice O’Keeffe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This 11-Year-Old Reporter Would Love to Interview Elon Musk

For the latest episode of the podcast Scholastic Reads, the children's book publisher did something a little different. It shifted the focus onto some of the young folks who make up its dynamic News Kids reporting endeavor. Dialing in from various cities around the country to chat with the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spirit, Soul, and Perseverance: Remembering Larry Levite

The longtime city and regional publisher passed away last week at 77. The post Spirit, Soul, and Perseverance: Remembering Larry Levite appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Focus: Adventuring with 'The Lost City of Z,' 'A Woman, A Part' and Locarno in Los Angeles

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen, and welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The L.A. Times’ Festival of Books is April 22 and 23, and it is not only a great way to interface with publishers and booksellers but also features a wide variety of guests. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl Estate partners with Lost My Name to offer personalised book

The Roald Dahl Literary Estate will create a personalised adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic in partnership with publishing start-up Lost My Name. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Books About Love and Obsession

Olivia Sudjic, author of the new novel, 'Sympathy,' picks eight books about obsession and love, including 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and 'Beloved.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JP Delaney's next thriller to examine love and obsession

Quercus has signed new deal with J P Delaney, author of psychological thriller The Girl Before. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read Like Your Enemies Will: Lessons in Magazine Editing From AARP’s Bob Love

A transcript of the ASME-award winning editor's keynote at this week's Folio: Association Media Summit. The post Read Like Your Enemies Will: Lessons in Magazine Editing From AARP’s Bob Love appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phoebe Roy wins the Sceptre Loves short story prize

Phoebe Roy has won Sceptre's "Sceptre Loves" short story prize for "It Was Summer", a story charting a relationship between two men as it changes with the seasons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Dutch Bestseller, 'A Jihad for Love'

This memoir, written by the husband of a victim of the March 2016 terror attack in Belgium, has become a bestseller in the Netherlands. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lords call for digital literacy to be 'fourth pillar' of education

A group of Lords has called on the government to make digital literacy sit alongside reading, writing and mathematics as a “fourth pillar” of education. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Anne Robinson to chair Gloucestershire library prize

Author and broadcaster Anne Robinson is to chair the David Vaisey Prize, a new £5,000 award launched to recognise an "oustanding" Gloucestershire library initiative. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France Loves Calendar Girl

Audrey Carlan’s Calendar Girl series, published in the U.S. by Waterhouse Press, continued to win over readers in France in February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danielle Steel Loves the Weather and Elmore Leonard Hates Exclamation Points: Literature by the Numbers

Ben Blatt, author of 'Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve,' takes us inside the data of our favorite books, including how many words are in a perfect first sentence, and how often authors like to talk about the weather. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When superheroes grow older on screen, so does our love for them

Hugh Jackman was no one when he was cast as Wolverine. He was 32 years old when “X-Men” debuted in theaters in 2000, just his third credited film role. Nearly overnight, the unknown Australian theater actor became the sometimes furry face of one of the most iconic comic book characters of all... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate promotes Franklin and Killingbeck

Fourth Estate has promoted both former assistant editor Lettice Franklin and former publishing executive Tom Killingbeck to the positions of assistant commissioning editors. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Mohsin Hamid | 'It is impossible for me to think of myself any more as a person of just one place'

The author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist returns with his fourth novel Exit West, which has migrations of both geography and emotion at its heart.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Howard Cunnell | 'I wanted to write the stories that were about love'

Howard Cunnell's Fathers & Sons is a memoir about a search for identity and what it is to be a man that packs a punch that belies its brevity and, despite taking us to dark places, it’s a book about all kinds of love. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S global sales down 10% in fourth quarter

Simon & Schuster saw global revenues fall by 10% to $209m (£167.05m) during the fourth quarter of 2016, according to results released by parent company the CBS Corporation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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