In Memoriam Andrew Singer, by Clayton McKee In Memoriam [email protected] Mon, 09/11/2023 - 15:36 I walked into Webster’s, a local café in State College, Pennsylvania, to meet a professor for the first time to discuss a project on literary translation. He was new to the Department of Comparative Literature at Pennsylvania State University, so I had no idea what to expect. Looking back, I cherish that first conversation that I ever had with Andrew Singer. We spoke for two hours over coffee discussing Europe, translation, and world literature. This eccentric man sitting before me with Andy Warholesque hair spoke with such passion and hope for what literature can do for the world. I had no idea then, but this conversation was the first of many to be had. Conversations that I cherish and will now miss. Not so surprisingly, response from the wider Trafika Europe and literary community has shown that Andrew’s impact has and continues to affect people across the globe. Andrew Singer (1965–2023) Andrew Singer, exceptional poet, author, artist, and educator, died on July 27, 2023, in New York, New York, after a battle with illness. He started out as a poet, eventually earning a master of arts in poetry at Boston University, where he studied creative writing under Derek Walcott and literary translation with Rosanna Warren. Despite having written poetry prior to his studies, literature became a possible future for Andrew at that time.... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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This is the most comprehensive Singer report yet, featuring interviews with four survivors who tell their stories for the first time. When the Academy Awards nominations were announced earlier this week, the film Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated in several categories, including Best Picture. The... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his new book, philosopher Andrew Pessin takes a close look at Jewish thought through the ages, and discovers ‘exhilarating’ disagreement about God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott Boras waited for the moment for more than six years, from the time Bryce Harper made his major league debut at Dodger Stadium in April 2012, and came prepared to sell his superstar client to the mob of reporters surrounding him Wednesday afternoon at the general managers meetings. “Well,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salt will next year publish Your Fault, about one boy’s childhood from first memory to first love, by Andrew Cowan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Basketball Hall of Fame will honor Andrew Bernstein with the Curt Gowdy Award for print media excellence, recognizing far more than just his decades of work as the Southern California-based official team photographer of, among other teams, the Lakers, Clippers and Sparks. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One measure of producer, singer, DJ and keyboardist Navid Hakimi’s love of adventurous music could be found in the most basic of places: the influences category on his Facebook page. For the 32-year-old Hakimi, who was among five people — including his mother, Floria Hakimi — killed Sunday in a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette's Sarah Clayton has been appointed head of UK Field Sales for Bonnier Publishing UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Other Palace, a London theatre owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Theatres Group, will this autumn stage an adaptation of Ted Hughes’ classic children’s book The Iron Woman (Faber Children’s). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, and general nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has signed two books by "rising star of investigative journalism", Lyra McKee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As my high school writing teacher, with his slightly irreverent classroom style, the bestselling author taught me many things, including the most important lesson of all: follow your dreams, with tenacity and hard work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucinda Williams, the Louisiana-born singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice and introspective lyrics, is writing a memoir. The New York Times reports that the book, as yet untitled, is set for publication by Henry Holt and Company in 2020. “I have a lot to say and a big story to tell,”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acknowledging the patriarchal society of biblical times, author Mesu Andrews finds inspiration among the obscure women in Scripture and hopes to add more to their stories in her award-winning novels, including her latest, ‘Isaiah’s Daughter.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Pikku is hoping to remind children about the importance of libraries with a new picture book about Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 600 libraries in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sun had started to set on Dodger Stadium as the trio left the bullpen, yet the 103-degree heat still clung to Chavez Ravine like a cloak. Clayton Kershaw walked shoulder to shoulder through the swelter with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and catcher Austin Barnes. An ovation greeted the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iconic literary agent Andrew Wylie spoke at the Frankfurt Book Fair's Markets conference about diversity in publishing, and giving readers what they want. The post Frankfurt’s Markets Conference: Andrew Wylie on Reading in a Globalized Society appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wylie offered a strong defense of diversity in literature, and of the importance of international voices in a world that appears to be “broadly reassembling" along nationalist lines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a rugby memoir by Rob Andrew, former England player and professional director of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Florence Welch is nervous. "I get very anxious in interviews," she says, her pale cheeks flushed, her dark eyes shining. "I've always felt overwhelmed by my emotions. Even sitting here now I want to cry and I don't know why." We are sitting side-by-side on a yellow striped sofa in the front... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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