In ‘Payback,’ by Mary Gordon, a reality-show host seeks revenge

Gordon’s novel spans decades, delving into a painful relationship between an art teacher and her student. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-14 09:14:57 UTC ]
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‘Very Cold People’ relays the realities of girlhood with stunning clarity

Sarah Manguso's "Very Cold People" portrays the fears surrounding girlhood with a blistering clarity. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-05 11:00:15 UTC ]
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Germany’s Leipzig Book Fair Confirms a Physical 2022 Show: March 17 to 20

The passage of a new state order in Saxony permits the Leipzig Book Fair to be staged physically in March with restrictions in place. The post Germany’s Leipzig Book Fair Confirms a Physical 2022 Show: March 17 to 20 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-02-03 16:32:39 UTC ]
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Gordon to cover for Savitt at Virago

Virago has appointed Clare Gordon from Head of Zeus as senior editor to cover publisher Sarah Savitt’s maternity leave.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Books in the Media: Violeta by Allende steals the show

Violeta by Isabel Allende (Bloomsbury) was dubbed “a great sweeping story like a river in spate” by critics this week, picking up mentions in the Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, Independent and the Telegraph, while Free Love by Tessa Hadley (Jonathan Cape) and Reality+ by David... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality?

Kim Stanley Robinson’s novels envision the dire problems of the future—but also their solutions. Continue reading at New Yorker

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PMJ's Moore to 'demystify' publishing as head judge on Jamie Oliver show

Penguin Michael Joseph m.d. Louise Moore will be the head judge on "The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver", aiming to showcase and demystify the publishing process when the series airs on Channel 4 later this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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When communism crumbled, so did an 11-year-old’s reality

Lea Ypi recalls her childhood in Albania and the nation's swift, disorienting shift away from communism. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-21 13:00:31 UTC ]
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December Religion Bestsellers: Fox News Hosts Takeover; Mitch Albom Tops in Fiction

Two books by Fox News personalities—one by Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy and another by Shannon Bream—cracked the top five on our Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list for December. Mitch Albom tops in Religion FIction with his latest novel, ‘The Stranger in the Lifeboat.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Is There a Silver Lining to Loss? This Memoir Shows Its Shimmer.

In “Lost & Found,” Kathryn Schulz explores the confluence of death, love and hope. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Indie bookshop numbers rise for fifth consecutive year, BA figures show

The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The exceptional stories in ‘On Girlhood’ explore the realities of growing up Black and female

‘On Girlhood,’ edited by Glory Edim, pulls together the work of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-23 12:00:13 UTC ]
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Creative Access data shows sharp decline in financial stability for publishing staffers

Creative Access has released research to coincide with its 10-year anniversary, revealing the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on people from under-represented groups in publishing, including a sharp decline in financial stability. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 03:20:02 UTC ]
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Robert Justice is using fiction to shed light on the reality of wrongful convictions

‘They Can’t Take Your Name’ is the first crime novel in a planned series about the wrongs of the justice system. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Seeking a world without women, Tabitha Lasley lost herself — and found a better book

A journalist went to Scotland to investigate the world of oil riggers and slept with her first source. "Sea State" is her raw memoir of the aftermath Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Kathleen Stock: ‘On social media, the important thing is to show your tribe that you have the right morals’

Continuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, we speak to the philosophy professor who resigned from Sussex University after protests over her views on gender and transgender rightsGaza bookseller Samir Mansour: ‘It was shocking to realise I was a target’When Kathleen Stock opens... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Marie-Claire Blais, celebrated French Canadian novelist, dies at 82

Literary critic Edmund Wilson, an early champion, called her “a writer in a class by herself.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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You can now buy Mary Shelley’s old address—though you’ll have to bring your own goth.

News for Frankenstein fans, or just fans of the monster: according to Mansion Global, a two-bedroom Bloomsbury apartment at the address of Mary Shelley’s former home is on the market for $1.36 million. If you saved $1.17 million from not buying the first edition of Frankenstein that went up for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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‘Rock Concert’ goes behind the scenes with the people who made the biggest shows happen

Marc Myers’s oral history looks at the explosion of rock concerts over four decades. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Cheerio hosts two-day exhibition and event with Alderton and Birch

Literary imprint and film production company Cheerio is hosting a free two-day Francis Bacon exhibition featuring a live poetry showcase, alongside a ticketed in conversation event with Dolly Alderton and author James Birch (pictured).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 19:55:34 UTC ]
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Reading Reality through the Imagination: In Conversation with Enrique Vila-Matas, by Anna María Iglesia

Interviews   Photo by Diane Picchiottino / Unsplash That Famous Abyss (Wunderkammer, 2020) is a book of exclusive interviews with Enrique Vila-Matas by cultural journalist Anna María Iglesia, covering such themes as why write, the places of... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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