Yes, Charlie Hebdo has published offensive cartoons. But its freedom of expression award for courage from the PEN writers’ association is surely meritedIf you thought that the debate following the Charlie Hebdo killings had exhausted the media and literary world’s reserves of feverish self-examination, brace yourself for another round. Since the American wing of PEN, the international writers’ association, decided to honour Charlie Hebdo with a Freedom of Expression Courage award, six high-profile writers – including Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje and Francine Prose – have decided not to attend next month’s PEN gala in New York in protest. The organisation, they said, had “stepped outside of its traditional role” in honouring a magazine they believe is guilty of “cultural intolerance”.It is hard to understand how PEN, an organisation that defends freedom of expression, is somehow departing exotically into uncharted territory by honouring a magazine with a freedom of expression award. The satirical weekly has indeed published racist, sexist or offensive cartoons, but 12 people died when it was attacked on 7 January for depicting the prophet. It is surely within PEN’s remit to decide if Charlie Hebdo’s commitment to the images (racist or not) constitutes courage. Related: Salman Rushdie slams critics of PEN’s Charlie Hebdo tribute Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK will be the Country of Honour at Russia’s International Book Fair at the end of November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' diversity forum HC All In and non-fiction publisher Natalie Jerome were honoured at Business in the Community’s Race Equality Awards last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is publishing former One Direction star Zayn Malik's autobiography on 1st November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tops the list of Roald Dahl’s biggest sellers via Amazon.co.uk over the past five years, the internet retailer revealed today (12th September). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every two years, honors are given for outstanding work in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. A record number of submissions—235 across the twelve categories—marks the 2016 awards. The post Sonny Liew’s ‘Charlie Chan’ Leads Singapore Literature Prizes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chair of Penguin Random House and Labour peer admitted she was ‘speechless’ when told the work would hang in the central London galleryA portrait of one of the most influential figures in British publishing, Gail Rebuck, chair and former chief executive of the Penguin Random House group and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frances Hardinge, AF Harrold, Emily Gravett and Alex T Smith have been revealed as the winners of the 2016 UKLA Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The leading French cultural product chain Fnac will hold its first book fair on 2nd-4th September at the Carreaux du Temple in central Paris. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsmiths University of London is to present novelist Sarah Waters with an honorary fellowship on Thursday 14th July in recognition of her "inspiring" literary career. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Coe has been awarded prestigious French honour Officier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (The Order of Arts and Letters) from the French Ambassador, who named him "France’s favourite British writer". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-born writer and theatre-maker Stella Duffy and colouring-book author Johanna Basford have received OBEs and Peter Straus, managing director at Rogers, Coleridge and White, has been honoured with a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith has progressed to the shortlist of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling has been honoured by PEN America with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. The Harry Potter author received the award for her work that "opposes oppression in any form" and "champions the best of humanity". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A petition has launched to name a newly-discovered element "octarine" - the colour of magic in the late Terry Pratchett's novel of the same name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As one of the books industry’s most glamorous figures is awarded a New Year’s honour, David Barnett looks back at Ed Victor’s star-studded literary careerThe veteran literary agent Ed Victor has been awarded a CBE in the New Year honours list.With a client list that ranges from Joan Collins to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authorities in Pakistan are investigating whether Tashfeen Malik, one of the attackers in a San Bernardino shooting, had ties to Islamic militant organizations amid reports that she had pledged allegiance to an Islamic State leader on Facebook, Pakistani intelligence sources said... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The FutureBook Awards stand for innovation and achievement They are a reflection of what publishers are working on today but also a foretaste of tomorrow’s publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shirley Hughes said it was a “tremendous honour” to receive the Book Trust lifetime achievement earlier today (7th July) at a reception in Holland Park, West London. After receiving the award from author and Book Trust president Michael Morpurgo, Hughes said she was “absolutely thrilled”,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France has been confirmed as the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) in 2017. The country received the invite to be the chosen guest of honour in 2013, but declined to reply to the invitation until last year, saying that it needed the state to confirm finance for the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Overcoming government objections to its content, Sonny Liew's graphic novel biography of Singapore cartoonist Charlie Chan Hock Chye has been a hit and will be publishing in the US next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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