Jacqueline Woodson hooked me with her kid lit. Her new adult novel is even more powerful.

With ‘Red at the Bone,’ Woodson extends her range and grabs us with a story that balances pain and hope. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-19 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Famed Neustadt Lit Fest for 2020 Goes 100% Online

News and Events World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced today that the 2020 Neustadt Lit Festival will be held entirely online from Oct. 19-21. The festival will... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-09-10 12:52:47 UTC ]
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Walker and Kids in Museums team up for Where's Wally? Hallowe'en partnership

Walker Books has launched a Where's Wally? title as part of a Halloween event to be run in UK museums, in partnership with charity Kids in Museums.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-08 04:03:16 UTC ]
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Elena Ferrante Returns With ‘The Lying Life of Adults’

In her first novel in five years, the author of “My Brilliant Friend” revisits old themes. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-09-01 09:00:11 UTC ]
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Elena Ferrante returns with ‘The Lying Life of Adults,’ and fans of the Neopolitan novels will be thrilled

As in “My Brilliant Friend,” Ferrante’s new novel follows a girl who measures her worth against another complicated character. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-31 12:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access

Hoping to 'not just voice outrage,' but also to 'provide research and data,' the oldest publisher offers expert writings in 'Race and Power.' The post ‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-27 16:09:01 UTC ]
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Power and Passage: New Science Fiction and Fantasy

A story collection offers a cleareyed survey of the Black American experience, and a debut novel traverses hundreds of versions of Earth. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-08-27 09:00:05 UTC ]
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A grandfather ponders the best books to keep children — and their adults — entertained

The 1980s and ‘90s were a golden age for children’s literature. The best of the bunch feel as fresh as ever. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-26 13:17:28 UTC ]
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Behind the Iraq War, a story of influence, intelligence and presidential power

Robert Draper explains the complex forces that led America to launch the 2003 conflict. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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When soft power means good lighting and the perfect suit

Ex-White House protocol chief Capricia Penavic Marshall on diplomatic details that matter. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Lit Hub Daily: August 21, 2020

How to write a millennial character: Emma Jane Unsworth wades in where lesser mortals dare not go. | Lit Hub A love letter to The Catcher in the Rye: Mary O’Connell on her favorite book and its conflicted legacy. | Lit Hub Thirteen ways of looking at flash fiction: Grant Faulkner on the infinite... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-21 10:30:03 UTC ]
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Windmill pre-empts naturalist's 'powerful' memoir in 24 hours

Windmill has signed Sally Huband's non-fiction debut, the story of a woman who combs Shetland beaches to find her place, in a 24-hour pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-21 02:26:55 UTC ]
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Dr. Seuss Powers Ahead, With Newly Expanded Licensing in Europe

The Seuss summer is an expansive one in Europe as Slovakia, Albania, and Germany open new licensing deals with the famous brand. The post Dr. Seuss Powers Ahead, With Newly Expanded Licensing in Europe appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-20 17:45:59 UTC ]
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Publishing Leaders Issuing Warning over Amazon’s Market Power

If Amazon's market power over book publishing is left unchecked, competition in the industry will continue to diminish, the heads of the AAP, ABA, and Authors Guild wrote in a letter to the chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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US Publishers, Authors, Booksellers Call Out Amazon’s ‘Concentrated Power’ in the Book Market

American professional associations for authors, publishers, and booksellers write to the House subcommittee on antitrust issues about Amazon. The post US Publishers, Authors, Booksellers Call Out Amazon’s ‘Concentrated Power’ in the Book Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-17 14:51:35 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Recommends: A Burning, The Changeling, and Palm Springs

This month I’d like to recommend Dirty Dancing which, to my eternal shame, I had not seen until just last week. It is, of course, every bit as magnificent as I had been led to believe. I’ve also been greatly enjoying The Changeling, Victor LaValle’s 2017 NYC-set supernatural horror... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-14 08:47:20 UTC ]
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8 Awesome Zombie Books for Adults

An undead reading list for adults, from creature horror fiction to nonfiction on the history of zombies in pop culture. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-13 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: August 13, 2020

The most iconic short stories in the English language, as determined by that “weird and wiggly” hive-mind, the American cultural consciousness. | Lit Hub Jill Filipovic on how Boomers—“the generation with the least stable marriages in American history”—changed family life forever. | Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-08-13 10:30:25 UTC ]
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Goodnight Moon redrawn as Good Morning Zoom for Covid-era kids

Investment banker Lindsay Rechler has rewritten classic story to ‘to explain to my children why their world was turned upside down’The classic 1947 children’s picture book Goodnight Moon has been reimagined for the coronavirus era as Good Morning Zoom, replacing Margaret Wise Brown’s lights and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-08-04 11:13:49 UTC ]
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This simple but powerful analog method will rocket your productivity

A German author of more than 70 books and 400 academic articles got so much done because of his pioneering system called Zettelkasten. “When I am stuck for one moment, I leave it and do something else.” – Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998)Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-08-02 05:00:35 UTC ]
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Canada: White Pine Options Kids Can Press’ YA Book on Women Politicians

Taking a look at 19 internationally prominent women in political leadership, the nonfiction YA title 'In Good Hands' is to be made into a television series. The post Canada: White Pine Options Kids Can Press’ YA Book on Women Politicians appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-31 17:13:55 UTC ]
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