Jane Furze to step down from Cheltenham Literature Festival role

Jane Furze is to step down as literature festival director for the Cheltenham Literature Festival after four years in the post. A statement from the board of Cheltenham Festivals said it was announcing the news “sadly”. Furze said she was leaving to “allow myself some time out”. She will step down from the post on 30th September, just ahead of this year's festival, which takes place from 2nd to 11th October. The statement from the board said that she had made a “significant contribution” to the development of the festival. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Double win for Ian Rankin as inaugural Capital Crime festival hailed a success

Six hundred people flocked to London’s inaugural Capital Crime festival over the weekend, with Ian Rankin scooping two awards at the Amazon Publishing Readers’ Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 16:13:14 UTC ]
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DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Its Longlist

The 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature's 15-title longlist includes seven debut novelists and was chosed from 90 submissions this year. The post DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Its Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-27 11:30:31 UTC ]
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Who is ‘The Clockwork Man’? He may be literature’s first cyborg.

E.V. Odle’s 1923 science fiction novel stars a most unusual — and fascinating — character Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-25 20:52:59 UTC ]
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Smyth and Lindqvist join Bath Festivals

Janet Smyth and Fritha Lindqvist have joined Bath Festivals to undertake the programming of Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 09:34:02 UTC ]
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Influential Religion Book Buyer Jane Love Dies

Jane Love, who worked as a religion buyer for Barnes & Noble from 2007-2018, passed away at age 63 on September 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas, Burridge leave Clarivate as restructure gives Ahmed lead role

Annette Thomas, c.e.o. of the Web of Science Group at Clarivate Analytics, has left the company following a restructure which sees Mukhtar Ahmed, formerly president of its Life Sciences division, become president of a new Science Group, which spans both the Web of Science and Life... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 04:06:44 UTC ]
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Jacqueline Woodson Transformed Children’s Literature. Now She’s Writing for Herself.

The award-winning author on her mission to diversify publishing — and why she turned back to adult readers with her new novel, “Red at the Bone.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-09-19 09:00:02 UTC ]
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2019 National Book Award for Translated Literature Longlist Announced

News and Events The Editors of WLT Today the New Yorker announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. With such a wealth of talent on display, we don’t envy the judges’ task. To aid you, the reader, in appreciating the... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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2019 NBA Longlist for Translated Literature Announced

The longlists for the five categories are being named this week. The winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Here's the National Book Awards' 2019 longlist for young people's literature

The National Book Foundation has unveiled the 2019 National Book Award longlist for young people's literature. Contenders tackle major sociopolitical issues. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-16 18:19:57 UTC ]
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Here is the Young People’s Literature Longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards.

The National Book Foundation has announced the ten books longlisted for this year’s National Book Award in Young People’s Literature, chosen from a total of 325 books submitted to the foundation by publishers. The judges for YPL are An Na, Elana K. Arnold, Kristen Gilligan, Varian Johnson, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Jane Rogers to deliver keynote at Northern Lights Writers' Conference

The Northern Lights Writers' Conference returns for a sixth year with Man Booker-longlisted author Jane Rogers to deliver this year's keynote address. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 05:22:57 UTC ]
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Eddo-Lodge and Emre join line-up for feminist literary festival

More than 30 publishers will join authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge and Merve Emre at the New Suns feminist literary festival at the Barbican next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Three OU Visual Communication students awarded for their designs for the 2019 Neustadt Lit Festival

News and Events The prize-winning poster design by OU student Marley Smith NORMAN, OKLA. (Friday, September 13, 2019) – University of Oklahoma students Marley Smith, Abby Merz, and Sadie Gorham have been awarded first, second, and third place,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Maya Author Sol Ceh Moo Wins Guadalajara Fair’s Indigenous Literature Award

In prizes announced for the 2019 Guadalajara International Book Fair, Sol Ceh Moo, David Huerta, and María Baranda are listed for this year's top honors. The post Maya Author Sol Ceh Moo Wins Guadalajara Fair’s Indigenous Literature Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-13 03:35:16 UTC ]
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“Literature Locked Up” Supports An End to US Prison Book Bans for Banned Books Week

PEN America launches their "Literature Locked Up" program for Banned Books Week in support of ending prison book banning. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-09-12 13:15:15 UTC ]
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Jokha Alharthi Brings Omani Literature to the U.S.

With 'Celestial Bodies,' the winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, the novelist tells the story of three Omani sisters against the backdrop of a changing society. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Primadonna Prize shortlist unveiled as inaugural festival hailed a success

The shortlist for the inaugural Primadonna Prize has been unveiled at the Primadonna Festival weekend, dedicated to championing women writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 00:40:37 UTC ]
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CNN’s climate town hall was a step forward. But we still need a climate debate.

Ahead of CNN’s climate-focused town-hall marathon, which took place across seven hours last night and featured 10 Democratic presidential candidates back to back, Emily Tamkin, CJR’s public editor for CNN, had some advice for the network. The moderators, Tamkin said, should take it as given that... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-09-05 11:55:57 UTC ]
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Lost Girls by DJ Taylor review – love, war and literature 1939-51

An urbane attempt to offer belated autonomy to a small band of well-born, well-connected young womenThe scene with which DJ Taylor begins his 26th book, Lost Girls, in which a girl enters, with some trepidation, a literary party in a house in Bloomsbury, is striking for many reasons. It is, as... Continue reading at The Guardian

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