Jane Smiley on Her Writing Process, Beloved Pets, and Writing in Paris

If you love Jane Smiley, this episode is for you. Eve and Julie are joined by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author in an interview that was recorded live for Miami Book Fair 2021. They discuss Jane’s most recent book, Perestroika in Paris, as well as Jane’s writing process, beloved pets, and what it’s like to be […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-23 09:51:41 UTC ]

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Madrid’s Eva Orúe: ‘A Mood for a Book Fair’

Madrid's book fair director Eva Orúe is the first woman in the role in 80 years. And she has a UNESCO World Heritage venue to protect. The post Madrid’s Eva Orúe: ‘A Mood for a Book Fair’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-11 15:28:02 UTC ]
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Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair Changes Venue Amid COVID Constraints

Moving its dates for a third time this year, the Shanghai Children's Book Fair is changing venue in an effort to host the event in December. The post Shanghai’s Children’s Book Fair Changes Venue Amid COVID Constraints appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-09 18:16:05 UTC ]
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London Book Fair Opens Excellence Awards for Submissions

Both the Lifetime Achievement recognition and London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards are seeking 2023 nominations. The post London Book Fair Opens Excellence Awards for Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-04 14:52:34 UTC ]
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Beyrouth Livres: A First Staging in a Troubled Market

The new iteration of the francophone book fair in Beirut was designed 'to have the author meet the public' in beleaguered Lebanon. The post Beyrouth Livres: A First Staging in a Troubled Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-31 15:18:37 UTC ]
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Booker prize winner urges people not to circulate pirated copies of his novel

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka spent seven years writing The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which won the prestigious award on Monday, and asks readers to honour the work put into itBooker prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka has asked people not to circulate pirated versions of his... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-10-21 13:11:21 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2022: A 'Seismic Transformation' in Scholarly Publishing

From Plan S to the recently announced White House OSTP open access policy, scholarly publishers must navigate a rapidly shifting policy landscape Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Early Cormac McCarthy Interviews Rediscovered

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has done vanishingly few interviews during the course of his career. In these early ones, some newly uncovered, he is less guarded. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Hilary Mantel, Prize-Winning Author Known for ‘Wolf Hall,’ Dies at 70

The two-time Booker Prize-winning author was known for “Wolf Hall” and two other novels based on the life of Thomas Cromwell. Continue reading at The New York Times

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WOLF HALL Author Hilary Mantel Dies at 70

Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel has died at 70 years old. She was a prolific writer of books, including WOLF HALL. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-09-23 12:55:04 UTC ]
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Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel dead at 70

Hilary Mantel, the best-selling British author known for her award-winning Wolf Hall historical trilogy, died on Thursday at the age of 70, her publisher said on Twitter on Friday. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-09-23 11:29:52 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70

‘She saw and felt things us ordinary mortals missed,’ her agent says of Booker prize-winning author who died on Thursday• Hilary Mantel remembered: ‘She was the queen of literature’• ‘The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write’: Hilary Mantel in her own wordsThe Booker... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-09-23 11:29:23 UTC ]
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Rights Edition: Bologna Opens Its Agents’ Center to Adult Trade

Bologna Children's Book Fair at 60 makes a major rights-trading change, opening its Agents' Center to adult as well as children's content. The post Rights Edition: Bologna Opens Its Agents’ Center to Adult Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-09 18:33:47 UTC ]
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After Strong First Season, Literati Book Fairs Expand Into New Territories

Schools in select cities across the country will be able to operate a Literati Book Fair in the new academic year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author has written five books in six years and been nominated for a Booker Prize for “Oh William!” What’s gotten into her? Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-09-03 12:59:45 UTC ]
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David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies aged 89

The author of biographies and other works and narrator of documentaries, McCullough was ‘the voice of American history’David McCullough, the Pulitzer prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from New York’s Brooklyn Bridge to American presidents John Adams and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-08-08 19:41:16 UTC ]
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Hong Kong publishers excluded from book fair over politically sensitive material

At least three booksellers say they were banned from the annual jamboree as the city embarks on ‘new form of censorship’Hong Kong publishers have decried a “new form of censorship” after vendors selling books deemed politically sensitive were allegedly excluded from the industry’s traditional... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-22 04:39:34 UTC ]
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After a pandemic hiatus, L.A. book fair LitLit will return to downtown

The Little Literary Fair, which celebrates West Coast publishing, will return to Los Angeles' Arts District for the final weekend of July. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-05 16:00:34 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie has written an epic fantasy novel.

Salman Rushdie—the former PEN America President and Booker Prize-winning author of Midnight’s Children, The Satanic Verses, and Joseph Anton—just sold a new novel, and it sounds like a doozy. Billed as a translation of an ancient Indian myth, Victory City—Rushdie’s fifteenth novel, his first... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-07-01 15:22:16 UTC ]
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Rights Edition: Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Postpones Again

Having made a move this year from March to July, the trade show and book fair now is postponed to November. The post Rights Edition: Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Postpones Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-17 16:31:59 UTC ]
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TikTok at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Chatting With Hany Kamel

Books, says Hany Kamel, 'align with TikTok's mission to inspire creativity and bring joy.' The social medium is at Abu Dhabi's book fair. The post TikTok at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Chatting With Hany Kamel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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