John Edgar Wideman’s Art of Storytelling

“Look for Me and I’ll Be Gone,” his latest collection, erodes the boundaries between fiction, memoir and essay. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-16 19:53:17 UTC ]
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Will Smith celebrates memoir with Sevenoaks Bookshop art installation

Will Smith has partnered with Black-owned bookshops and artists of colour across the UK and America to celebrate his upcoming memoir Will (Century), with Sevenoaks Bookshop featuring an artist’s display. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 02:48:04 UTC ]
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Art of Writing 2021 Highlights Diverse Characters, Mental Health

Hosted annually by the ECPA, 2021’s Art of Writing took place virtually from Sept. 30—Nov. 4 with webinars touching on the need for authentic representations of diverse people, the impacts of Covid-19 on writers, and other challenges within the Christian publishing industry today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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John Agard wins BookTrust’s Lifetime Achievement Award

BookTrust will today (9th November) present John Agard with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 03:20:40 UTC ]
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How Vincent van Gogh’s Favorite Works of French Literature Influenced His Art and Identity

Vincent van Gogh loved writers as much as he loved painters. It was partly by immersing himself in literature that Van Gogh developed the singular, elegant voice that makes his letters such an important literary achievement. This immersion also helped give him an ability to describe so... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-02 08:50:51 UTC ]
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John Hitchin obituary

My father, John Hitchin, who has died aged 88, was a marketing and publicity specialist in the publishing industry who spent three decades with Penguin Books, where he was responsible for a number of innovations, including the first paperback gift set and the first display “dump” bin. As... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-10-28 19:33:32 UTC ]
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“Anybody’s life could be a wonderful piece of art.” Read Maxine Hong Kingston’s best writing advice.

On this day in 1940, Maxine Hong Kingston was born in Stockton, CA. Kingston, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, took the literary world by storm with her seminal work The Woman Warrior (1976), which blends autobiography and mythology. The Woman Warrior, the winner of the 1976 National Book... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-27 16:42:53 UTC ]
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Watkins Media owner Ifield buys John Hunt Publishing

Entrepreneur Etan Ilfeld, owner of the Watkins Media Group, has bought John Hunt Publishing (JHP) for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-24 22:51:13 UTC ]
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McLean wins £20k Kindle Storyteller Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-23 09:39:42 UTC ]
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Lost and Found in Translation: Storytelling and the Untranslatable, by Michał Rusinek

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[ World Literature Today | 2021-10-20 18:36:14 UTC ]
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Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed 'Bad Art Friend'?

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[ The Conversation | 2021-10-20 03:57:12 UTC ]
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John Murray pre-empts Lichtarowicz's Soviet-set novel on exclusive submission

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 13:23:16 UTC ]
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John le Carré left behind a novel, ‘Silverview.’ Does it live up to the spy master’s reputation?

The best-selling writer’s new book, published 10 months after his death at age 89, delivers a thought-provoking story — and a warning. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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David C Cook’s New CEO John Aden is Ready to Go

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-29 00:11:05 UTC ]
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John Murray signs Gallen's Factory Girls

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 04:02:44 UTC ]
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