Jojo Moyes offers cottage for writer's retreat

Author Jojo Moyes is offering her cottage to a writer to “kick-start or even finish” their work. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Jojo Moyes offers cottage for writer's retreat

Author Jojo Moyes is offering her cottage to a writer to “kick-start or even finish” their work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBTQ Writers Find Their Voice at Lambda Literary Retreat

As Lambda’s Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices returns to an in-person format this summer, previous retreat participants look back on the experiences as a crucial moment in their development as queer authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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John Steinbeck’s House May Become a Writers Retreat

John Steinbeck’s Sag Harbor home on Long Island may soon secure its place in literary history, thanks to an impassioned coalition of readers, writers, and booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Does Thoreau Live On? A Few Famous Writers Offer Answers.

In “Now Comes Good Sailing,” an anthology gathered by Andrew Blauner, famous writers including Pico Iyer, Lauren Groff and Amor Towles meditate on Thoreau’s influence. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-14 09:00:04 UTC ]
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Time to decolonize and diversify the writer’s retreat?

Trigger warning: unpopular opinion. I have long despised the idea of writers’ retreats. I entirely agree with the concept itself but felt it was in desperate need of diversification in order to suit different personality types and minds.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 05:17:10 UTC ]
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Arts centre offers residency as part of Working Class Writers Festival

Bristol arts hub and charity Knowle West Media Centre is seeking a writer who identifies as working-class to participate in a mini residency as part of the centre's Working Class Writers Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 12:58:06 UTC ]
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Is Poe the most influential American writer? A new book offers evidence.

John Tresch’s “The Reason for the Darkness of the Night” presents the multitalented author’s fascination with science. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-02 16:21:20 UTC ]
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Bookstat: music to Moyes' ears as Jojo soars

Jojo Moyes’ Night Music (Hodder & Stoughton) has orchestrated a rise into the Bookstat e-book number one spot, for the week ending 27th February. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 00:55:29 UTC ]
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Ninety writers offer their thoughts on life during a pandemic

“Alone Together,” edited by Jennifer Haupt, is a timely gift for the quarantined reader. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-20 12:09:09 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph sends Jojo Moyes book to every library

Michael Joseph is supplying a free copy of Jojo Moyes’ new novel to every library that wants one to mark the start of Libraries Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 08:37:15 UTC ]
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In Jojo Moyes’s ‘The Giver of Stars,’ the heroes are librarians on horseback

Though she made her mark writing contemporary romance, Moyes proves just as adept at historical fiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-03 15:31:45 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes | 'I have to write this, this is mine'

The novel following Jojo Moyes’ hit trilogy Me Before You saw the author living deep in rural Kentucky to research a group of women librarians on horseback in the 1930s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 08:47:00 UTC ]
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Universal options film rights to Jojo Moyes' latest

Universal Pictures has reportedly optioned the film rights to author Jojo Moyes' forthcoming novel The Giver of Stars (Michael Joseph), with director Ol Parker of the "Mamma Mia!" sequel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 14:37:21 UTC ]
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Still Jojo: Moyes swipes top spot for a second week

Jojo Moyes’ Still Me (Penguin) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 47,483 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market—the highest single-week volume for any title so far in 2019 and the biggest for a Mass Market Fiction title since Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo still has her mojo; Moyes' Still Me hits top spot

Jojo Moyes’ Still Me (Penguin) has soared into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, scoring the highest number one single-week volume since Joe Wicks’ Veggie Lean in 15 (Bluebird) in the first week of 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes steps in to save Quick Reads from closure

Author Jojo Moyes has pledged to save Quick Reads from closure by funding the adult literacy programme for the next three years.    Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes named ambassador for London Book & Screen Week

Novelist and screenwriter Jojo Moyes has been named as ambassador for London Book & Screen Week as the festival returns for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: JoJo Moyes Tops

'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes, which is being adapted to the big screen this summer, took the #1 spot on the iBooks bestsellers chart for the week ended February 7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jojo Moyes: Interview

Jojo Moyes was driving her children home from school when she heard a news story on the radio about a young rugby player who had persuaded his parents to take him to Dignitas after several years as a quadriplegic. “I couldn’t understand how any parent would agree to do that and because I was a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mentoring bursaries offered to low-income writers

Quality Writing for All, a campaign to support low-income writers, with a focus on Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled communities, will be officially launched tonight (16th June). The scheme has been put together by The Literary Consultancy (TLC), which is using funding from Arts... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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