Kate Atkinson | 'I just could not write absolutely, completely seriously'

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the bestelling novelist’s latest work grapples with the elusive nature of ‘truth’. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #kate atkinson #world war

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Kate Atkinson | 'I just could not write absolutely, completely seriously''

Society of Authors Scotland to host writing event with Creative Scotland funding

The Society of Authors in Scotland has been awarded a grant in the latest round of funding from Creative Scotland to host ScotsWrite, a three-day event for authors in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #latest round #creative scotland

USC can't complete another comeback in 82-78 loss to third-seeded Baylor

The gears of a March loss grind without a rulebook or a leader. In USC’s locker room Sunday evening, the loser’s soundtrack spun on autoplay: The spatter of a shower, the low hush of voices and the scraping of velcro as a staffer peeled off USC’s nameplates, the evidence that the Trojans had made... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Loneliness novel wins Pageturner Prize for unpublished writing

Leaf Arbuthnot, author of An Unmaimed Man, has won Tibor Jones' 2017 Pageturner Prize for unpublished novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #unpublished novels

Riddell, Peet and Rosoff make Carnegie and Kate Greenaway shortlists

Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell is in the running to win a record-breaking fourth CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal after being shortlisted for this year’s prize, while Mal Peet’s final novel has been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mal peet

Alesha Dixon to write children's book about girl superhero

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a children's book about a girl superhero by Alesha Dixon. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #write children #alesha dixon

‘Game Change’ Authors Writing Book About ‘Trump the Man’ and His Campaign

Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #game change #mark halperin

George Galloway to write children's books

The former MP says the books about an 'ethical pirate' will be published later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #write children

Brexit negotiations: government urged to keep publishing trade barriers 'to absolute minimum'

A paper published today by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (APPG) is calling on government to keep barriers on trade "at an absolute minimum" for books during negotiations to leave the European Union - whatever trade-off is offered to impose them. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #brexit negotiations #absolute minimum

Former commando Johnny Mercer MP writes autobiography for Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired We Were Warriors, the autobiography of former commando-turned-MP Johnny Mercer, comprising an account of life on the frontline during the Afghanistan war. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pan mac

Kate Hamer | 'I was brought up on fairytales and I think that informs a lot of what I do'

The author’s follow-up to her unusual and striking début is set in the ancient Forest of Dean. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

YouTuber Ali-A to write graphic novel for Puffin

YouTube gaming star Ali-A’s first book will be published by Puffin and Random House Children’s Books US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Clays restructure as Kate McFarlan steps down

Book printing company Clays will restructure when strategic director Kate McFarlan steps down in April after 20 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Howard Cunnell | 'I wanted to write the stories that were about love'

Howard Cunnell's Fathers & Sons is a memoir about a search for identity and what it is to be a man that packs a punch that belies its brevity and, despite taking us to dark places, it’s a book about all kinds of love. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #howard cunnell #dark places

Mick Jagger's autobiography he couldn't recall writing

Publisher reveals memoir written by Mick Jagger that the singer couldn't remember writing Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mick jagger

Fundraiser to commission writing from Trump's banned countries

An online literary journal is fundraising to commission new work and translations from the seven countries in Donald Trump’s "Muslim ban". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |

Val McDermid writes apocalyptic Radio 4 drama about antibiotic resistance

Val McDermid has written an apocalyptic science thriller on the failure of antibiotics for BBC Radio 4, entitled "Resistance". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #val mcdermid

AWP 2017: Politicized Writing Conference Ends With White House Vigil

This year's politically-charged AWP conference concluded Saturday evening with a candlelight vigil outside the White House and strong sales reported from the book fair floor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #white house

PLR principal Patterson completes a decade as the UK’s most borrowed

James Patterson was the most borrowed author through UK public libraries for a 10th consecutive year in 2015/16. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #james patterson

New Writing North wins bid to run £40k David Cohen Prize

The UK’s answer to the Nobel Prize for Literature – the £40,000 David Cohen Prize  - is now being managed by New Writing North. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #nobel prize #writing north

Elton John writing Devil Wears Prada musical for Broadway

Sir Elton John and Paul Rudnick are writing a Broadway musical based on Lauren Weisberger’s novel The Devil Wears Prada (HarperCollins). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |