Kew writes on for conservation

Adam Farrar on how a literary festival helps to bolster the science and conservation work of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Icelandic crime writing award launches

Icelandic authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jonasson are set to sponsor a new crime writing award to encourage more people to write in their first language. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penney wins £10k Wilbur Smith adventure writing prize

Under a Pole Star (Quercus) by Costa-winning author Stef Penney has been awarded the £10,000 2017 Wilbur and Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book doulas: the new way to push your writing into the world

A cuddly new publishing service has arrived to help struggling authors with ‘bookbirthing’ – and for all its new-age trappings, it seems to be catching on“Are book doulas a thing?” asks a writer I know. “I’d love to get one.”Book doulas are a thing, because where there is a need, there is a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gina Miller to write 'rallying cry' memoir, Rise

Brexit legal challenger to write book about struggles in her work and personal life, as well as ‘offering guidance and confidence to women in particular’Inspired by Maya Angelou’s “tone of defiance in the face of increasing hostility, hate and defamation” in the classic poem Still I Rise,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitch Johnson on writing his debut children's book

Author and bookseller Mitch Johnson talks about writing his debut children's, Kick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lazy and sloppy': historical novelist Philippa Gregory's bizarre take on genre writing

In an interview that raised many hackles, Gregory dismissed erotica as ‘pornography’ and crime novel villains as ‘blindingly obvious’ – despite her own novels occupying a distinct genre themselvesIn a bizarre miscalculation, the historical novelist Philippa Gregory took a sideswipe at the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N buys writing skills firm for £45m

Barnes & Noble Education has bought writing skills services company Student Brands for $58.5m (£45m). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carmichael writes on post-Brexit education for John Catt

Neil Carmichael, a former Conservative MP and recent chair of the Education Select Committee, is to write on education reform for independent John Catt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edwidge Danticat writes into the unknown in 'The Art of Death'

“My father was dying and I was pregnant,” is a haunting echo from Edwidge Danticat’s 2007 memoir “Brother, I’m Dying,” the story of the deaths of her father from pulmonary fibrosis and her uncle in a detention center awaiting to enter the United States from Haiti. Like her acclaimed works of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Patrick Harris writes magical children's series for Egmont

US actor Neil Patrick Harris, star of hit TV series "How I Met Your Mother", is writing “a magical middle grade series” for Egmont. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Writing Rules You Can (and Should) Break

Max Winter, author of the novel "Exes," shares 10 old and tired writing "rules" and why you should break them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zadie Smith to write first historical novel

Zadie Smith is publishing two new books with Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton, including her first historical novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lisa Jewell | 'I always wanted to write psychological thrillers'

Nearly 20 years after her début bestseller Ralph’s Party, Lisa Jewell reflects on her long career and her recent move into psychological thrillers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spell binders: How Juliette MacIver, Toby Morris, Mary-anne Scott and Lisala Halapua write their acclaimed children's books

We meet four finalists in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and ask them how they create the words and images that capture kids' imaginations. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Writing That E-Book Really Boost Your Business?

Self-published authors share what they wish they’d known from the beginning. If you haven’t written a book yet, you probably know someone who has—particularly if you’re an entrepreneur. A recent industry report found ISBN registrations for self-published titles have grown more than 375% since... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Story exploring freedom wins Caine Prize for African Writing

Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil has won the £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing for a short story which explores freedom. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Trio of Canadian Authors on Food Writing and ‘Cultural Nationalism’

From Quill & Quire: A part of this discussion among food book authors has to do with Canada’s deep multiculturalism and ‘What am I actually entitled to write about?’ By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 How Canadian Is It, Really? t Quill and Quire, Sue Carter hosts a discussion with authors on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible launches £10,000 writing grant

Audible has launched a £10,000 audio-exclusive writing grant for unpublished writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“When I Write Fiction, I’m in My Body as a Different Person”

Two decades ago, Arundhati Roy released her first novel, The God of Small Things. The response was pretty much everything an author could hope for from a debut. (It was a huge best-seller and won the Booker Prize.) But in the past 20 years, Roy has followed a different path than one might have... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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