Kiley Reid | 'Those things aren’t her fault, but the fallacy of the American Dream makes her think that it is'

What is it like to be paid to be part of someone’s family? Kiley Reid’s début explores the uneasy nature of "transactional relationships". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Louisa Joyner makes her first acquisition for Faber

Faber & Faber has signed “an exuberant, original” novel by Chris Wilson in Louisa Joyner’s first acquisition since joining the publisher as editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Rich Crop of Latin American Rights on Offer in Frankfurt

A posthumous novel by Roberto Bolaño and new works by Guatemala’s Rodrigo Rey Rosa and Mexicans Mario Bellatin and Laia Jufresa are among Frankfurt’s Latin American rights harvest. It’s post-“boom” in Latin America’s literary output, as agent Cristóbel Pera puts it: powerful new voices breaking... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anonymous' new weekly news show will make you angry

Four weeks ago, I reported on how hacktivist collective Anonymous was planning its own weekly news show. The aim of Teh Weekly News is, Anonymous says, to "balance establishment media by providing unregulated investigative news that has not been molded to corporate or government interests". The... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is There Such Thing as a 'Men's Media Company' Anymore?

Some of the digital media brands most associated with men are starting to either broaden their focus beyond traditional bro content or clean up their act a bit, all the better to attract readers of all genders and play nice with much-coveted advertisers.It seems that few brands these days really... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'American Pastoral' by Philip Roth

Assistant news editor John Maher recommends 'American Pastoral' by Philip Roth, the winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in fiction and the subject of an upcoming film adaptation starring and directed by Ewan McGregor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassava Republic title makes the Goldsmiths Prize shortlist

Books from Jonathan Cape and Faber and Faber, as well as new African literature publisher Cassava Republic, are on the shortlist for this year’s Goldsmiths Prize, run by Goldsmiths University in association with the New Statesman. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Game of Thrones' ebooks make it easier to keep up with the action

To properly celebrate the 20th anniversary of George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Game of Thrones, there's a new iBooks edition of the series that offers features to help you keep up with all of the action. The first installment is officially called... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft Team Up to Make Artificial Intelligence Less Scary

The Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society was unveiled today by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft. Indeed, that's quite a name and quite a list of companies. Their chief mission is to promote public understanding of AI while developing standards and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Gottlieb: the editor who changed American literature

The man who ushered classics like Catch-22 into the world, Gottlieb has reason to brag. But in his new memoir Avid Reader he prefers to downplay the editor’s role Joseph Heller, the author of Catch-22, once gave an interview where he credited his editor with kicking his work into shape. After... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: 'American Heiress' by Jeffrey Toobin

Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends 'American Heiress' by Jeffrey Toobin, the story of the 1974 abduction of heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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11 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Shirley Jackson

Including: she wrote "The Lottery" in a single morning, didn't believe in ghosts, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Odedina makes first acquisitions for Pushkin

Sarah Odedina has acquired her first three titles for Pushkin Children’s Books, buying titles by Celia Rees, Marcella Pixley and Emily Murphy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WP Kinsella, whose book became 'Field of Dreams', dies at 81

Canadian author WP Kinsella, whose book Shoeless Joe became the hit film Field of Dreams, dies aged 81 in a doctor-assisted death. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Star Watch’s Andrew Harwell: ‘Make Diversity a Priority’

'We just have to do better at acquiring, marketing, and selling books by marginalized authors,' says HarperCollins' Andrew Harwell, this year's Frankfurt Book Fair-bound PW Star Watch Superstar. The post PW Star Watch’s Andrew Harwell: ‘Make Diversity a Priority’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beatty, Moshfegh Make Man Booker Shortlist

Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay, and Madeleine Thien have been named to the shortlist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arab Trade Delgation Reflects on the Latin American Market

On a trade mission to Brazil, a United Arab Emirates publishing group finds sharp interest among Latin American colleagues in Arabic-Portuguese rights. The post Arab Trade Delgation Reflects on the Latin American Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew Report: Americans Still Love Libraries, Especially the Books

Overwhelmingly, Americans continue to view public libraries as vital to their communities, but as libraries adapt to the digital age, opinions differ over how books should be treated in the library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A History of American Atheism: Leigh Eric Schmidt

Detailing atheists’ past of social exclusion, legal jeopardy, and other injustices, Schmidt explains how the group found their footing in a nation of a God-trusting, Bible-believing country in ‘Village Atheists.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsweek Makes Its Frankfurt Book Fair Debut in October

The international news magazine Newsweek—which publishes in six languages—will host several events and exhibit at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. The post Newsweek Makes Its Frankfurt Book Fair Debut in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unwin goes solo with 'dream' independent agency

Jo Unwin is embarking on her “dream” of owning a fully-independent literary agency after nearly three years of working in association with Rogers, Coleridge and White. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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