Leslie Jamison’s new memoir Splinters follows the aftermath of divorce and the awakening of motherhood, but it explores desire more than it does any kind of death. Jamison wants to make meaning, to connect, to love, to feel, to mother, to write, and to revise her life endlessly. There are losses and grief along the […] The post Leslie Jamison Writes A Different Kind of Love Story In “Splinters” appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Choc Lit has acquired world rights for a “slow burning” contemporary romance novel by Linn B Halton, titled Sweet Occasions. The book follows cupcake shop owner, Katie, as she deals with the issues of a failing relationship and running a small business. The love story at the heart of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Oneworld has signed a novel by Atticus Lish, the son of editor and writer Gordon Lish, in a deal with Karolina Sutton at Curtis Brown. Editorial director for fiction Rosalind Porter acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in Preparation for the Next Life, from Sutton, on behalf... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Prepare for the 2014 Frankfurt Book Fair with our roundup of big projects that'll be making the rounds, among them books by Leslie Jamison, Richard Price, Amy Poehler, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Leslie Jamison’s collection of nonfiction essays about pain, "The Empathy Exams," is hitting a nerve in more ways than one: the April 1 Graywolf Press release is landing on bestseller lists and has gone into a sixth print run. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Literature. Love. They get skewered — though generously — by Los Angeles author Mark Haskell Smith in his new novel, 'Raw: A Love Story.'It's impossible to count how many times literature has died. In the last century alone, it's been killed by radio, television, comic books, video games and,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 31/03/2011 - 08:54 Coronet has acquired two books from a journalist and debut novelist Jessica Thompson. Editor Charlotte Haycock bought British Commonwealth rights in a deal with Sheila Crowley at Curtis Brown. The first title, This is a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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