After years of struggle, Colombia's independent comics and graphic novel scene is starting to flourish, with new publishers and a traveling comics festival. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Before writing my debut novel Bestiary, I began a year-long process of translating letters written by my grandmother, many of which were addressed to people I didn’t know. While attempting these translations, I realized the impossibilities and possibilities of the task—the losses and gaps and... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-09-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Barrington Stoke will publish The Humiliations of Welton Blake, a new teen novella from Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize winner Alex Wheatle. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 09:36:51 UTC ]
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Benjamin Lorr peers at the dark underbelly of the food industry, one that depends on inexhaustible supply. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-28 05:44:22 UTC ]
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'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' topped the ALA's list of the most banned and challenged books between 2010-2019. The list was released to coincide with the start of Banned Books Week, which runs through October 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In an annual meeting and town hall that touched on the many issues and challenges that booksellers face today, New England Independent Booksellers Association members took up a message of resilience and looked ahead to 2021 with good spirits in spite of it all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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For Chris Rock, who has spent his career trying to avoid what he calls "the Eddie Murphy handbook" that Hollywood has for breakout Black comedians, Fargo was the perfect opportunity. Season 4 of FX's anthology crime series, inspired by the 1996 film, is set in 1950 Kansas City, where the head of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-09-24 12:00:46 UTC ]
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In the early summer of 1994, I walked into Alice’s Bookshop in North Carlton; a small shop in an old terrace on a straight boulevard that runs north out of Melbourne, Victoria. Being so close to the venerable sandstone of Melbourne University, there’s an old-fashioned gravity about the place.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-24 08:48:13 UTC ]
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The funding initiative, created to assist artists suffering under the pandemic, has distributed more than $13.5 million in emergency grants to more than 2,700 individuals since it was launched in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With so many contemporary memoirs devoted to the sins of the author’s mother, a focus on a loving dad seems a welcome change. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-23 05:01:31 UTC ]
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DC Comics announced that DC Universe, a video on demand streaming service offering DC films, TV shows, comics, and online community, will be transformed into a digital comics subscription service in January 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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There are very few celebrities whose meals interest me. (Yes, I do hate Instagram, thank you.) But here’s one: Stanley Tucci, who announced today that he’s working on a memoir called Taste: My Life Through Food. Publisher Gallery Books described it as “intimate and charming reflection of Tucci’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-17 18:45:33 UTC ]
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One reader on finding solace and sanctuary in college libraries as a transfer student. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-09-17 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Virago has acquired Golem Girl, a memoir by artist Riva Lehrer who was born with spina bifilda, which has already won acclaim from writers including David Mitchell heralding it "a hymn to life". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 22:53:10 UTC ]
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Nunez’s first novel since winning the National Book Award follows a woman and her terminally ill friend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-16 16:32:08 UTC ]
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The story collection is a departure for the beloved writer best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic-Con is taking its mammoth real-world presence into a new virtual space, dubbed the Metaverse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The book began as a series of weekly newspaper columns in which the author attempted to trace the path of the Dutch artist’s early years. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-10 13:27:53 UTC ]
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Fans of “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell” have waited a long time for Clarke’s second novel. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-08 16:23:45 UTC ]
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Yale University Press will publish the first biography of British artist John Craxton (1922–2009) in spring 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 02:19:52 UTC ]
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Orenda is to publish Sarah Sultoon's debut thriller The Source, secured in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-06 22:46:50 UTC ]
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