The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Danielle Evans (The Office of Historical Corrections) Éireann Lorsung (The Century) Christa Parravani (Loved and Wanted: A Memoir of Choice, Children, and Womanhood) Jess Walter (The Cold Millions) Kao Kalia Yang […] The post Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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What launched as a sort of support group in the early days of Covid-19, Friends & Fiction celebrated its 100th episode on November 24. PW caught up with show's creators and hosts, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry, to talk about the remarkable... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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She wrote a modern translation of "The Tale of Genji," one of Japan's most celebrated novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-30 02:12:35 UTC ]
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Canelo has landed a historical fiction saga which navigates the fall out of the Great Sheffield Flood, by debut author Joanne Clague. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-26 10:12:45 UTC ]
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Hachette is undergoing a "major overhaul" of its recruitment and outreach practices to improve diversity in the workplace, after publishing the results for its first staff and author censuses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 00:35:55 UTC ]
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News and business digital publisher Vietcetera announced Friday a relaunch of its English-language International Edition, which aims to attract a readership of over 5 million Vietnamese ex-pats living in the U.S., Germany, France, Australia, Canada and the U.K. Based in Ho Chi Minh City,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-11-24 06:00:00 UTC ]
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Foraging expert Roger Phillips has died aged 89, his publisher Pan Macmillan has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-24 00:28:52 UTC ]
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After doing the same for Disney, Spotify has launched a Netflix hub bringing all of the streaming service's soundtracks, playlists and podcasts into one place. While many of Netflix's soundtracks were already on Spotify, the new feature puts all content related to the service in one place. That... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-11-23 13:00:54 UTC ]
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Audiobook performances by talented narrators is wonderful, but an audiobook memoir read by its author gives such a personal touch. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:30:00 UTC ]
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A petition was filed this week by the Knight First Amendment Institute and the ACLU on behalf of five former government employees, who claim their First Amendment rights are being unreasonably stifled by an expansive and non-transparent review process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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His books were full of lovers, dysfunctional families, pirates and hunters, and set in locations from ancient Egypt to colonial Africa. They sold in the millions. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-11-19 23:10:00 UTC ]
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Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
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In “Taste Makers,” Mayukh Sen profiles successful female chefs and cookbook authors – immigrants – who made an impact on American food culture. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-11-19 17:00:15 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House’s first report auditing the diversity of its contributors found that the demographics of its authors, illustrators, translators, and other creators “do not reflect U.S. reader demographics when it comes to race and ethnicity.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of The Upstairs House on postpartum depression, hauntings, and the legacy of Margaret Wise Brown. Continue reading at Guernica
[ Guernica | 2021-11-18 03:45:32 UTC ]
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Based in Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award releases the first two of its eight longlists showcasing Arabic literature, scholarship, and writing. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Longlists: Young Author and Children’s Literature appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-18 01:57:08 UTC ]
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Fay Evans alleges a ‘striking similarity’ between the 2019 Excitable Edgar TV campaign and her 2017 book Fred the Fire-Sneezing DragonThe author of a self-published children’s book about a dragon that causes havoc with its fiery sneezes is suing John Lewis over its 2019 Christmas ad about a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-16 14:46:45 UTC ]
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Student Emmanuella Imoh has won the inaugural Lit in Colour Creative Student prize for her "bold and thought-provoking poem", told visually through a short video. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 11:03:29 UTC ]
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His novels — filled with bloodshed and bodice ripping — sold more than 140 million copies. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-16 01:36:30 UTC ]
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Authors including Elizabeth Day, June Sarpong and Dolly Alderton are among those supporting a new T-shirt initiative to spotlight iconic female writers, launched by the Women's Prize Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-14 18:47:39 UTC ]
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In “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin,” Baumgartner and producer Ben Silverman explore the iconic Scranton workplace Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-13 13:00:00 UTC ]
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