A new literary-themed East London club night, called Late Night Library Club, is being launched, with the first event celebrating Sarah Waters’ Tipping the Velvet (Virago). Late Night Library Club has been set up by the team behind The Amy Grimehouse cinema and arts club night that celebrates the “trashy, camp, cult and transgressive”. The new club night for book lovers aims to “add a touch of trash and a splash of camp” to the traditional monthly book club. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is launching a new podcast supporting the mental health of children and teens called "Our Kids in Mind". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 23:02:32 UTC ]
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Bluemoose Books is launching a non-fiction list, starting with a book by Stu Hennigan which exposes "the abject poverty of an inner city trying to cope with the onset of the pandemic". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 15:13:06 UTC ]
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Sarah Winman has won the inaugural InWords Literary Award, for her "transcendent, utterly humane" novel Still Life (Fourth Estate). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-17 15:33:39 UTC ]
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Of course there’s ‘Twilight’ and Anne Rice’s Lestat, but less well known are books like “Night Watch” and “Carrion Comfort” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Long under-appreciated in the French book business, literary agents are making headway in rights and representation. A new report looks at their gains. The post A Growing Breed in France: Literary Agents Find New Traction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-15 11:06:45 UTC ]
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Granta Magazine has opened submissions for the fifth edition of its Best of Young British Novelists list, to be released in spring 2023. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 08:19:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble picks a gothic fantasy perfect for October, Oprah's Book Club gives Richard Powers's latest some love, Reese Witherspoon goes indie with her new pick, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Danis Goulet's Night Raiders had the widest theatrical opening of any movie by an Indigenous Canadian filmmaker. But while the movie examines very real — and heartbreaking — events, Goulet opted to do so through the lens of science fiction. ... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2021-10-10 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Tips, tricks, and ideas for how to run a successful manga club in your school or public library. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-08 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Rebecca Wait’s "stiletto-sharp story of sibling misunderstandings” has been picked up by riverrun. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:58:59 UTC ]
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Rebecca Servadio at London Literary Scouting has been appointed UK literary scout for Piper Verlag and Berlin Verlag in Germany following the retirement of Heather Schiller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:13:56 UTC ]
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Hearst builds a Youth + Wellness Group Airship to show advertisers potential opportunities for virtual, co-branded experiences that can reach young female gamers. The post Hearst launches blimp in the metaverse in a bid to show advertisers virtual co-branded opportunities appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-10-08 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Melinda French Gates will launch Moment of Lift Books, a new nonfiction imprint, at Flatiron Books. The imprint's first three titles are due in 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In the nineteen-fifties, the Cory Book Service quietly connected a community. Then it was forgotten. Continue reading at New Yorker
[ New Yorker | 2021-10-05 21:58:03 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop is launching the Queer Fiction Prize, with author Okechukwu Nzelu among the judges for the inaugural award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 18:48:23 UTC ]
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The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has launched a new careers hub for the scholarly publishing community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 05:43:24 UTC ]
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Four literary agents share their experiences of departing esteemed firms and setting up on their own in the midst of the pandemic Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-01 13:00:14 UTC ]
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When it comes to haunted houses, House Beautiful thinks the ghosts have gotten all the attention. To compensate, on Wednesday the Hearst title launched the first podcast in its 125-year history, a free, five-episode product called Dark House, which will explore the stories and architecture... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-10-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What are the best book club books for 2021? We’ve got 20 of ’em, including books like Beautiful World, Where Are You? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-10-01 10:37:00 UTC ]
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Independent press Chelsea Green Publishing is partnering with not-for-profit organisation FarmED to launch a food and farming literature festival, in what is said to be a first for the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 10:10:30 UTC ]
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