It kept happening. On Twitter, on Facebook, in your WhatsApp chats. The bookish people you know, the introverts, declaring that lockdown would give them more time to read. Or the people who know you, and know that you might be bookish, declaring that you’d got a head start on them in terms of planning how to spend your evenings in. Literature on Lockdown 2 fell into that trap, making light of kids who prefer action to introspection.But soon we all discovered that, whether you’re with your children or home alone, it’s much harder to concentrate during a pandemic. Sometimes you get interrupted. Sometimes you’re frazzled from work, and/or the work of childcare. Some people are on the frontline, or their loved ones are. Your brain can manage six pages of a book before one character touches another’s hand, or five people meet in a crowded market, and the flag goes up in your brain: They can’t do that! Your concentration’s shot, and you’re searching on your phone for the latest news, or texting your friends to see if they’re okay.But literature isn’t all long words (mercifully). Stories can be told in many forms. Over the past two years, the British Council has been touring its exhibition Drawing Words, featuring work by ten brilliant UK illustrators, selected by Children’s Laureate Lauren Child. The stories told by Yasmeen Ismael’s bright, colourful animals, or David Roberts’ spooky, myth-like figures can be understood in seconds – but, when lingered over, new details reveal... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
[ British Council global | 2020-05-29 15:15:00 UTC ]
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News and Events WLT Photo by J. Foley Opale World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, announced late Wednesday evening that Ismail Kadare is the 26th laureate of the renowned... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-10-16 22:21:35 UTC ]
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Two debut novelists, Roshan Ali and Madhuri Vijay, are in the running for India's richest literary award, the 2019 JCB Prize for Literature, alongside three other writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 17:09:45 UTC ]
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Anyone but the people: from voter suppression to foreign intervention, Rebecca Solnit on the Republican party’s attacks on democracy. | Lit Hub Politics When Stephen King is your father, the world is full of monsters: Joe Hill on standing in the shadow (and light) of his famous dad. | Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-12 11:30:14 UTC ]
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It’s clear that the publishing world needs more diversity. Why do some see this as compromising quality?Let me tell you a story. A few years ago, months after this riven old island voted to leave the European Union, and days after an ex-reality TV host became the leader of the free world, a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-10-11 15:37:44 UTC ]
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When I think of literary authors, I often imagine my college reading list — and my lecturer’s pontifications on how their books have been meticulously etched into the canon of cultural significance. I rarely think about storytime with Mom and Dad. So would you believe it if I told you that Nobel... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-11 11:00:05 UTC ]
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Austrian author Peter Handke is this year’s winner, which doesn’t inspire much confidence in the selection process. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-10 18:32:28 UTC ]
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Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke have won the Nobel Prizes in Literature 2018 and 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-09 20:13:53 UTC ]
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Libraries are awesome, don't you agree? Looking up library services, beyond the books, here are seven cool library initiatives I found and love. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-08 10:36:16 UTC ]
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The International Literature Showcase is a partnership between the National Centre for Writing and British Council. It aims to showcase amazing writers based in the UK to programmers, publishers and teachers of literature in English around the world. To do so, we have invited six leading writers... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2019-10-05 10:05:02 UTC ]
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These new science fiction and fantasy titles will be your perfect fall companions. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-04 10:36:35 UTC ]
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Harmony picks up a nonfiction book on nonmonogamy by a Bustle editor for six figs, Knopf buys a novel by Jim Carrey, and Doubleday takes a title from Bill Gates on climate change in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist and cultural critic Ta-Nehisi Coates has the #1 book in the country with his fiction debut, ‘The Water Dancer.’ Plus Jonathan Van Ness of ‘Queer Eye’ goes ‘Over the Top’ and lands the #9 book overall, and Ann Patchett returns with ‘The Dutch House,’ #5 in hardcover fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Did you know that there’s an entire genre of books dedicated to white people going to Nepal to find themselves? I didn’t either! But it’s not so surprising since the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, and its 2010 film adaptation, which has caused an uptick in tourism to... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-02 11:00:13 UTC ]
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The 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature's 15-title longlist includes seven debut novelists and was chosed from 90 submissions this year. The post DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Releases Its Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-27 11:30:31 UTC ]
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E.V. Odle’s 1923 science fiction novel stars a most unusual — and fascinating — character Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-25 20:52:59 UTC ]
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Scholastic has reported a 7% rise in revenue for its first quarter results to $232.6m (£185m) due partly to its YA titles and graphic novels imprint Graphix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 16:16:17 UTC ]
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Dark as the Harry Potter books may get, you can always count on a Weasley for a laugh. Here are some of the Weasley siblings' funniest moments. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-19 10:38:47 UTC ]
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The award-winning author on her mission to diversify publishing — and why she turned back to adult readers with her new novel, “Red at the Bone.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-19 09:00:02 UTC ]
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News and Events The Editors of WLT Today the New Yorker announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. With such a wealth of talent on display, we don’t envy the judges’ task. To aid you, the reader, in appreciating the... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-09-17 16:53:18 UTC ]
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The longlists for the five categories are being named this week. The winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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