Hamish MacDonald has been appointed as the first Scots Scriever. The role, a two-year residency at the National Library of Scotland supported with funding from Creative Scotland, will involve producing original creative work in Scots, its variants and dialects, across any art-form, as well as raising awareness, appreciation and use of Scots across the country and amongst all parts of the population. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judy Murray, Scottish tennis coach and mother to tennis stars Jamie and Andy Murray, will be joining the Saltire Society’s virtual book festival Scot Lit Fest in the weekend after this year's Wimbledon tournament. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first book in the Harry Potter series is set to be translated into Scots for the first time, with "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stane", marking the 80th translation of the publishing phenomenon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A campaign to name a character in the second part of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series after one of the Grenfell Tower fire’s young victims has helped raise more than £17,000 in just over 16 hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New recognition for efforts that Sharjah's royal family and civic leadership have made, Sharjah follows Athens 2018 in the "World Book Capital" designation. The post UNESCO Names the UAE’s Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish writer Sebastian Barry has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for a second time for his American epic Days Without End (Faber). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling has been made a Companion of Honour for her services to literature and philanthropy in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press’ former business development director for Asia, Helen Duan, has been named as the new chief executive of Penguin Random House North Asia. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of 'Life on Mars' has been named to the highest public office reserved for an American poet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FoxNext, the newly formed gaming and virtual reality division of 21st Century Fox, has promoted Rick Phillips to president of FoxNext Games, overseeing publishing and licensing for the unit. Phillips previously oversaw Fox’s game licensing across mobile, console, PC, social and online... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Deborah Levy are among a roster of starry names made new Royal Society of Literature fellows for 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caroline Overington says Wilson ‘had not been honest’ when she confirmed her age was 29 and her ‘real name’ was RebelA journalist at the centre of a trial between Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson and a magazine publisher has said the comic star lied to her face.Caroline Overington worked for the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In celebration of its 225th anniversary year, retailer W H Smith has revealed Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier to be the nation's favourite book of the past 225 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo will honor PEN America with its seventh annual Industry Ambassador Award, which recognizes major innovators and creative leaders that make the book industry better, on June 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Franz Kafka prize winner speaks on Saturday (June 3) at BookExpo's BookCon with 'The Handmaid's Tale' showrunner Bruce Miller. The post Margaret Atwood Named Winner of Prague’s Franz Kafka International Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'formulating questions and providing warnings,' Canadian author Margaret MacMillan's work embodies the importance of history in today's political moment. The post ‘Nixon in China’ Historian Margaret MacMillan Named To Chair Canada’s $75,000 Cundill Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British literary magazine Granta unveiled its Best of Young American Novelists list on Wednesday, honoring 21 U.S. writers younger than 40. Fiction by the selected authors will appear in the magazine's 139th issue. Many of the writers, despite their comparative youth, have already reached... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kit de Waal’s debut novel My Name is Leon (Viking) has been optioned for TV by Sir Lenny Henry’s production company, Douglas Road Productions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manchester-based independent Comma Press has appointed actor Maxine Peake and writer Courttia Newland as its inaugural patrons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Roald Dahl Literary Estate will create a personalised adaptation of a Roald Dahl classic in partnership with publishing start-up Lost My Name. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate finds a new CRO, Deadspin's senior editor moves to Fusion.net, and much more... The post T: The New York Times Magazine Names Editor-in-Chief | People on the Move — 04.06.17 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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