Mackintosh imagines motherhood lottery in second novel for Hamish Hamilton

Hamish Hamilton has bought the second novel of Sophie Mackintosh, whose debut The Water Cure was acquired in a seven-way auction and longlisted for 2018's Man Booker Prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datebook: In the O.C., new shows make imaginative use of an old furniture shop

New works in an old mall and a show of avant-garde Japanese art from the ’80s and ’90s. Plus, Guatemalan masks, a pop-up show and an exhibition devoted to an unlucky anniversary. Here are nine exhibitions and events to check out in the coming week: New exhibitions at OCMA Expand. While their new... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: John Hamilton

Longtime Penguin art director John Hamilton passed away in February, at the age of 55. Eight colleagues and collaborators share their memories of him. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Dolly Parton brings her Imagination Library charity to Ireland

Dolly Parton, the country music legend and longtime philanthropist, is bringing her literacy charity for children to Ireland, the Irish Times reported Thursday. Parton announced that her Imagination Library, which mails free books to children each month from their birth until their fifth... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH art director John Hamilton dies aged 55

Penguin Random House's longtime art director John Hamilton has died aged 55, the publisher has confirmed, with chief executive Tom Weldon paying tribute to his "incredible spirit" which "helped define" PRH. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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INDONESIA FOCUS: Islands of Imagination: An Indonesian Cultural Late

One month before Indonesia appears as Market Focus Country at The London Book Fair (LBF) 2019, the National Organising Committee of Indonesia are hosting a cultural late at Asia House on Friday 15th February. The event will offer visitors a chance to experience a cultural journey across the... Continue reading at British Council global

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Imagine Children’s Festival gears up for 87,000 visitors

The Southbank Centre is expecting 87,000 visitors to this year's event, which will welcome authors and illustrators such as Cressida Cowell, Malorie Blackman, Chris Riddell, Jacqueline Wilson and David McKee. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mackintosh, Pearce and Noble on WHSmith's Richard and Judy winter selection

Clare Mackintosh, A J Pearce and Elizabeth Noble have made the pick for the WHSmith Richard and Judy winter book club. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Mackintosh to make non-fiction debut in countryside memoir

Clare Mackintosh is making her non-fiction debut with a memoir about family life in the countryside: A Cotswold Family Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The slightly twisted vision of Edward Carey and his imagined Madame Tussaud

Is it possible to write a fantasy novel that has no elements of fantasy? Or a graphic novel that has only occasional graphics? Author Edward Carey, an Englishman who lives in Austin, Texas, certainly thinks so. His new novel, “Little,” (out now from Riverhead) makes up a strange hybrid of things... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine That launches US office with Beckett

Independent children’s publisher Imagine That is setting up an office in North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline to publish pep talks from Hamilton mastermind

Headline has acquired Gmorning, Gnight!, a book sharing the best motivational pep talks from the creator of the musical "Hamilton", Lin-Manuel Miranda. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mackintosh and Morris win Gladstone residencies

Man Booker-longlisted Sophie Mackintosh is one of the six winners of Gladstone’s Library’s writers in residence award, along with Sarah Day and Emily Morris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion wins 'frank' novel about motherhood at auction

A "frank, funny and excruciatingly relatable" novel about motherhood has been snapped up by Orion Fiction at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customers rally to support Imagined Things after shop's 'worst day'

An independent bookshop in Harrogate has experienced a "phenomenal" response to a desperate Twitter plea for sales after only taking £12.34 in a day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sophie Mackintosh on debut novel The Water Cure

As Feminist Book Fortnight draws to a close, we spoke to debut author Sophie Mackintosh, whose devastating dystopian novel The Water Cure (Hamish Hamilton) has drawn comparisons to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine That hires former Bonnier employees

Independent children’s publisher Imagine That, formerly known as Top That Publishing, has hired several former Bonnier employees, including Rose Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Zine scene thriving at Hamilton Zinefest

If you need some weird ideas in your life, the Hamilton Zinefest is a good place to start. The annual gathering of creatives and their endeavours took place on Saturday in the Meteor Theatre. It was a hustling, bustling marketplace of artists, writers, poets, collectors and those with decidedly... Continue reading at Stuff

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Walker snaps up Ness' Moby Dick re-imagining

Walker Books is to publish a new novel from Patrick Ness in September 2018, entitled And The Ocean Was Our Sky. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Red Clocks' imagines a dystopia that feels eerily close to home

How many of us made it through the chaotic past year without occasionally wishing to wake up in an alternative universe? Novelists have the tools to rearrange our reality, testing the limits of things we take for granted — politics, technology, gender, nature — and twisting them into new shapes.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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HC to release original Lewis Hamilton audiobook

HarperCollins has revealed its first original audio release, Lewis Hamilton: Championship Year 2017 by Formula One reporter Rebecca Clancy of the Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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