A “star-studded” line up for the announcement of the Golden Man Booker prize, including authors such as Hilary Mantel and Kazuo Ishiguro, as well as special BBC broadcasts and seven publishing masterclasses will be among the events featured in the Man Booker’s 50th anniversary festival in July. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s our roundup of some of the big stops on the publishing meeting circuit for 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Book conventions are the next level of book fandom and can be really rewarding. Here's why you should go and how to choose the right one for you. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-31 11:33:44 UTC ]
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THIS NOVEMBER, the PDX Book Festival took place in Portland, Oregon. The annual one-day event always includes some of the best contemporary writers, and many of the best contemporary writers are queer. (We are good artists.) This year, the festival included over 100 authors participating in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-12-22 20:00:19 UTC ]
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The only actor to appear in every film of the Skywalker saga reflects on his experience in the book “I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-20 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Primadonna Festival will return in 2020 as a Community Interest Company (CIC), with a £20,000 crowdfunder launching, and writer Catherine Riley taking on the role of full-time general manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-20 04:55:31 UTC ]
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This isn’t the most cheerful December I can remember, so I’ve been searching for positives and found myself reflecting on a most wonderful festival I went to last summer. The Primadonna Festival of great writing, ideas and creativity, co-founded by 18 amazing women, had its début in August in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 20:09:52 UTC ]
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Adam Kay's Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas (Picador) has re-claimed the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one, topping the chart for the first time since its launch week in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 16:49:58 UTC ]
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The London Review of Books has launched a new website, rounding off its 40th anniversary celebrations with a comprehensive overhaul of the paper’s online presence, with its archive freely accessible for a month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 18:58:24 UTC ]
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Bertrams has unveiled its Christmas campaign, with the tagline "Believe in Books" as the wholesaler heads into the festive trading period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-16 14:27:10 UTC ]
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In Enough as You Are, Weber uses faith and love to combat feelings of inadequacy and build self-esteem. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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To mark the 75th anniversary of the publication of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited (Penguin), the newly unveiled The Brideshead Festival will "celebrate and interrogate the ongoing appeal of this seminal novel and its screen adaptations", masterminded by former HarperCollins c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 23:13:15 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK is publishing a second book with ex-Special Forces soldier Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton, the star of Channel 4's show "SAS: Who Dares Wins", in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 12:19:26 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group has acquired an "uplifting" tale, about a kind-hearted Christmas monster, from Giraffes Can’t Dance author Giles Andreae with illustrations from Nikki Dyson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 17:33:58 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has bought three full-colour gift titles written and illustrated by Alex T Smith. Editorial director Gaby Morgan bought world rights in all languages from Alison Eldred at Arena Illustration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 21:23:43 UTC ]
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Writer and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge has revealed her writing tips and the “joy” of adapting another’s work in a rare public appearance on Sunday (8th December) at the Southbank Centre, marking the publication of Fleabag: The Scriptures (Sceptre). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 05:43:34 UTC ]
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Vintage has unveiled a new classic series, Most Red, celebrating 10 of its “most loved” titles ahead of its 30th birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-09 00:48:10 UTC ]
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Headline Home has acquired a "part memoir, part guide", Real Life Money, by the woman who posted anonymously about her journey out of debt as @myfrugalyear on Instagram. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 14:05:55 UTC ]
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Roland Gulliver, associate director at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, is to step down from the post in February 2020, after 13 years with EIBF. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 11:36:11 UTC ]
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Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has criticised the BBC for labelling her "another author" whilst describing her double-win with Margaret Atwood, with Evaristo’s agent calling on the broadcaster to apologise for "their erasure of her historic achievement". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 07:00:55 UTC ]
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Grand Marais, Minn., held its third North Shore Readers & Writers Festival early last month, attracting literary types from across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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