Mantel to give Reith Lectures on historical fiction

Dame Hilary Mantel is to give a series of lectures around the UK which will be broadcast by BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The genre is experiencing a renaissance with quality novels and short stories from new and established authors. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Stripes signs new fiction series in three-book deal

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Managing those dreaded credit rep calls in an indie bookstore can be stressful. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Thompson-Spires Wins Hurston/Wright 2019 Award for Fiction

Authors Nafissa Thompson-Spires (fiction), Terrance Hayes (poetry), and Imani Perry (nonfiction) were the winners of the Hurston/Wright Foundation's annual Legacy Awards, presented October 18 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rothwell joins Arrow as fiction editor

Jennie Rothwell has left Bonnier Books UK to join Cornerstone imprint Arrow as fiction editor.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist revealed

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Non-fiction leads the way as climate titles dominate discussion at Frankfurt

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Walker pre-empts Joseph Coelho’s first middle-grade fiction series

Walker Books will publish award-winning poet Joseph Coelho’s first middle-grade fiction series.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 18:51:42 UTC ]
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Pavilion scoops Smy's second graphic novel for new fiction list

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New Short Fiction, Including a National Book Foundation Honoree

Ashley Wurzbacher’s debut, “Happy Like This,” is among this fall’s standout story collections. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Michelle Davies moves from Pan Mac to Orion Fiction in two-book deal

Crime writer Michelle Davies is moving from Pan Macmillan to Orion Fiction in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-11 07:46:25 UTC ]
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Welbeck Publishing primed for fiction push

After the buyout of Carlton Books, Mark Smith and Marcus Leaver will look to fiction to build on the publisher’s non-fiction base.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Crowdfunder for 'best non-fiction book club in world' smashes £100,000 target

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An online warehouse gone rogue. Driverless cars, hijacked: Fiction that feels eerily possible.

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The weird, the wacky, the underappreciated: A new look at science fiction and fantasy

Our new columnists highlight the works of NYi-Sheng, Fernando A. Flores and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Canongate to publish 'ambitious' auto-fiction about living with disability

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Rewriting the historical epic: African women writers go big

Petina Gappah’s “Out of Darkness, Shining Light” is the latest example of a new generation of African novelists reinventing historical fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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