Martina Cole | 'I was just this blonde from Essex, people didn’t know what to do with me'

Martina Cole, the bestselling and prolific author of crime fiction, is to be celebrated by publisher Headline in her 25th year as a published author. She deserves more respect for her achievements, says Tom Tivnan. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UpLift literature leadership scheme for young people of colour launches

Words of Colour Productions and the Irish Writers Centre have unveiled UpLift, an international literature leadership initiative for young people of colour aged between 18 and 30. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 00:53:24 UTC ]
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“People Wanted Stories About How Hard It Was to Be a Woman.” Marlowe Granados on Resisting Market Trends

Marlowe Granados is the guest. Her debut novel, Happy Hour, is out now from Verso Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts!  From the episode: Marlowe Granados: I think that you have to wait a little bit for the correct timing. That was my main gripe with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-09 09:50:34 UTC ]
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S&S 'spellbound' by Smith's Cold People

Simon & Schuster UK has landed Tom Rob Smith’s "utterly gripping" novel Cold People in a two-book deal.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 04:14:54 UTC ]
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Review: Katie Couric is done pleasing people, as her new memoir proves

The TV news star's memoir, 'Going There,' is fearlessly, wildly entertaining, often emotional and sure to upend the idea that she wants your love. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-26 13:00:12 UTC ]
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Jerry Pinkney, children’s book illustrator who celebrated African American people and culture, dies at 81

Mr. Pinkney brought new life to old fairy tales — and to children’s literature as a whole — with his radiant illustrations in more than 100 picture books. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-22 13:28:42 UTC ]
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IAC to pay $2.7 billion for parent of People, Better Homes & Gardens

The purchase of Meredith Corp.'s magazine publishing operations is expected to close by the end of the year. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-10-06 23:04:39 UTC ]
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Jason Reynolds will serve a third term as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.

Today, the Library of Congress announced that bestselling author Jason Reynolds will serve as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for a third year. Reynolds’s extended appointment is an unprecedented event in the history of the program. The position, which was established in 2008,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-20 15:03:29 UTC ]
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Xi is leading China’s aggressive new strategy, but he didn’t invent it

White House official Rush Doshi explains the goal: to supplant U.S. global dominance. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Food

Matti Siegel, author of 'The Secret History of Food,' spills the beans on vanilla, beer, ice cream, Chilean sea bass, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Adiba Jaigirdar | 'I do feel very supported by the Irish people'

A tragic storyline in "Orange is the New Black" made Adiba Jaigirdar write her first novel, in a roundabout way. “A while back there were a couple of weeks where all the queer characters on TV were just dying,” she tells me, over a Zoom chat from her home in Dublin. “On ‘The Hundred’, Lexa... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 23:24:12 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney Gets Outside of People’s Heads

In her third novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” the Irish author observes her unhappy young protagonists from a notable distance. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2021-09-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir that finds dignity in troubled people and places

Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Essex indie bookshop doubles in size after 'thriving' in pandemic

An Essex-based indie bookshop is doubling in size after "thriving" during the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 20:03:30 UTC ]
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People with disabilities appear in 1% of TV ads

Although they represent 26 percent of the U.S. population, portrayals lag despite progress in product development and entertainment, Nielsen finds. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-08-19 18:10:40 UTC ]
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Martina Arzu moves to Head of Zeus

Martina Arzu is to join Head of Zeus as commissioning editor, working within its commercial fiction imprints Aria (women’s fiction) and Aries (crime and thriller). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 20:37:41 UTC ]
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Logan and Jackson among judges for Royal Society Young People's Book Prize

Broadcaster Gabby Logan and award-winning children's author Sharna Jackson are among the judges announced for this year's Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 18:21:06 UTC ]
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Zoë Playdon | 'I think I’m probably a hopeless optimist. I believe ultimately in the goodness of people'

A watershed legal case in the 1960s is the backbone of Zoë Playdon‘s investigation into how trans rights have regressed over the past 50 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-15 00:56:59 UTC ]
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Putin's People shortlisted for Pushkin House Russian Book Prize

Catherine Belton's book Putin's People (William Collins) has been shortlisted for the £10,000 annual Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, awarded to "the best non-fiction writing in English on the Russian-speaking world".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 17:20:56 UTC ]
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If You Name Your Book ‘Not a Happy Family,’ People Will Buy It

Shari Lapena’s latest thriller is on the hardcover fiction list, kids are in Halloween mode and other news from the world of best-sellerdom. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-08-05 09:00:02 UTC ]
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Cole and McKinley promoted at David Higham

Allison Cole has been promoted to head of children’s rights and Christabel McKinley has stepped up to an agent role at David Higham Associates.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-05 08:18:57 UTC ]
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