On publication in January, Iranian-Jamaican Brooklynite Mateo Askaripour’s Black Buck became an instant New York Times bestseller. Described as “a crackling, satirical début novel”, and informed by the author’s own experiences in the tech world, the book has been compared to The Great Gatsby (NPR) and comes with the endorsement of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead, who called it “a high-wire act full of verve and dark, comic energy”. We spoke to Askaripour about sales, craft, liberation and writing for a Black readership. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-09 04:51:31 UTC ]
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Jacaranda Books has announced the final line-up of speakers for the #TwentyIn2020 Literary Festival, celebrating Black British writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-03 05:24:01 UTC ]
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For book lovers, the announcement may feel like background noise, but the ramifications are huge. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-25 12:57:10 UTC ]
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Essayist Roger Rosenblatt’s wide wanderings start with a solo trip to the beach — at age 3. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing industry should trust and listen to its communications teams to see greater change and audience growth, PR professionals said at The Bookseller's FutureBook conference on Tuesday (17th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:55:46 UTC ]
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The Quarto Group's Frances Lincoln Children’s Books imprint has added US vice-president-elect Kamala Harris to its Little People, Big Dreams list for 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 14:59:22 UTC ]
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In May of this year, SAGE publishing took a step that was part gamble, part experiment. As discussions over lockdown policies dominated the global conversation, Professor Stephen Reicher emerged as one of the most authoritative voices in the field, through his work with the government’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 10:49:23 UTC ]
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London map and travel book specialist Stanfords has launched a £120,000 crowdfunding campaign and warned that the coronavirus crisis has put its future in “grave danger”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-04 05:05:13 UTC ]
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This month, cartoonist Peter Bagge returns to his indie comics roots and to Buddy Bradley, one of his most enduring characters, when Fantagraphics publishes 'The Complete Hate', a three-volume collection of Bagge’s fictional chronicle of the gruff, heading nowhere fast 1990s slacker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Lynne Cheney describes the influence of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobrow will next month release three further Hilda books to tie in with the release of the second TV series starring the character on Netflix. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-29 22:16:04 UTC ]
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Our commenters had some thoughtful responses to a story about novels that ended in disappointing ways. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Dorling Kindersley will put a focus on sustainability in its spring list next year, revealing titles to encourage the public to "make more sustainable choices". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-23 10:44:48 UTC ]
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Tayari Jones, Joanna Trollope and Kathy Reichs are among the authors selected for Richard & Judy's Christmas Book Club, which this year is dominated by thrillers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-22 09:21:24 UTC ]
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Rod Sims signals he will monitor the newswire situation, but is broadly positive about media diversity in AustraliaAustralia’s competition watchdog has put News Corp on notice, warning it will closely monitor how the company’s recently established newswire competes with the salvaged news agency... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-21 08:56:47 UTC ]
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As in life, saying goodbye is not easy for storytellers. Parting can be such sweet sorrow or such putrid disappointment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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What do actual readers think about the books which land on the New York Times Bestseller List? A new study finds out. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-09 10:33:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook, The Bookseller's publishing conference, has announced the first speakers for its five-day virtual event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:00:31 UTC ]
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Fox News has created Fox News Books and signed a three-book deal with HarperCollins, whose Broadside Books will oversee the imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Brit Bennett, Dara McAnulty, Kiley Reid and Rutger Bregman are among the authors shortlisted by booksellers for this year's Books Are My Bag Readers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 00:27:03 UTC ]
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IN HONOR of Banned Books Week, LARB’s editors have compiled a brief anthology of essays on works of literature that were — and, in some cases, still are — officially unavailable to large groups of readers around the world, as well as interviews with authors who have faced censorship. In this... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-09-27 12:30:06 UTC ]
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