Back in January 2018, freelance journalist Mason began work on a new novel in the little shed in her back garden in Sydney. She already had two books under her belt with HarperCollins Australia, a memoir of early motherhood—the brilliantly titled Say it Again in a Nice Voice—and her début novel You be Mother. Her editor was keenly waiting for the third. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-12 23:02:14 UTC ]
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Interviews Tiffany Hawk In 2012, at sixteen years old, Joshua Wong and the pro-democracy student group he founded took on the Hong Kong government, mobilized more than one hundred thousand student protesters, and surprised the world by successfully... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2020-03-23 16:00:04 UTC ]
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Acknowledging that Reed Exhibitions is disappointed about Penguin Random House's decision to withdraw from BookExpo and BookCon, which was set for May 27-31 at New York City's Javits Center, event manager Jenny Martin said Reed is hoping to find new dates for the event. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Toby Ferris traveled across Europe to see all of the Dutch Renaissance painter’s surviving work. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-11 18:07:05 UTC ]
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A photo of an abused Native girl frames Byron Dorgan’s account of struggle and survival. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Sisman‘s sprightly new book follows a 20th-century fantasist who styled himself, variously, as a professor, doctor and reverend. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-26 15:00:00 UTC ]
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How did everything get so bad, so fast? For young Americans, trust in society and its various institutions is at historical lows. These books comprise a solid intro to the mechanics of our totally fucked up and bullshit American society in 2020. There’s no Trump on the list, but if you read the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 09:49:35 UTC ]
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Hope Dellon, former longtime editor at St. Martin's Press, died on February 19 surrounded by family in New York. She was 67. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The new online bookstore intended to benefit indies is nearly ready to go, and will launch January 28. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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News of The Book People going into administration has been met with dismay by publishers, who still hold out hope that a buyer for at least part of the business can be found. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 20:40:19 UTC ]
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Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, shared "Barking to the Choir" with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-17 03:46:56 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson has scooped How to be Hopeful by writer, performer and activist Bernadette Russell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 14:44:42 UTC ]
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Profile Books and the Wellcome Collection will publish Elif Shafak’s manifesto offering “a rallying cry for hopefulness”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 02:43:46 UTC ]
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The Twitter personalities discuss their new book and making astrology — as well as poetry — accessible. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-11 19:14:40 UTC ]
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Jess Ekstrom’s ‘Chasing the Bright Side’ details the positivity and sense of humor that has helped propel her life and informs the mission of her charity for cancer patients, Headbands of Hope. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The head of Otava Publishing, one of Finland’s largest books beasts as well as an owner of its biggest bookshop chain, says the domestic market has been ‘bipolar’—but reckons new formats present a massive opportunity for brave publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-18 03:01:17 UTC ]
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Oneworld has acquired the memoir of the woman who raised seven extraordinarily talented musical children, the Kanneh-Masons, exploring parenting, music education and the boundless potential of all children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 16:07:07 UTC ]
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New works by Nick Flynn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Nancy Naomi Carlson and Kathleen Graber. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-15 18:56:14 UTC ]
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In a series of specially targeted sessions on Frankfurt’s Academic & Business Information Stage, Copyright Clearance Center will look at the EU’s new copyright directive, at transformative agreements in open access, and at the state of ‘big data’ today. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief |... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-05 01:19:04 UTC ]
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Paul Hendrickson’s biography “Plagued by Fire” is an exhaustive attempt to understand the architectural genius. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-04 14:16:14 UTC ]
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