Megan Hunter | 'It's prose that is very influenced by poetry'

A slender but spellbinding début packs a punch that belies its brevity, with the author’s background in poetry shining through her first published full-length prose. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Carcanet to mark Remembrance Day with first English translation of Alain-Fournier's poetry

Carcanet Press will shortly release the first-ever English translation of French author Alain-Fournier’s poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinidad's Capildeo wins Forward Prize for poetry

Vahni Capildeo has won the 25th Forward Prize for Best Collection, bagging £15,000 award for her work Measure of Expatriation (Carcanet). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Poetry Day to see 'mass outbreak of verse'

National Poetry Day this year will see community groups come together for a "mass outbreak of verse" on Thursday 6th October, when railway stations, coffee shops, police forces, schoolchildren and scientists all rise to the challenge to “say it with a poem”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter to Open Pre-Roll Video Ad Program to Influencers

Twitter is on a pre-roll.The service is opening its pre-roll video ad program to popular Twitter users, giving them a way to make money for their efforts.The ads play before the videos that people share on the platform, and they come with a skip button, much like the one on YouTube. Twitter has... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Sell Nearly a Half-Million Copies of a Poetry Bookts Sweet Spot with ‘Milk and Honey’

Rupi Kaur's book of poetry, 'Milk and Honey,' has sold nearly a half million print copies. How did that happen? Her publisher, Andrews McMeel, is just following "where the audience goes." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N to publish Robert Hutton's MI5 'Nazi Hunter' tale

Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing Agent Jack: The True Story of MI5's Secret Nazi Hunter by political journalist Robert Hutton in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Armitage and McGough on Winchester poetry line-up

Simon Armitage and Roger McGough are amongst the line-up for this year’s Winchester Poetry Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry on proposed third Heathrow runway to Nine Arches

Independent poetry publisher Nine Arches Press is to publish Heath, a new book written in collaboration between poets Penelope Shuttle and John Greening. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cape Poetry signs 'important new voice' Ocean Vuong

Jonathan Cape has signed an award-winning debut American poet to its list, Ocean Vuong, tipped to be "an important new voice" after making "huge waves" in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penned in the Margins finds space for new poetry titles

Live literature producer and independent publisher Penned in the Margins is publishing the latest titles from Luke Kennard and Melissa Lee-Houghton, which its director Tom Chivers believes is a “bit of a coup” for a small indie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inpress seeks to reassure poetry publishers on PBS

Inpress has insisted the Poetry Book Society is "very much alive" following the corporate entity's move into liquidation, and will be "powering up rather than winding down its activities". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Roche to publish debut poetry collection with Unbound

Non-executive chairman of The London Book Fair, David Roche - an industry stalwart of more than 25 years - is crowdfunding a debut book of poems through Unbound. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry Book Society winds down activities

The Poetry Book Society (PBS) is winding down after more than 50 years supporting and encouraging the art of poetry and the sale of poetry books, with all staff made redundant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Ad Influence Remains Strong Among Regional Magazine Readers

Readership insights and annual award winners from the CRMA's annual conference in Denver. The post Print Ad Influence Remains Strong Among Regional Magazine Readers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Masters of Prose Warm Up to Children’s Picture Books

The writer Jane Smiley, center, at a reading of her book “Twenty Yawns” at Bank Street Bookstore in Manhattan last month. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Otter-Barry Books launches poetry list with focus on debuts and diversity

Janetta Otter-Barry, the founder of independent publisher Otter-Barry Books, is hoping to publish new voices in children’s poetry with her new list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bobbie Houston: Championing Women’s Global Influence

Hillsong Church pastor Bobbie Houston gives a behind-the-scenes look at her women’s ministry, the Sisterhood, and explains how she hopes to share its message of female empowerment and unification to women around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish Michel Faber's poetry on grief

Canongate is to publish Undying, a collection of poetry from Michel Faber in which he honours the memory of his late wife. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Datebook: Duchamp's influence, fantastical worlds and collages that get political

Landscapes of fanciful worlds. Collages that take on violence, race and militarism. And a work that explores 20th century history in video. Plus: The long-running influence of Marcel Duchamp. Here are five exhibitions and events to see in Los Angeles and beyond in the coming week: "Duchamp to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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