I set up The Middle Way Mentoring Project, a two year professional development scheme, to support early-career writers take the next step in their writing career. Through my work managing a small press I met plenty of ‘nearly there’ writers who weren’t able to take the next step. These writers are often stuck in an endless cycle of attending workshop after workshop, while some go on to doing an MA while never quite making the leap to publication, others simply give up. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Book publishing is a business and increasingly a technical one, but at its heart it is an art, writes Peter J. Dougherty from Princeton University Press in this opinion piece. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine new writers have been chosen for Penguin Random House UK’s third WriteNow mentoring programme, including the scheme’s first ever illustrator. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Doughty, Adam Foulds, Joe Dunthorne and Francesca Beard are the four Folio Academy members who will become mentors for the 2018-19 period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are various theories why sales dropped 16% between 2013 and 2017. None quite provide a full answer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird is publishing a new book from Russell Brand about the role of mentors in improving our lives: Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Delivering a rousing talk at the Frankfurt Book Fair's opening press conference, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke about the strength of literature and women. The post Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Frankfurt: ‘Literature Does Matter’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former Guardian editor details a revolution in journalism. Can it still perform its vital, truth-telling role?Truth is a small word liable to sanctimonious overuse and philosophical dispute, but in its humblest sense of accurate and verifiable information we like to think we know it when we... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthony Bourdain's friend and former editor, Karen Rinaldi, on how the late chef and writer broke boundaries with his storytelling, honesty, and singular voice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education's chief executive explains why it is launching the UK's first survey of ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quantum physics—the physics of atoms and other ultratiny objects, like molecules and subatomic particles—is the most successful theory in all of science. But there’s something troubling here: quantum physics doesn’t seem to apply to humans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give is this year's recipient of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity social enterprise Creative Access is launching a new mentoring scheme and is seeking volunteers from the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literacy charities Beanstalk and Reading Matters are merging, in a move said to enable the organisations “to reach more children and young people who need support with their reading”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers mull how to make money in a world dominated by platforms. The post ‘Do billions of views even matter?’: Overheard at the Digiday Publishing Summit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers looking to develop their business will be able to access free mentoring from former Dulwich Books owner Sheila O’Reilly, thanks to an initiative by the Unwin Charitable Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jumping on bandwagons is my least favorite activity. Don't force me to tell you all the must-see movies I've skipped ("Forrest Gump" is all you'll get out of me), the No. 1 best-sellers I've bypassed (I discovered the world of "Harry Potter" only after it became a play) or the platinum records... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Dassow Walls, author of the definitive biography 'Henry David Thoreau: A Life,' on why Thoreau still matters today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Off the playing field, Martellus Bennett is anything but the stereotypical NFL athlete. Children’s books, playgrounds, a cartoon project, his own creative agency and now children’s clothing are all part of his design arsenal. Nearly four years ago, the Super Bowl champ kicked off The Imagination... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A solid backlist can make a bookstore's selection stand out, and also help shape a store's identity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Writing North, in partnership with Channel 4 and Northumbria University, is to offer three aspiring writers the chance to work with independent production company Lime Pictures on mentoring and developmental schemes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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