Nicholls, Smith and McEwan join Cheltenham Literature Festival line-up

David Nicholls, Ali Smith and Ian McEwan are among the line-up for this year’s the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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2016 National Book Awards for Young People Literature in Photos

On Wednesday evening, November 16, five finalists for the Young People's Literature prize headed to Cipriani Wall Street in lower Manhattan for the 67th National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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'March: Book Three' Wins 2016 NBA for Young People's Literature

Members of the publishing industry gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for the 67th National Book Awards, where John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell won for 'March: Book Three.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Gibson to Join Grove Atlantic

Former Bloomsbury U.S. publishing director George Gibson is joining Grove Atlantic as executive editor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zadie Smith on Male Critics, Appropriation, and What Interests Her Novelistically About Trump

In an interview in 2000, Zadie Smith told the Guardian about the pressure she felt after the astonishing success of her debut novel, White Teeth. “I was expected to be some expert on multicultural affairs, as if multiculturalism is a genre of fiction or something,” she said. “Whereas it’s just a... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Brimming Heart of Zadie Smith

A paradox lurks in the heart of the novelist’s vocation. Human beings are what most novels are about, the stuff that fiction is made of. Yet writing books is a solitary activity, one that tends to attract introverts and loners. The work might be brilliant, but it will have a shard of ice in its... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terrell joins Penguin General

Marketer Lindsay Terrell, who was given a BMS Award this week for her work on Tim Burgess’s Tim Book Two (Faber), has joined Penguin General in the role of campaigns manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Cornerstone's Geras joins Bookouture as part of 'significant' expansion

Jenny Geras, currently publishing director of Arrow at Cornerstone, has been appointed to build a new commercial fiction team at Bookouture. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emad Akhtar to join Orion Fiction as publishing director

Orion Publishing Group has appointed Emad Akhtar, senior commissioning editor at Michael Joseph, as publishing director for Orion Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson and Alex T Smith team up for YA story

Author Juno Dawson and illustrator Alex T Smith have teamed up to create a YA novel, which will be published by Barrington Stoke in October next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McEwan, Pullman and Tremain in character auction

Ian McEwan, Philip Pullman [pictured] and Rose Tremain are among the authors offering bidders the chance to be named as a character in their upcoming books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carrie Plitt to join Felicity Bryan

Carrie Plitt will be joining Felicity Bryan Associates in Oxford as an agent on 31st October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluemoose, Tilted Axis and Mayfly join Northern Fiction Alliance

Three new independent publishers are to join the Northern Fiction Alliance which intends to position the north of England as a "centre of publishing excellence". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Luck to join Conville & Walsh

Agent Lucy Luck will join Conville and Walsh on 1st November, departing Aitken Alexander Associates where she has been a senior literary agent since November 2014. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Join Digiday, The New York Times and Keywee in NYC on Thurs. for the future of publishing

As part of Keywee's efforts to bring together the New York publishing community, we are teaming up with The New York Times and Digiday to discuss how The Times approaches topics like audience development, reader engagement, and content distribution, as well as trends in digital publishing. We... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debate At Frankfurt’s Weltempfang: Does a European Literature Exist?

At Weltempfang, a stage designed to welcome debate and inquiry in Frankfurt Book Fair's Hall 3, speakers came together on a potentially divisive question of modern European identity in literature. The post Debate At Frankfurt’s Weltempfang: Does a European Literature Exist? appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edwards and Contos join Laurence King

Laurence King Publishing has appointed illustrated book editor Chelsea Edwards and visual arts specialist Philip Contos as senior editors.            Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black History Month anthology seeks to broaden scope of African literature

Digital-only publisher Bahati Books will release an anthology showcasing the “best in contemporary African writing” to mark Black History Month at the end of the month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan wins the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Songwriter and lyricist Bob Dylan was named the 109th laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13, for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Festive launch for Tom Fletcher's 'The Christmasaurus'

A brass band and pop stars were present for the launch of Tom Fletcher’s first novel, The Christmasaurus (Penguin Random House Children’s), at the Natural History Museum last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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