'Nick' reveals what really happened before 'The Great Gatsby'

F. Scott Fitzgerald's copyright expired on Jan. 1, 2021 — more adaptations are coming! Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-04 15:57:59 UTC ]

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English PEN translation award winners revealed

​Twenty books have won English PEN’s flagship translation awards, marking the highest number of awards ever given by the programme.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 23:56:40 UTC ]
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Ralph Ellison’s Letters Reveal a Complex Philosopher of Black Expression

“The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison” capture the fiercely intelligent and irreverent author of “Invisible Man” in conversation with other novelists and critics of his day. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-19 10:00:10 UTC ]
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Her Francophilia Saved Her From the Death Camps, but Not From Great Danger

In “A Bookshop in Berlin,” Françoise Frenkel describes a life devoted to French literature and her escape from the Nazis across occupied France. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-12-12 16:02:39 UTC ]
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Hay Festival reveals earlybird events by Mantel, Smith and Hirsch

Hay Festival has announced eight “earlybird” events for next year’s activism and climate crisis-themed event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 13:58:34 UTC ]
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André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the 2019 André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards has been revealed with 16 titles in the running for the £2,000 prizes.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 05:50:36 UTC ]
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Searching for socialism in the Great Society

1960s programs to ease poverty and discrimination were doomed from the start, Amity Shlaes argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-05 20:42:48 UTC ]
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Latest CIPFA stats reveal library numbers still falling

Newly released figures show there were 35 static and mobile library closures in the year to end March 2019 across England, Wales and Scotland, with the total falling from 3,618 to 3,583. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-05 04:50:10 UTC ]
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Tony Lothian Prize 2019 shortlist revealed

The six-strong shortlist for this year’s Tony Lothian Prize, which awards £2,000 to the best unpublished biography, have been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-28 22:18:02 UTC ]
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Sherlock Holmes can never die. New books about the great sleuth are making sure of it.

“The Devil’s Due,” “The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols” and “The Daily Sherlock Holmes.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-27 17:04:25 UTC ]
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Canongate nets Nick Cave book

Canongate has bought Stranger Than Kindness by musician Nick Cave, to accompany an exhibition in Copenhagen opening in March 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-22 02:53:39 UTC ]
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Meredith’s Magazine Division Reveals New Leadership Structure | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_162357" align="alignright" width="150"] Catherine Levene[/caption] On Monday, Meredith Corp. announced a series of expanded leadership roles within its national media division. The president of Meredith Digital, Catherine Levene, who succeeded Stan Pavolvsky in that... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-11-21 17:20:43 UTC ]
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Canongate nets Nick Cave's illustrated autobiography

Canongate has bought an illustrated autobiography by musician Nick Cave, Stanger Than Kindness, to accompany an exhibition in Copenhagen opening in March 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 04:56:30 UTC ]
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Mabey hails Oneworld fiction list as Jones, Dean and Schweblin reveal 2020 titles

Oneworld showcased its Spring 2020 highlights last night, as publisher Juliet Mabey toasted ten years of success.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 00:07:43 UTC ]
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Foyles reveals Books of the Year 2019

Books by Ocean Vuong, Lisa Taddeo and Katherine Rundell have triumphed to be named Foyles 2019 Books of the Year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-20 23:32:14 UTC ]
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Yes He Did: Barajas Graphic Bio Reclaims Great-Granddad’s Civil Rights Legacy

Henry Barajas’ Latinx memoir and graphic biography of his social activist great-grandfather, 'La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo' with art by J. Gonzo, will be published this month by Image Comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Revealing journeys through Mexico’s ‘hard-up hinterland’

Paul Theroux encounters poverty and violence, kindness and hospitality, pride and melancholy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-14 20:40:57 UTC ]
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In recent memoirs, musicians reveal glamorous tantrums, plenty of drug use and the double-edged sword of fame

Elton John, Rick Ross and Liz Phair have written frank accounts of celebrity life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-13 18:25:08 UTC ]
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Cover Reveal and Excerpt: THE HENNA WARS By Adiba Jaigirdar

Check out the cover and an exclusive excerpt from THE HENNA WARS, a debut YA novel by Book Riot contributor Adiba Jaigirdar! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-12 11:31:48 UTC ]
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Blackwell's Book of the Year shortlist revealed

Blackwell's has revealed its contenders for its 2019 Book of the Year, with the all-female shortlist including titles by Booker shortlistee Elif Shafak and Candice Carty-Williams.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 21:37:10 UTC ]
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DSC Prize for South Asian Literature shortlist revealed

​Six novels have been shortlisted for the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, as the award returns for its ninth year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-07 19:11:34 UTC ]
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