Many famous names – from Dawn French to, more recently, Ronnie O’Sullivan – have turned their hand to fiction, a move that has a mixed legacyWhat does a person do when they find they have become a successful consumer brand? Assuming you embrace this appalling fate, you’ll want to put your name to a memoir; you might even write it yourself. Then, depending on your field, there are options for clothes, sports kit maybe … perhaps a perfume? Some kitchen equipment? Umm … would a novel be pushing it? Related: Biographies are so over – now celebrities just make it all up Related: Ronnie O’Sullivan: ‘I just use snooker rather than letting it use me’ Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's New England Independent Booksellers Association conference, held September 11–13, brought together booksellers, publishers, and authors and highlighted such industry trends as the rising price of books and strong sales of horror and fantasy titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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For many, defending the freedom to read has come at a steep cost. We recently talked with five librarians and educators who are standing up to the would-be censors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The 10 books on the Young People's Literature longlist for the 2024 National Book Awards were chosen from 333 entries. The post US National Book Award Longlists: Young People’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-10 14:05:45 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The ten titles were selected from a pool of 333 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Young People’s Literature are Rose Brock, Huda... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-10 14:00:09 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has revealed the 2024 National Book Award longlist for Young People's Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 1, and the winner will be announced during the 75th awards ceremony on November 20 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation is announcing the 2024 National Book Award longlists this week. Five finalists in each of the five categories—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people's literature—will be named October 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pulitzer prize winner on uniting Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton in her new novel, her unfathomable dreams, and how she went from ‘blabbermouth’ to writerPulitzer prize winner Elizabeth Strout, 68, has wooed readers and critics alike with a string of bestselling novels set in Maine, where... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-07 17:00:22 UTC ]
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Adam Nimoy, son of Leonard, has published a memoir that centers on the distance he felt from his father and the quest for reconciliation. We talk with Adam ahead of a double screening and talkback in Los Angeles this weekend. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-28 19:48:37 UTC ]
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From upstart to Goliath to villain and back, Leonard Riggio's influence was unparalleled in the world of books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-27 20:30:32 UTC ]
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Times are hard for print media in Saskatchewan. This is true for Indigenous-focused news outlets just like any other. But some are adapting to change and hoping to inspire the next generation of Indigenous journalists. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2024-08-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Good morning, Boston. Happy National Root Beer Float Day. Here are the five things you need to know in local business news to start your Tuesday, before you go get that Black Cow. The biggest business news of the day — unless you include the continuing Wall Street meltdown — is the finding by... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-08-06 10:16:18 UTC ]
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The inaugural Inside Prize has named its first recipient—the author Imani Perry. The new book award is “a collaborative project of Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, Center for Justice Innovation and Dallas bookstore owner Lori Feathers.” And in a novel move, all the prize judges are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-02 17:05:17 UTC ]
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Insight into personality is dramatically more important than emotional intelligence. Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies. Clients include... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-07-20 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Emil Ferris’s ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Book 2’, the eagerly-awaited sequel to her 2017 debut graphic novel, returns to her irresistibly curious queer protagonist, 10-year-old Karen Reyes, and her working-class life in 1960s Chicago. A six-page excerpt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The shake up at the Hachette Book Group imprint comes at a time when publishers are feeling pressured by sluggish print sales and rising supply chain costs. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-06-06 01:11:09 UTC ]
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In “Reading the Room,” Paul Yamazaki, the chief buyer for City Lights Booksellers, calls this “one of the richest and most rewarding times” to be a literature fan. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-05-23 09:00:58 UTC ]
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Why are some authors and books iconic? Why do other authors and books tank? It’s tempting to say that William Shakespeare is uniquely talented, and so is Stephen King. But, of course, there are plenty of amazing writers out there that you haven’t heard of them. Benjamin Franklin had a sister,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-21 08:59:13 UTC ]
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More than 30 years ago Annika Pergament drove up the coast, starting in Florida, in search of her first journalism job after graduate school—her trunk filled with tapes of herself as a news anchor. She landed a gig in television news just several hundred miles later."I hit every news station on... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-04-23 20:44:42 UTC ]
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A quarter century of a Gen X classic, a new children's literature museum opens, and yes everyone is trying to get you to play their crossword. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-04-01 20:48:47 UTC ]
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Next year, SenLinYu’s Harry Potter fic Manacled will disappear from Archive of Our Own. They don’t want to take it down, but it’s the only way to keep others from profiting off of the work. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-02-28 20:42:17 UTC ]
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