Dwindling daylight set the stage for The Cloisters, Katy Hays’s gothic first novel, which explores dark academia, tarot cards and betrayals among friends and colleagues. It’s a November B&N Book Club and Read with Jenna pick. (“Leo, the gardener at the Cloisters, reminds me of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights,” noted Jenna Hager Bush.) Hays traces […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-22 09:52:10 UTC ]
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Ernest J. Gaines, award-winning author of the acclaimed novel 'The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,' and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient, died of a heart attack at his home in Oscar, La. He was 86. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown has confirmed it is pushing ahead with publication of A Warning, the new tell-all about Donald Trump's administration by an anonymous senior official, despite the US Department of Justice warning Hachette that the author may be violating "one or more" NDAs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 14:37:22 UTC ]
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An eight-strong shortlist of writers from both sides of the Atlantic has been revealed for the £20,000 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 23:28:45 UTC ]
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YA and children’s writers Jenny Valentine, Ali Sparkes, Aneirin Karadog, Brian Conaghan and Patrice Lawrence will join the Hay Festival Scribblers Tour to visit thousands of young people across Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 03:07:51 UTC ]
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Independent bookshop Telling Tales has moved aboard a purpose-built canal boat to roam through London's canals and beyond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 00:02:15 UTC ]
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The documentary explores how the bestselling author has been both celebrated and reviled. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-10-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The only store in Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, to exclusively sell new books will open on 26th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 06:24:17 UTC ]
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Publisher HarperCollins says Back is first and only account ‘directly from’ US golferFresh from a startling career comeback after years of battling injuries, sex addiction and tabloids, Tiger Woods has announced a new memoir titled Back in which he promises to tell his “definitive story”.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-10-15 15:31:34 UTC ]
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The Edmund Kemper, audiobook narrator story is sensational. The work of The Blind Project, though, is vital, important, and worth knowing. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-14 10:35:39 UTC ]
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London Bridge station was brought to a standstill at lunchtime today when a professional dancer dressed as "Dirty Dancing's" Johnny Castle performed the iconic ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” lift from the finale of the 1987 classic film with a London office worker, in a HQ publicity stunt to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 16:41:08 UTC ]
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Arabic publishing is in crisis, the celebrated Palestinian poet and writer Mourid Barghouti told delegates at the International Publishers Association’s (IPA) first ever Middle East Seminar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 13:24:16 UTC ]
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In 2012, a colleague and I decided to curate an interview series for the website where we then worked; we boldly and cleverly titled said series The Future of American Fiction. Yes, imagine it in (internet) lights. Per the title, we asked a handful of young and formally or thematically... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-30 08:48:58 UTC ]
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In part 3 of "steal these screenwriting secrets," we delve into marketing and query letters. In other words, these are screenwriting secrets to steal after you write and specifically related to crafting killer query letters. The post Psst: Novelists – Steal These Screenwriting Secrets! Part 3... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-30 01:46:56 UTC ]
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Orion m.d. Katie Espiner is the latest keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019; she will reflect on her four years at the Hachette-owned publishing business, as well as what it means to be one of the highest profile female leaders in the book sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 20:24:57 UTC ]
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Chanel Miller, the woman previously known as “Emily Doe,” wrote her memoir as an act of reclamation. Jennifer Weiner reviews it. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-24 09:00:11 UTC ]
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In a letter, shared with PW, Audible acknowledged they had received a September 9 IBPA request to exclude 27 IBPA members from the Captions program, and replied that the program would launch on a limited basis only. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers must pull together with other retailers in their community to increase footfall and save the British high street, the Booksellers Association conference heard on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 23:26:25 UTC ]
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Malcolm Gladwell examines the consequential mistakes we make in dealing with strangers. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-06 13:53:30 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has struck a three-book deal in a major new middle-grade series by authors Katie and Kevin Tsang. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-02 05:13:48 UTC ]
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Terrance Dicks, children’s author and writer of numerous Doctor Who novels and episodes, has died at the age of 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-02 00:08:34 UTC ]
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