The novelist on William Blake, crying through Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and an insightful poem about teenage masturbationBorn in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1978, Emma Jane Unsworth studied English literature at the University of Liverpool and received an MA from Manchester University’s Centre for New Writing. Formerly a journalist and columnist for The Big Issue in the North, Unsworth has published a number of short stories and two novels including 2014’s Animals, which won a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize and was adapted as a film in 2019. Her latest novel, Adults, is released by the Borough Press next Thursday. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Chaz Reetz-Laiolo had alleged that her bestselling debut novel The Girls stole from his writingsA California judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by author Emma Cline’s ex-boyfriend alleging that Cline’s bestselling debut novel, The Girls, stole from his own writings and infringed his... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SERIES Civilizations This docu-series narrated by Liev Schreiber concludes with a look at the importance of art in the modern age. 8 p.m. KOCE The Bold Type Kat (Aisha Dee) tries to shake things up at work in a new episode of this comedy-drama set in the world of magazine publishing. 8 p.m.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House India has acquired Hindi-language publisher and "cultural icon" Hind Pocket Books for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In actor Sam Richardson’s cozy Hollywood Hills den, fandom plays off a lush, panoramic view. Three walls boast floor-length windows and sliding glass doors; the fourth displays an impressive array of fantasy collectibles and “nerd books.” They include the Harry Potter collection and a replica of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW contributing editor Brian Kenney offers his picks from a strong 2018 ALA professional program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tramp Press, a small independent house in Ireland, has a winner in Mike McCormack's 'Solar Bones,' later published by Canongate in the UK and Soho Press in the States. McCormack has won the International Dublin Literary Award. The post The €100,000 International Dublin Award Highlights Ireland’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SERIES Taken Mills (Clive Standen) tries to save his cousin from members of an underworld syndicate in a new episode of the series based on the Liam Neeson action franchise. Jennifer Beals and Adam Goldberg also star. 8 p.m. NBC The Crossing The now-canceled science fiction drama, about a group... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chez l'Éditeur has become a profitable and popular coffee shop for book publisher Québec Amérique, and Caroline Fortin says the café contributes more than money to her business. The post A Montreal Publisher’s Coffee Shop Becomes a Cultural Gathering Place appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pavilion Books has signed Emma Lazell, who was featured in The Bookseller’s Bologna 2018 Illustrator’s Showcase. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A study examining the "gender price gap" in the American publishing industry claims to show that books by men are valued more highly than books by women. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hope and cross-cultural understanding were big themes at the official ceremony honoring the winners of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Abu Dhabi. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired a "moving and exquisitely funny" debut novel by Emma Morgan, who was part of the inaugural PRH WriteNow mentoring programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Goodman Artis takes Folio: inside the magazine's new look. The post Shape Redesigns to Address a “Cultural Shift” Around Fitness appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hip-hop upends the Pulitzer Prize and a pair of musicians take to the stage in dresses made out of speakers. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s rocking culture news (and essential cumbia remixes): ESSENTIAL IMAGE The 2018 winner of the Pulitzer Prize... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rather than explaining or defending his faith, Islamic scholar Omid Safi translates a collection of Sufi mystics’ poems that extol the ‘transformative and redemptive’ love of God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a "major work of non-fiction" that examines how work has shaped human civilisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by the writing non-profit Grub Street, a Boston literary coalition proposal for a cultural center along the city's waterfront got a boost this week with the announcement of a $2 million grant from the Calderwood Charitable Foundation should their plan be approved. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former journalist Jane Harper has become one of the world's leading mystery writers with her "Aaron Falk" mysteries set in distant corners of Australia. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s will publish a book about rape culture and toxic masculinity in the UK this May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The great-niece of Virginia Woolf is to publish her debut novel in July with Three Hares Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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