Cultural Cross Sections Alizah Holstein I stepped out of Keflavík airport at 4:30 a.m. Far off in the dimly lit parking lot was the bus to Reykjavík—parked, empty, still off-duty. Winds buffeted me from above, the cold air curling its way up my wrists and down my neck. The landscape around me was shrouded in night. I could see nothing but desolate airport roads unfurling like tendrils out into the void. I made my way to the unlit bus, pulled my jacket tighter around me, and waited. I had come to Reykjavík for a new beginning. This September day marked the official start of my master’s program in creative writing and literary translation—Vermont College of Fine Arts’ new “International MFA”—a program dedicated to literature with a global perspective. And Iceland, a nation with one of the world’s deepest and most abiding literary traditions, would be the site of our first weeklong residency. But really, what on earth I was doing? I already had a PhD in medieval Italian history, a degree that had gifted me many things—Italian, Rome, lifelong friends, a life of the mind—but not, alas, a tenure-track job. After deciding not to accept adjunct positions, I left academia to try entrepreneurship. I had sewn a fleece vest for my infant son that other parents had wanted. Before long, I had a business designing and manufacturing outerwear. As an entrepreneur, I was inspired by all there was to discover. If the past is a foreign country to... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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This week: the latest from Nobel winner Svetlana Alexievich, plus the world's most coveted fish. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star of Africa (Avon) is the star of The Bookseller’s first-ever Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Across the country, bookstores and librarians hosted authors, story times, and engaged young readers in activities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV series based on cult comic book stars Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun and Ruth NeggaThe TV series based on cult comic book Preacher is to launch in the UK on Amazon’s Prime streaming service from Monday.The episodes will be released by Amazon in the UK, Austria, Germany and Japan the day after... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ debuts with the author’s best first-week sales in years. Plus Angela Duckworth, a research psychologist and 2013 MacArthur Fellow, discusses the importance of ‘Grit,’ Rick Riordan’s latest casts Apollo down from Olympus, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: solving true crime puzzles, plus Siddhartha Mukherjee's history of the gene. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regan Arts runs with triathlete James Lawrence’s memoir, Laird Barron sells two noirs to Putnam, and Arcade picks up two titles by South Korean novelest Hey Young Pyun in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Spanish YouTuber's sex education book sparks international interest, and an Italian debut novel draws bidders in Germany and Israel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, Jojo Moyes fans gear up for the film adaptation of 'Me Before You’. Plus Debbie Macomber joins the coloring book revolution, animal behaviorist Frans de Waal explains why our fellow creatures are more intelligent than we think they are, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Saturday, the 39th annual TD Canadian Children's Book Week kicks with 29 authors, illustrators, and storytellers participating in more than 400 book-related events across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust is giving away 450,000 copies of Jessica Law’s A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea, published by Barefoot Books, for this year’s National Bookstart Week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’ and other 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners get a sales boost. Plus graphic novelist Maximilian Uriarte goes from Kickstarter success to Hardcover Fiction list debut, Canadian poet and social media star Rupi Kaur sits tight amid the coloring books on... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Josh Radnor signs up with HarperElixir for a book on answering big spiritual questions, Putnam signs a two-book world-rights deal with T. Jefferson Parker, R.L. Stine collaborates with Mystery Writers of America for a middle grade anthology to be published by HarperCollins Children’s, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: a murder mystery set in a remote town in Ghana, plus: are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On April 15, the Supreme Court declined to take up the Authors Guild v. Google case, bringing to an end the ongoing digital-age copyright battle. One reader heartily agreed with SCOTUS: Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Constantine leaving Authors Guild and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week's column, Rodale buys a book by a Bronx teacher, musician J.D. Wilkes sells his debut to Two Dollar Radio, indie bestseller J.D. Barker gets six figures at HMH, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Broadway to bookstores: the #2 book in the country is ‘Hamilton' by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Plus Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest lifestyle title launches a new brand for Grand Central, Oprah Winfrey helps Cheryl Strayed onto the bestseller list six months after publication, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Putnam preempts a debut novel about two Korean sisters separated by war, Tamara Ireland-Stone sells her fourth YA book to Disney-Hyperion, and Italian food importer Rolando Beramendi signs up with SMP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking for a great summer read, or want to get a head start on what books to recommend to customers, patrons, and friends? We’re here to help: PW’s editors have pored through the season’s offerings and come up with a killer list of the best fiction, mysteries, memoirs, romances, children’s... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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