When Baillie Gifford assumed sponsorship of the Samuel Johnson Prize, Four Colman Getty had its work cut out shepherding 17 years of brand recognition into a new phase. Practice director Truda Spruyt reveals how the team made that transition. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has unveiled this year’s longlist after "lively debates" among the judges. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 10:22:42 UTC ]
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John Murray publisher Mark Richards is co-founding a new publishing company with Diana Broccardo, commercial director of Profile Books, called Swift Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 04:45:37 UTC ]
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The book is a sumptuous scrapbook of photographs, magazine covers, artwork and hundreds of articles. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-04 17:19:27 UTC ]
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We can’t stop telling stories about pandemics, even as we wait for one to hit us. As coronavirus spreads across the world, so have headlines about the ways that storytellers, from those in Babylonia to contemporary novelists and Hollywood, have used infectious disease for narrative effect. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-02 16:51:35 UTC ]
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Indie presses are increasingly dominating translated fiction because of the way they find and promote authors, according to an analysis of the longlists for the Booker International Prize and its predecessor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 06:05:08 UTC ]
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Despite fears around the coronavirus disrupting the London Book Fair, agents are reporting undimmed interest in highbrow but accessible non-fiction, with feminist fiction also faring well. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-28 02:35:06 UTC ]
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Granta has signed non-fiction debut Written in the Sand by British poet and essayist Jack Parlett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 09:17:55 UTC ]
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It’s an exciting year for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes! This will be its 40th year of celebrating the literary community. The Times announced their 2019 Book Prize finalists today; the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on April 17th. Additionally, bestselling crime... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-19 17:41:26 UTC ]
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Bonnier Books UK has announced promotions for Ciara Lloyd, Beth Eynon and Madiya Altaf in its non-fiction team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 15:27:11 UTC ]
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Sphere has hired Rebecca Farrell as commissioning editor for its fiction list, acquiring new commercial women’s fiction and working with some of Sphere’s top brands. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 07:21:25 UTC ]
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The Telegraph Sports Book Awards has announced a new prize for children’s titles and made the National Literacy Trust its charity partner for 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:25:53 UTC ]
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A reader new to science fiction and fantasy embraces the genre and explores some of the great new works of SFF on shelves now. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-02-17 11:40:18 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster (S&S) has struck a new partnership with public libraries in the UK Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-16 17:38:06 UTC ]
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Faber and Profile will publish a new series by bestselling Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 21:59:59 UTC ]
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The novel finds an unnamed father and daughter alone in a wilderness seemingly untouched by whatever catastrophe has rendered them the last two humans on earth. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-13 16:43:27 UTC ]
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Below is the text of the 2020 Clark Lecture in English Literature instituted by Trinity College, Cambridge. * Thank you for inviting me to deliver this, the Clark Lecture, now in its 152nd year. When I received the invitation, I scrolled down the list of previous speakers, the many “Sirs” and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-12 09:49:50 UTC ]
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James Wood writes about the novelist Daniel Kehlmann, who evokes an era of doctrinal fervor—and brings to life a mythical trickster. Continue reading at New Yorker
[ New Yorker | 2020-02-10 11:00:00 UTC ]
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I feel creatively lost most of the time. It doesn’t matter if I’m beginning a fresh project, wading through the middle, or racing toward the end—I often find myself in a fugue state that makes it impossible for me to understand what I’m doing, even as I’m doing it. This is what I love about […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-05 09:48:59 UTC ]
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This week, Kevin Wilson reviews Stephen Wright’s new novel, “Processed Cheese.” In 2006, Laura Miller wrote for the Book Review about “The Amalgamation Polka,” Wright’s novel about the descendant of both ardent abolitionists and unwavering slaveholders. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-31 10:00:10 UTC ]
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This week, Jabari Asim reviews a collection of short stories by Zora Neale Hurston. In 1978, Henry Louis Gates Jr. wrote for the Book Review about Robert Hemenway’s “Zora Neale Hurston: A Literary Biography.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-24 10:00:06 UTC ]
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