PEN Festival Guest Turned Away by U.S. Immigration

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, an Australian author and Muslim activist who was slated to speak at the PEN World Voices festival in New York this month, has been deported from the U.S. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Trump has turned the presidency into an arm of his own business

Forbes staff writer Dan Alexander argues the president has grotesquely abused public power for private gain. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Guest of Honor Spain: Looking Ahead to 2022

Two key components come into play in Spain’s bid for greater traction for Spanish literature—a new ‘Books from Spain’ rights portal and new translation funding for international publishers. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See our complete guide to Frankfurter Buchmesse... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-14 00:23:16 UTC ]
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PEN America, Penguin Random House Partner on ‘Book the Vote’

First rolled out during the 2018 US midterm elections, the 'Book the Vote' program offers voter information and political literature. The post PEN America, Penguin Random House Partner on ‘Book the Vote’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-12 23:41:35 UTC ]
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Indie presses and literary festivals among first ACE Culture Recovery Fund recipients

The first round of the £275m Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated, and sees some indie presses receiving up to £200,000.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-12 07:24:04 UTC ]
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After losing two loved ones to covid-19, I turned to books. Here are 15 titles that helped me cope.

A selection of memoirs and novels that can help connect and lift us through these scary and sad times. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-07 05:22:15 UTC ]
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Loud Black Girls panel to feature at first Streatham Literature Festival

The inaugural Streatham Arts Festival is to be headlined by a panel event, featuring contributors to 2020 anthology Slay in Your Lane Presents: Loud Black Girls in conversation with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-06 17:13:34 UTC ]
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Festival Five with NSK Juror Janet Wong, by The Editors of WLT

Interviews   Janet Wong is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former lawyer who switched careers to become a children’s author. Her dramatic career change has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN’s Paula Zahn Show, and Radical Sabbatical. She... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-05 14:35:32 UTC ]
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Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award shortlist revealed

The six-strong shortlist for the 2021 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award has been revealed, featuring yet-to-be-published authors from the UK, Spain, Argentina and Chile. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-05 07:41:55 UTC ]
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What to Watch at the Brooklyn Book Festival

The Brooklyn Book Festival, launched in 2006, is New York City’s largest free festival that connects readers with local, national, and international writers over the course of a grand literary week. This year, due to COVID-19, the book festival is being held virtually. In addition to hosting a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-02 08:47:52 UTC ]
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Festival Five with NSK Juror Monica Brown, by The Editors of WLT

Interviews   Monica Brown is the author of the Lola Levine chapter book series, Sarai chapter book series, and many award-winning picture books, including Waiting for the Biblioburro (illus. John Parra), Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match / Marisol McDonald... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-10-01 15:44:23 UTC ]
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Writers and publishers pen open letter to show solidarity with trans and non-binary community

An open letter expressing “love and solidarity for the trans and non-binary community”, spearheaded by authors Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Daisy Johnson, has garnered support from more than 200 writers, including Malorie Blackman, Jeanette Winterson and Joanne Harris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 14:25:47 UTC ]
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A Salvadoran writer busts the Trumpian myth of the tattooed immigrant threat

In "Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas," Roberto Lovato finally tells the full story of his rebel life. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-29 18:31:05 UTC ]
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Festival Five with NSK Juror Randy Ribay, by the Editors of WLT

Interviews   Randy Ribay was born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest. He’s the author of After the Shot Drops and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. His latest book, Patron Saints of Nothing, is a powerful coming-of-age story about... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-09-29 13:14:12 UTC ]
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Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich

Georgia's book fair surveyed the impact of the pandemic and issued a statement of support for Belarusian writers and publishers. The post Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-28 19:12:36 UTC ]
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Festival Five with NSK Juror Adib Khorram, by The Editors of WLT

Interviews   Adib Khorram is an author, graphic designer, and tea enthusiast. Iranian American, he was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. A theater kid in high school, he went on to study design and technical theater at Southern Illinois... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-09-25 11:55:24 UTC ]
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Canbury Press releases Unbound-funded immigrant stories

Indie publisher Canbury Press is released the Unbound-funded illustrated book 99 Immigrants Who Made Britain Great, featuring an introduction from Bonnie Greer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-25 10:42:43 UTC ]
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‘Goodfellas’ turned 30 this year. ‘Made Men’ explores its lasting influence.

Martin Scorsese’s 1990 film was far from a surefire hit, but it cemented his legacy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-24 12:03:35 UTC ]
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Apparently, the White House turned the routine review process for Bolton’s book into a huge mess.

When John Bolton was preparing to publish The Room Where It Happened, his memoir of serving in the Trump White House, he and his legal team took the routine step of submitting it for review at the National Security Council. It was Ellen Knight’s job to oversee that process, as she had done... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-23 20:07:06 UTC ]
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PEN Alters Emerging Voices Fellowships, Prompting Community Protest

A group of writers and others associated with the PEN America community has publicly decried what it calls the "dismantling" of the nonprofit's Emerging Voices fellowships, even as senior leadership at PEN America released a missive over the weekend pledging to implement "a structured program... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible joins partners for Cheltenham Festival

Audible is among four new partners joining with the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival to deliver the charity's "hybrid" event this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-18 11:28:31 UTC ]
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