The Leeds-born novelist whose work included poetry and short stories as well as his bestselling thrillers will be remembered as a master of plot and characterThe crime writer Peter Robinson has died aged 72, his publisher has announced.The Yorkshire-born author died suddenly on the 4 October after a brief illness, publisher Hodder & Stoughton said. Robinson was best known for his novels featuring Inspector Banks, the first of which was published 35 years ago. The books were adapted into the TV drama series DCI Banks which ran between 2010 and 2016, and starred Stephen Tompkinson in the titular role. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-10-07 11:56:17 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has announced a new book by Stephen King, If It Bleeds, will be published in May 2020 featuring four brand new long stories. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 02:00:34 UTC ]
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In the 1950s and ’60s, Mr. Conner’s art helped sell airlines and overalls and accompanied short stories in The Saturday Evening Post and elsewhere. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-10-03 21:16:21 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired Irish writer Louise Kennedy’s debut collection of short stories and her first novel in a "fiercely contested" nine-way bidding war, ahead of this month’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 22:07:05 UTC ]
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Rogers, Coleridge and White’s Peter Robinson is leaving the publishing industry after 30 years of being an agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 06:39:15 UTC ]
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The collection of short stories reads almost like an assemblage of “Twilight Zone” episodes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-20 15:24:51 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted a cookbook from Twisted, the biggest food and drink Facebook page in the UK with 30 million followers across its social channels. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-20 08:49:17 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has pre-empted an "incredibly compelling" domestic suspense novel from debut author Helen Cooper in a "major" two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 17:25:03 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish an "entertaining and informative" guide to success from ex-England coach Sir Clive Woodward after the Rugby World Cup. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 22:55:28 UTC ]
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HQ has scooped a short story collection including eight "lost" stories by acclaimed Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 13:50:04 UTC ]
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Contemporary Short Stories from MyanmarIn 2017 the British Council produced an anthology of short stories from Myanmar. In 2012 the British Council sought to take advantage of new freedoms in literature and travel through a programme of workshops. The aim of the five-year literature... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2019-09-10 08:55:33 UTC ]
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The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories edited by Jhumpa Lahiri, is available now. * What was the genesis of this anthology? Three years ago, I began teaching creative writing at Princeton. I had just returned from Italy, where I had lived in Rome with my family for three years. During that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-10 08:46:32 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton will publish the film tie-in edition of Charles Brandt's I Heard You Paint Houses, which has been made into a Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-22 00:30:05 UTC ]
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These are some of the best creepy short stories that I've assigned (or WOULD assign) to keep my students intrigued (and terrified). Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-14 10:34:44 UTC ]
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Keep the technology-inspired horror and thrill going with six short stories for fans of BLACK MIRROR--just don't read them on your ereader! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-08 10:35:58 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has signed ex-Man Utd and Newcastle striker Andrew Cole’s “definitive” autobiography. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 22:44:19 UTC ]
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Picador has bagged a satirical short story collection and novel from US writer Mary South. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 00:40:34 UTC ]
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French publisher Editions de Fallois has announced that it will publish a collection of novellas and short stories by Marcel Proust, who you might remember from his very long, seven-volume À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time). Smithsonian.com reports: Agence... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-06 19:34:36 UTC ]
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Interviews Matthew Davis Ugandan novelist and short-story writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-08-06 13:42:31 UTC ]
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Featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay, the comic anthology is a powerful and instructive collection of short stories by 60 female artists. The post Panel Mania: ‘Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-08-02 10:00:17 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has landed a "brilliantly funny" non-fiction audio project from Laura Jane Williams based on her cult Instagram stories and online columns. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-02 01:38:05 UTC ]
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