Poet and comedian Derrick C. Brown finds the bright spots in quarantine life

For National Poetry Month, Brown launched “Goodnight America,” a weekly series of live performances on Zoom that combine poetry, comedy and lullabies. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Lovegrove to lead new 'inclusive' Little, Brown imprint Dialogue Books

Little, Brown Book Group is launching a new stand-alone imprint dedicated to inclusivity called Dialogue Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette and Curtis Brown lead dealmaking

Hachette, Hodder and Curtis Brown all once again top The Bookseller’s league tables in a second look at the British publishing rights deals landscape. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stéphane Brizé's 19th century drama 'A Woman's Life' spins a wise, wrenching tragedy

Guy de Maupassant’s first novel, about a 19th century French noblewoman named Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds, was published under the title “Une Vie,” which translates simply as “A Life.” Stéphane Brizé’s piercingly sad and wise film adaptation bears the slightly embellished English-language title... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Life's a journey': Mary Elizabeth Winstead talks about her killer role on 'Fargo'

Mary Elizabeth Winstead had come close to signing on for “Fargo” before, but scheduling conflicts prevented her from taking part in either of the first two seasons of FX’s celebrated anthology series. “I was always pulling my hair out,” Winstead says while stopping by The Times’ video studio. So... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sanjeev Bhaskar to narrate Life of Pi audiobook

Actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar is to narrate the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi  by Yann Martel (Canongate). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sittenfeld to write novel imagining Hillary Clinton's life without Bill

Curtis Sittenfeld will write a novel imagining Hillary Clinton’s life if she had not married Bill Clinton, for Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Min Kym | 'The instrument just seemed to complete my life'

Caroline Sanderson talks to Min Kym about her book Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung, and her journey through music. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At-Home Trunk Shows Are Huge Moneymakers. I Attend One To Find Out Why

On a Wednesday evening in April, I find myself in a well-appointed home in Brookline, a wealthy Boston suburb, sipping wine and eating macarons with a dozen oncologists from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Sitting around a coffee table displaying Asian art and colorful books about design, the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Life After Print for Mental Floss

Q&A with EVP, Publisher Amie Deutch and Editorial Director Ethan Trex. The post Life After Print for Mental Floss appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gay readers are for life, not just anniversaries

Matt Cain, novelist and editor-in-chief of Attitude, asks where the publisher-led LGBT+ initiatives are?  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chigozie Obioma's modern epic to Little, Brown

Little, Brown has acquired an epic novel from Chigozie Obioma, author of the Man Booker-shortlisted debut The Fishermen (Pushkin Press), to publish in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child's Night School boomerangs back into the chart top spot

Lee Child has reclaimed his UK Official Top 50 number one, as Night School (Bantam) boomeranged back into the top spot, displacing Star Wars: Rogue One (Egmont). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus launches Little Ways to Live a Big Life series

Quercus is publishing a new small-format "how to" series of books to help readers learn new skills for a more fun-filled and enriching life, called Little Ways to Live a Big Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brooklyn Poets Take Center Stage In New Anthology

A new anthology co-published by a Brooklyn-based nonprofit and a neighboring small press is being billed as the first book to spotlight contemporary poetry written specifically by poets from, or living in, the New York City borough. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Timely' book on moral courage in public life to JKP

Jessica Kingsley is to publish a "very timely" book exploring the need for moral courage in public life this summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Wars: Rogue One rockets into the top spot

Matt Forbeck’s Star Wars: Rogue One (Egmont) has knocked Lee Child’s Night School (Bantam) off the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, shifting a stellar 57,949 copies according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the duopoly’s shadow, Apple News is finding favor with some publishers

While publishers sour on Facebook, they're optimistic about the traffic and subscription growth they're seeing from Apple News. The post In the duopoly’s shadow, Apple News is finding favor with some publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘I really wanted to do things differently’ Bobbi Brown talks leaving namesake company and staying true to her passion

Renowned makeup artist & best-selling author Bobbi Brown talks finding her passion, leaving her namesake company, and her newest book on "No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis. Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New platform uses machine learning to find the next big thing in entertainment

Anyone involved in writing books or TV and film scripts knows that whilst the entertainment and publishing sectors are constantly on the look out for the next blockbuster, nobody is quite sure what one actually looks like. A new AI platform called AUTHORS is looking to use machine learning... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian Susan Calman to judge McIlvanney Prize

Scottish comedian Susan Calman is to judge the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime writing, to be presented at Bloody Scotland festival in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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