Price joins The Roald Dahl Story Company

The Roald Dahl Story Company has hired Katie Price, currently director of licensing at Hachette Children’s Group, as its new head of books. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winner of this year’s Story Prize is Brandon Taylor’s Filthy Animals.

Tonight, The Story Prize announced that the 2021 winner is Brandon Taylor for Filthy Animals. The Story Prize’s $20,000 top prize is among the largest first-prize amounts of any annual U.S. book award for fiction. Now in it’s 18th year, The Story Prize annually honors the author of an... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-14 01:11:02 UTC ]
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Shannon Bream's Bible stories are turning Fox News Books into a publishing force

The HarperCollins imprint has four straight bestsellers, thanks in large part to the cable news channel's promotional pop. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-13 15:00:58 UTC ]
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10 of the Best Novels and Short Stories about Monsters

Literature is full of monsters whose names and appearance have passed into general circulation: we all recognise Frankenstein (even if, as pedants will be quick to point out, Hollywood has made us confuse the ‘monster’ with his creator), Dracula, and the Minotaur, among many others. But what are... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-04-13 14:00:46 UTC ]
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There is ‘no one News Corp view’ on election, head of company’s Australian arm tells staff

News Corp Australasia executive chairman issues all-staff memo, with scrutiny on election coverage likely to increaseGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesRupert Murdoch’s Australian lieutenant has told News Corp... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-04-13 07:57:04 UTC ]
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Brandon Taylor's 'Filthy Animals' Wins 2022 Story Prize

Taylor's second book, published by Riverhead, won the $20,000 prize honoring an outstanding story collection published in 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Su Tong and His Stories on Women’s Lives

Phoenix Publishing and Media Group features Another Life for Women and Three Lamps in its newly launched Jiangsu Literature Translated series. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The 100-year-old story of South Africa's first history book in the isiZulu language

Magema Fuze’s book was a radical act of publishing. It contained histories of chiefdoms and kingdoms - from the Zulu to the Ngcobo. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2022-04-07 14:10:22 UTC ]
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The Best Short Stories of All Time

If you're in search of more of the best short stories of all time, start with this list to build your to-read list! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-05 10:32:00 UTC ]
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Bid for Nielsen TV ratings company almost doubles to $16B

Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company rejected a smaller offer Continue reading at ABC News

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15 of the Best Short Stories Written by Women

What are some of the best short stories by female writers? Women have been making their mark on the short story form since the form became popular in the nineteenth century, and many notable female practitioners of the short story, such as Katherine Mansfield and Kate Chopin, were among the […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-03-23 15:00:17 UTC ]
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Key Themes of Jorge Luis Borges’ Stories

The inventive and philosophical short stories of the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) take in a range of themes. Like many other authors, Borges had a set of preoccupations which he revisited time and again in his fiction, and a number of his stories are variations on the same […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-03-22 15:00:53 UTC ]
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Brown Joins R&L as Senior Executive Editor of Religion

Veteran university press and religion publisher Richard Brown will join Rowman & Littlefield as senior executive editor of religion and his tasks include reviving the company's Sheed & Ward Catholic book imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

Last year not only marked the twentieth publication anniversary of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, it also saw the release of his first novel in seven years, Crossroads. So it was only fitting that Picador would embark on a redesign of the author’s backlist. We spoke with Alex Merto, the art... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-17 08:54:52 UTC ]
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Ukraine: Germany’s Börsenverein Joins Leipzig’s ‘Right to Peace’ Campaign

Ahead of the ceremony for the 2022 Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding, demonstrators will call for Ukraine's 'Right to Peace.' The post Ukraine: Germany’s Börsenverein Joins Leipzig’s ‘Right to Peace’ Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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A new story collection is coming from George Saunders.

George Saunders has been busy—teaching the craft of writing (rigorously, one might add) on Substack, as well as continuing to teach at Syracuse—but his personal writing hasn’t taken a backseat: on October 18, Random House will publish Liberation Day, his new short story collection. (!!!)... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Combining a Murder Mystery and Immigrant Family Story with Jane Pek

At Public Libraries Online, Jane Pek discusses her debut novel, The Verifiers, which follows Claudia Lin, an amateur sleuth who investigates the potential suitors of lovelorn New Yorkers. “When I read, above all it’s about becoming invested in the character,” Pek explains. “Once I’m invested,... Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2022-03-09 21:30:56 UTC ]
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Exact Editions Asks Publishers to Join a Ukraine Collection

The United Kingdom's Exact Editions opens a new 'Ukraine Digital Book Collection' to the public, free to read to April 15, hashtagged #PublishersForUkraine. The post Exact Editions Asks Publishers to Join a Ukraine Collection appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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10 of the Best Fantasy Short Stories Everyone Should Read

As a literary genre, fantasy is one of the oldest and most recent. Although modern fantasy only began to be recognised as a distinct genre in the late twentieth century, thanks largely to the popularity of J. R. R. Tolkien and his imitators, its roots can be traced back millennia. […] Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2022-02-23 15:00:28 UTC ]
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‘They excluded me’: Confessions of a Black director at a digital media company who felt ‘invisible’

As the only Black director on her team, an employee at a large digital media company quit after the support and resources she needed to succeed went to her white colleagues instead. The post ‘They excluded me’: Confessions of a Black director at a digital media company who felt ‘invisible’... Continue reading at Digiday

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Among Watergate’s heroes and villains, finding ‘a more human story’

Nearly 50 years after the break-in, Garrett M. Graff focuses on the scandal's flawed characters — and makes some corrections. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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