The shortlist for this year's £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has been revealed, featuring Costa winner Monique Roffey, poet Caleb Femi and a double selection for Irish indie Tramp Press. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 01:24:56 UTC ]
The award—a collaboration between Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation—is judged by more than 200 incarcerated individuals from 12 prisons across six states, making it the first of its kind in the U.S. Imani Perry's 'South to America: A Journey Below... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The inaugural Inside Prize has named its first recipient—the author Imani Perry. The new book award is “a collaborative project of Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, Center for Justice Innovation and Dallas bookstore owner Lori Feathers.” And in a novel move, all the prize judges are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-02 17:05:17 UTC ]
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Distinct among the literary prizes for its emphasis on debuts, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has been recognizing “exciting emerging voices in contemporary fiction” since 2006. This year, a panel of readers and judges selected a longlist of 25 novels out of 144 debuts submitted for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-01 14:21:54 UTC ]
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'The Revised Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud,' copublished by Rowman & Littlefield and the Institute of Psychoanalysis, took three decades for editor and translator Mark Solms to complete. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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While children colored Bluey pages and adults geeked out over the latest Marvel and DC announcements, there were indications of a growing middle ground of titles for all ages at last month’s Comic-Con International in San Diego. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dallas-based 'Southwest Review' is launching New Pony Press, which plans to publish works by cult writers, putting out one book a year. Its first title is 'Disappearances,' a book of drawings by Barry Gifford, publishing October 8. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The 13-strong longlist for this year's 2024 Booker Prize has been announced. Among those listed are three debut novelists and several marquee names, including Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner, and Richard Powers. Six Americans made this year's list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sable Yong’s debut book comes with some unusual marketing merchandise—a perfume to match. Sable Yong always wanted to make a perfume. She calls herself a “frag-head,” having previously written about fragrances for Allure and hosting the podcast Smell Ya Later with Tynan Sinks. Still, producing... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-07-22 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo by Laurel Chor and NPR NPR reports that this May, the printing press Factor Druk in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was devastated by a Russian missile attack, taking the lives of seven employees and wounding more than 20 others. The attack also destroyed thousands of books and much of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-18 17:02:49 UTC ]
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The Ann Arbor, Mich.–based small publisher launched this month with 'Trouble in Censorville,' a hard-hitting collection of essays by educators about their firsthand experiences with book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles independent publisher Unnamed Press has unveiled Smith & Taylor Classics, a new imprint helmed by acquiring editors Allison Miriam Woodnutt (née Smith) and Brandon Taylor, author of 'Real Life,' 'Filthy Animals,' and 'The Late Americans.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fort Smith, Ark.–based small press is committed to publishing books by Mid-South writers that are accessible to readers everywhere. Publisher Casie Dodd hopes that its newly inked distribution deal with IPG will help make this goal a reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A little more than three months after Small Press Distribution abruptly closed, leaving some 400 indie publishers without a trade distributor, publishers and distributors both are finally moving forward—even as damage assessment continues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In a memoir and a novel, the characters deal with grief by singing in front of strangers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-06-29 11:50:03 UTC ]
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Motorola is still trying to reclaim the glory of its original Razr phone with its latest foldables. The new Razr and Razr+ are more stylish than the previous models, and at $700 and $1,000 respectively, they're surprisingly affordable for devices with massive folding OLED screens. In other news,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-06-28 11:30:27 UTC ]
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Paris, June 1930. At 3.00 in the morning, Nancy Cunard quickly writes a letter to her friend Louise Morgan, American journalist and editor at Everyman magazine: We found a poem, a beauty, by a poet—so much so that it must be printed by itself. Irishman of 23, Ecole Normale here, that’s all I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-26 08:56:36 UTC ]
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The rise of artificial intelligence in our media and entertainment industries has raised a lot of concerns about programs like Open Al’s text-to-video maker Sora replacing the artistic endeavors and aspirations of humans. If those AI made movies are anything like a new brand film about the Toys... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-06-25 21:47:30 UTC ]
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The journalist, essayist, and author Anne Applebaum wins the German Book Trade's Peace Prize for her work's focus on democracy and peace.' The post Anne Applebaum Wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-25 16:25:40 UTC ]
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Washington D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library reopens with an impressive new exhibit, audiobook narrators get their due, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Bend, Ore.–based publisher Blue Star Press's purchase of Sasquatch Books from Penguin Random House earlier this month is the latest effort by the company's cofounder and CEO Peter Licalzi to build a mid-size independent publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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