Rupi Kaur | 'Paper is where poetry lives, but performance is where the words come to life'

Canadian instapoet Rupi Kaur talks to us about her poetry journey and love of live performance, following a sold-out UK event during London Book Fair. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #rupi kaur #uk event

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Rupi Kaur | 'Paper is where poetry lives, but performance is where the words come to life''


Israel’s Short-Lived Fixed-Price Book Law: A Rights Agent’s Viewpoint

International publishing rights agent Stephanie Barrouillet of Tel Aviv describes the effects of a short-lived fixed-price law, just repealed by Israel. The post Israel’s Short-Lived Fixed-Price Book Law: A Rights Agent’s Viewpoint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post israel #rights agent


UK publishers are mixed on performance of Facebook Instant Articles

Earlier this year, Facebook's referral traffic to publishers dropped, and those who'd invested heavily in Instant Articles were hardest hit. Some U.K. publishers have naturally been very cautious over how much they commit to it, and are still unsure the trade-offs of publishing directly to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #uk publishers #referral traffic #invested heavily #hardest hit #publishing directly


Amazon announces Fire HD 8 with quad-core processor and 12-hour battery life

Today, Amazon reveals details of the latest addition to its Fire range of tablets, the Fire HD 8. As the name would suggest, this is an 8-inch tablet and the key selling point is the fact that it is absolutely dirt cheap. Of course, this is not its only selling point: there's also 12 hours of... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #quad-core processor #latest addition #selling point #reading ebooks


Sphere wins 'life-affirming story' in six-way auction

Sphere Fiction has won a "hotly-contested" six-way auction to publish Eva Woods' "life-affirming" story of love, loss and female friendship, How to be Happy, in October 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #sphere wins #sphere fiction #female friendship


White House Letter: Lucrative Book Deals Might Finance the Obamas’ Post-White House Life

President Obama on the South Lawn of the White House in July. He could earn as much as $30 million with a two- or three-book contract once his second term ends, said Raphael Sagalyn of the ICM/Sagalyn Literary Agency. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #president obama #white house #$30 million #three-book contract


Long Live The Last Bookstore

When Josh Spencer opened The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, he thought it was going to fail within three years due to the declining state of the book industry. That’s why he chose the boldly ironic name. But The Last Bookstore has thrived. In this documentary from Chad Howitt, Welcome... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #long live #book industry


Industry Stocks: August 2016 Performances

The Publishers Weekly Stock Index inched up 0.5% in August, besting the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had a 0.2% dip in the month. However, without the $10.35-per-share increase posted by Amazon, the PWSI would have fallen 2.4%. There were five winners and five losers in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #industry stocks


National Poetry Day to see 'mass outbreak of verse'

National Poetry Day this year will see community groups come together for a "mass outbreak of verse" on Thursday 6th October, when railway stations, coffee shops, police forces, schoolchildren and scientists all rise to the challenge to “say it with a poem”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #community groups #coffee shops


International Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Kickoff, PEN America’s ‘M Word’

In September, kickoffs will occur in New York, one for a new showcase of writers on Muslim identity, and the other for Frankfurt Book Fair's 2016 Guest of Honor program featuring Flanders and The Netherlands. The post International Industry Notes: Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Kickoff, PEN... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pen america


How To Sell Nearly a Half-Million Copies of a Poetry Bookts Sweet Spot with ‘Milk and Honey’

Rupi Kaur's book of poetry, 'Milk and Honey,' has sold nearly a half million print copies. How did that happen? Her publisher, Andrews McMeel, is just following "where the audience goes." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #rupi kaur #andrews mcmeel


'The most momentous news of my life': AS Patric wins Miles Franklin award

Author of Black Rock White City, which has won Australia’s premier literary prize, says he feels a bit of sunlight after many years of absolute obscurity Two years ago, Melbourne’s AS Patric couldn’t even get a rejection slip for his book, Black Rock White City. Not one of the big Australian... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #rejection slip


Day in the Life: What Hearst’s celebrity talent ‘wrangler’ does all day

As entertainment director for Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Nojan Aminosharei is responsible for wrangling celebrity talent for shoots across Hearst’s 21 digital brands, ranging from Cosmopolitan to Country Living to Esquire. Coming up with fresh ideas and pulling them off takes a lot of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #post day #day appeared #entertainment director #country living #fresh ideas


Do book lovers live longer?

Regular book reading appears to promote a 'significant survival advantage,' says a Yale University study. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Movie Alert: 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'

It's boy vs. middle school. The live-action adaptation of James Patterson's bestselling novel 'Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life' opens on October 7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #movie alert #middle school #live-action adaptation #james patterson


Why Life and Writing Are Inseparable

Amie Barrodale, author of the story collection "You Are Having a Good Time," argues that life is a story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #story collection #good time


Audible presents live comedy at Edinburgh Fringe

Audible has curated a comedy stage at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of its sponsorship of The Pleasance, one of the festival’s venues. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Staff Pick: 'My Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard

Religion news editor Emma Koonse recommends 'My Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard, two memoirs detailing Dugard's kidnapping at age 11, her 18 years in captivity, and her path to recovery over the past six years of freedom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #stolen life #jaycee dugard


Industry Stocks: July 2016 Performances

With eight of the 10 companies listed on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index posting increases in their stock prices in July, the PWSI rose 5.8% in the month, beating the 2.8% increase turned in by the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #industry stocks #stock prices


Staff Pick: 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard

Religion news editor Emma Koonse recommends 'A Stolen Life' and 'Freedom' by Jaycee Dugard, two memoirs detailing Dugard's kidnapping at age 11, her 18 years in captivity, and her path to recovery over the past six years of freedom. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #stolen life #jaycee dugard


Learning to Live Loved: PW Talks to Lysa TerKeurst

In her latest book ‘Uninvited,’ TerKeurst explores why rejection hurts so badly and how to conquer insecurity and fear. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lysa terkeurst