Sex and the City star says being asked ‘felt very daunting’, as she signs up to pick the year’s best novel with Roddy Doyle, Kiley Reid and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀Sarah Jessica Parker is on the judging panel of the 2025 Booker prize, it has been announced today.Though on the face of it, the American actor might seem a surprising choice to judge the UK’s most prestigious prize for fiction, the Sex and the City star has established herself in the books industry in recent years. In 2016, she began serving as editorial director at SJP for Hogarth, an imprint of Penguin, before launching her own imprint, SJP Lit, in partnership with independent publisher Zando last year. She also shares book recommendations on her Instagram account. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-12-10 11:48:06 UTC ]
Author Mark Dawson has attracted criticism after bulk buying his own book gave him a high chart position. But that isn’t breaking any rulesFor any author, being able to describe yourself as a bona fide bestseller is key to conferring your career with a certain gravitas – and will often bring you... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-07-20 15:59:35 UTC ]
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The 40th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced today on Twitter. The prizes are given in 12 categories, and titles from Penguin Random House took home six. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Salamander Street, an independent publisher based in Bristol, has acquired the backlist of plays by Mark Wheeller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 14:38:17 UTC ]
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The Virus, first published in 1982, will be reissued this summer after the PM’s father shrugged off accusations of cashing in on the coronavirus crisisA long out-of-print novel about a deadly virus by Stanley Johnson, the father of UK prime minister Boris Johnson, is to be reissued this summer,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-11 14:45:10 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Hashtag Press will publish Jess Impiazzi's memoir Silver Linings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 17:36:02 UTC ]
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An independent publisher has produced signage and distancing guides to help welcome customers of newly reopened French bookshops. The post Coronavirus Worklife: A Publisher Helps Prepare France’s Reopening Bookshops appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-06 11:46:44 UTC ]
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We asked 16 authors to pick their favorite books about mother-child relationships. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-06 07:46:44 UTC ]
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Roddy Doyle and Joseph O'Neill have been longlisted for the £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-02 23:49:24 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Nosy Crow has acquired 10 new titles from the award-winning author and schoolteacher Pamela Butchart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 11:26:59 UTC ]
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Read Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid and want to share with your book club? Use these Such A Fun Age book club questions to get the conversation going. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-13 10:41:42 UTC ]
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Publishing Scotland announces a travel fellowship for 10 publishing professionals from seven countries to promote Scotland's books industry. The post Publishing Scotland: 10 Newly Named International Publishing Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-12 16:45:10 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Comma Press and Manchester Literature Festival have been awarded grants from the Greater Manchester Culture Fund. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 07:22:17 UTC ]
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Booker shortlisted author and former Blackwell's bookseller Daisy Johnson has joined the judging panel for the Vintage Independent Bookseller of the Year Award 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 22:21:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Riverdale Avenue Books has acquired the assets of Circlet Press, an independent small press focused on science-fiction and fantasy works with sex-positive erotic themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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If you haven’t had a chance yet to read Kiley Reid’s smash-hit debut novel SUCH A FUN AGE, now is ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-02-25 18:15:40 UTC ]
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As Mountaineers Books—the independent publisher of outdoor recreation, sustainable lifestyle, and conservation books—turns 60, it shifts around its staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Walker Books leads this year’s CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals longlists for the second year running, with 10 entries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 23:34:53 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Eye Books has unveiled a digital-first fiction list, Lightning Bolts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 15:02:30 UTC ]
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Shetland literature has a short history. Or, more accurately, the long history of Shetland literature has been truncated — the result of a double disadvantage, as far as official histories are concerned: an oral culture, in which few people could read or write, and a language that died out... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2020-02-13 12:54:04 UTC ]
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Canadian independent publisher (and bookstore!) Biblioasis has printed up a limited run of indie bookseller trading cards, featuring heroic comic book portraits of prominent booksellers. Why? Well, for starters, this week is the annual independent booksellers conference in Baltimore, the ABA’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-21 13:40:31 UTC ]
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