The death of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has been confirmed. The Irish poet, who was 74, died... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The death of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has been confirmed. The Irish poet, who was 74, died... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kelly McCaughrain, author of Flying Tips for Flightless Birds (Walker Books), has been named as the new Seamus Heaney Children's Writing Fellow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 17:45:29 UTC ]
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Faber & Faber is to publish a new selection of Seamus Heaney’s best-loved poems to coincide with the opening of a "major" new exhibition in Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biographer and Irish Times journalist Fintan O'Toole is to research and write an authorised life of poet Seamus Heaney, Faber & Faber and the Seamus Heaney Estate have announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An anthology of later work by the Nobel laureate will feature a last poem, In Time, written for his granddaughter SíofraSeamus Heaney obituary by Neil CorcoranA poem written for his granddaughter and never published before in the UK will form part of a new collection of selected poems by the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to release a new edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry collection Opened Ground: Poems... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Schwartz, a former high school English teacher who founded Children's Book World in Haverford, Pa., in 1989, died on November 8. The store, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, is one of the country's oldest children's bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-08 16:28:55 UTC ]
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Never shy about expressing his opinions, Shatzkin was a favorite of the publishing media, and on his long-running blog, the 'Shatzkin Files,' he regularly offered his opinions on the state of publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-11-07 19:26:23 UTC ]
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One of fantasy and sci-fi’s all-time greats has passed away. Artist Greg Hildebrandt, known for his iconic work on Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel and Magic: The Gathering, died on Thursday at 85. He and his twin brother Tim, who died in 2006, were a powerhouse duo — the Brothers... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-11-01 19:30:27 UTC ]
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In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall• Mark Lawson: Maggie Smith was a magisterial star with the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-27 13:17:05 UTC ]
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In series like Planetary, of which he was a creator, and Astonishing X-Men, his drawings conveyed a sense of realism in situations that were often fantastical. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-09-18 22:47:54 UTC ]
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The president and CEO emeritus of BookNet Canada died on August 27. “It is impossible to imagine Canadian publishing functioning without Noah Genner’s contributions,” said Jack Illingworth, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-30 23:05:12 UTC ]
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From upstart to Goliath to villain and back, Leonard Riggio's influence was unparalleled in the world of books. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-27 20:30:32 UTC ]
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Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-08-27 17:25:53 UTC ]
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Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by turning Barnes & Noble into the dominant bookstore chain in the United States, then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Betty A. Prashker, one of the first women to rise high in publishing’s editorial ranks and an enterprising editor of feminist nonfiction, died on July 30 at her daughter's home in the Berkshires. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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