Second 'remarkable' Emma Healey novel coming next year

Viking is publishing the second novel of Emma Healey, author of 2015 bestselling debut Elizabeth is Missing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Brooklyn Book Festival Comes Back

On a warm and sunny Sunday outside Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn, this year's Brooklyn Book Festival—back in person after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic—returned to the borough and to the delight of publishers and the reading public alike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After 125 Years, Hearst Brand House Beautiful Launches Its First Podcast

When it comes to haunted houses, House Beautiful thinks the ghosts have gotten all the attention. To compensate, on Wednesday the Hearst title launched the first podcast in its 125-year history, a free, five-episode product called Dark House, which will explore the stories and architecture... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-10-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada’s Guest of Honour time finally comes

The team behind the Canadian Guest of Honour programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair has had to be patient and nimble, but the nation’s time in the spotlight is finally upon us. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 21:51:47 UTC ]
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17 Great Titles That Come Out in Paperback This October

OCTOBER 5 Kelly Conaboy, The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog Kelly Conaboy (currently at Gawker, formerly at The Cut) is one of the funniest writers out there, and her debut—about her “potentially codependent relationship” with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-30 08:50:28 UTC ]
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How To Celebrate Latinx Heritage With Your Kids All Year Round

Take the conversation beyond Latinx Heritage Month and beyond the classroom. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2021-09-27 22:25:43 UTC ]
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Progressive or performative? Disability staff networks come under scrutiny

A number of the larger publishers have set up internal networks to improve access to the industry for minority communities; here are six essential steps to ensure their success Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 12:53:06 UTC ]
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This year’s National Book Awards ceremony will be online-only after all.

In July, the National Book Foundation announced that the 2021 National Book Awards Ceremony would be held in person, with proof of vaccination required for guests. Now, due to ongoing uncertainty related to the coronavirus, the ceremony has been moved back online. “Although we were cautiously... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-24 14:33:59 UTC ]
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The 2021 Business Book of the Year Award Announces a Shortlist

Issue-driven nonfiction brings cultural and science topics into the business context in the 16th Business Book of the Year Award shortlist. The post The 2021 Business Book of the Year Award Announces a Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-24 14:26:05 UTC ]
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For American Agents, It’s Another Year of Managing the Frankfurt Book Fair from Home

For American agents, the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair brings another year of hoping, and waiting, for the real thing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'At long last, Idunit!' Wole Soyinka on his first novel in nearly 50 years

The Nigerian writer, the first sub-Saharan winner of the Nobel Prize, discusses 'Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-09-23 13:00:36 UTC ]
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Begum reflects on Lit in Colour’s first year as initiative looks to push systemic change

Launched a year ago in a collaboration between Penguin Random House and The Runnymede Trust, Lit in Colour seeks to make the books taught in classrooms more representative of modern life in Britain Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 18:08:18 UTC ]
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Stories That Wrestle With Black Girls’ Coming of Age

The flash fiction literary community is like an extended family. If you are a writer and reader of flash, it is in all likelihood that your inner circle of literary peeps are other flash fiction folks or, you at least, know of one another. Six degrees is more like one or two in this community.... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-09-17 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Cave to publish book about the years after his son’s death

Faith, Hope and Carnage will reflect on the singer’s experience of grief and tragedy after Arthur, his child, died six years ago aged 15 Nick Cave will share his perspective on the years following his son’s death in a new book, it has been announced.Drawn from more than 40 hours of interviews... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-09-17 08:54:05 UTC ]
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After 22 Years, Gayl Jones Returns

“Palmares” — her first novel since 1999’s “Mosquito” — is an emancipation story set in 17th-century Brazil. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-09-14 09:00:08 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney’s latest novel is a lucid, nuanced story about coming of age in a broken world

“Beautiful World, Where Are You” more than lives up to the promise of its predecessors and even exceeds the hype. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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James leaves DK after 24 years as Scales takes over

Nina Scales will join DK as international publishing and licensing director as successor to Emma James, who leaving after 24 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-07 04:16:32 UTC ]
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World Book Day Emma Scott as chair of trustees

World Book Day has appointed Emma Scott as chair of trustees, replacing Stephen Lotinga. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 16:57:58 UTC ]
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Emma Gannon | 'I really want to us to fight back against the algorithm of life'

Five years ago, when in her late twenties, Emma Gannon released her first book: Ctrl Alt Delete: How I Grew Up Online. It’s a funny and thoughtful memoir which charts her formative experiences on the internet as a Millennial woman born in the same year as the World Wide Web. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-03 14:05:09 UTC ]
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In Literary Organizations, Diversity Disputes Keep Coming

Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-08-30 18:34:42 UTC ]
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