Silicon Valley is a popular target for writers. How does Daniel Handler’s ‘Bottle Grove’ hold up?

The latest novel from the man behind Lemony Snicket is a satire that’s missing some key ingredients. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards 2019 shortlists announced

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has announced its 2019 shortlist for its annual awards, featuring nominations for novelists Guy Gunaratne, Nicola Mostyn and Mary Lynn Bracht. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The FutureBook’s Breath-Holding Conference: Waiting for Clarity

Brexit is set to take place at the end of March 2019. Will the UK's FutureBook Live be able to call itself Europe's largest publishing innovation conference next year? The post The FutureBook’s Breath-Holding Conference: Waiting for Clarity appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Libraries Can Help Readers Become Writers

The Cuyahoga County Public Library’s writer-in-residence program demonstrates the library’s increasingly critical role in our literary ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Empire writer's history of 80s movies to Picador

Picador has acquired Empire writer Nick de Semlyen's history of '80s comedy movies, Wild and Crazy Guys. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How USA Today is using targeting technology beyond ads

The local news publisher is using passive personalization to drive video views, branded content distribution and subscription revenue. The post How USA Today is using targeting technology beyond ads appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gowar and Mozley to compete for ST/PFD's Young Writer of the Year Award

Debuts by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Laura Freeman, Fiona Mozley and Adam Weymouth have been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/ Peter Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spanish-Language Women Writers to Watch

Translator and literary scout Samantha Schnee picks six authors she thinks deserve more attention. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Are the Most Popular Books in Translation from Spanish?

General fiction, crime are the most translated Spanish-language fiction categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universal Credit threatens to drive working-class writers from profession, warns SoA

The Society of Authors has warned MPs that Universal Credit could silence working-class writers, impeding diversity in publishing and making it harder to attract different types of reader. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Universal credit could silence working-class writers, MPs told

All-party inquiry into authors’ incomes hears new benefit’s rules could mean only the wealthy will write. Meanwhile booksellers welcomed budget business-rate changesMPs have been warned that the rollout of universal credit championed in Monday’s budget will further undermine professional... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity initiatives and anthologies prove fruitful for writers of colour

A number of authors who contributed to an anthology of BAME writing, or participated in programmes aimed at tackling under-representation, have struck book deals—but most insist more needs to be done. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fundraising appeal for Nosy Crow's Ola Gotkowska reaches first target

A fundraising appeal launched to support Nosy Crow’s rights manager Ola Gotkowska, who was diagnosed with the degenerative illness Motor Neurone Disease earlier this year, has reached, and exceeded, its initial £31,000 target. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popular Broadway bookstore to close after rent hike

The Drama Book Shop, known for its exhaustive collection of plays and books on theater and as hallowed ground for the Broadway set, will shutter its store at 250 W. 40th St. early next year. Its... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and physicist Alan Lightman finds room for science and spirituality

An interview with the MIT Astrophysicist and novelist at this year's Boston Book Festival, including excerpts and a link to the full interview.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ticket to Bologna: Daniel Hahn Announces Editors’ Translation Trip

Translator Daniel Hahn is organizing a UK editors' trip to the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2019 with support from several literary organizations. The post Ticket to Bologna: Daniel Hahn Announces Editors’ Translation Trip appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waleed Abulkhair named PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage

Lawyer and human rights activist Waleed Abulkhair has been named this year's PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As another hurricane targets north Florida, here's what you need to know about rebooking flights

Travel plans in the Southeast U.S. were under siege again this week, as Hurricane Michael — the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic season — set its sights on the Florida panhandle. Midweek flights in the region, including at the nation’s busiest airport, Atlanta, were expected to be affected by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on modern writers: the myth of the reclusive author | Editorial

These days, most writers cannot afford to live secluded from their public. But when a very private author like Thomas Harris announces a new novel, there’s always special excitementAuthors – at least as far as their relationship with the public goes – fall into several distinct categories. There... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History, popular science and memoir compete for £30k Baillie Gifford

Books spanning history, popular science and memoir are in contention for the £30,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, with themes of shortlisted books ranging from "the many facets of identity" to "the algorithmic forces that increasingly govern our world". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Her Memoir, Stormy Daniels Trumps the President

“Okay, so did you just skip to this chapter?” That’s how the adult-film actress and director Stormy Daniels starts Chapter 3 of her new memoir, Full Disclosure, a book rushed out at impressive speed since the story of Daniels’ 2006 sexual liaison with Donald Trump broke wide earlier this year.... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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