A late baby-boomer, I spent my tweens and adolescence in the 1970s under the Tolkien-woven spell of heroic fantasy, immersed in the imagined worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy (1968-72), Patricia A. McKillip’s Riddlemaster trilogy (1976-79), and Evangeline Walton’s Welsh-myth-remix Mabinogion tetralogy (1970-74). But I never really paid much attention to who had written […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Studio Press has bought three fiction titles from Casey Stoney MBE, based on the former England Women’s captain’s life "on and off the pitch". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamila Shamsie has scooped this year's £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her "extraordinarily topical" novel Home Fire (Bloomsbury Circus). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the year that Kamila Shamsie once proposed as a 'Year of Publishing Women,' the Pakistani-British author has won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 for 'Home Fire' in London. The post Kamila Shamsie Wins £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A children's book published by a tiny independent publisher has beaten off competition from authors such as Malala Yousafzai and Gill Lewis to win the Little Rebels Children's Book Award for Radical Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catherynne M. Valente, author of 'Space Opera,' picks books by Cory Doctorow, Stanislaw Lem, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist Margaret Atwood recently caused a stir when, during an interview with Variety, she said that the 9/11 hijackers “got the idea” to fly planes into buildings from watching “Star Wars.” Atwood, the author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and other dystopian classics, did not have the facts... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nature Research and The Estée Lauder Companies are launching two new awards for women in science. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two previously longlisted authors and one twice-shortlisted writer, Kamila Shamsie, are on this year's Women's Prize for Fiction longlist of 16 novels. The winner takes home £30,000 and a bronze figurine, the 'Bessie.' The post Six Debut Novelists Are on the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan celebrated female writers at its annual women’s fiction party on Tuesday evening. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2017 bestseller list was dominated by women, with Margaret Atwood at the top, but the Booker still favours menOn the face of it, the revelation that female writers dominated the UK literary bestseller lists in 2017 might seem cause for celebration, a long-overdue correction that seems... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Competition from smartphones and readers sticking to well-known writers means novelists are suffering. We must find ways better ways to enable themFinally it’s official: literary fiction is in crisis, and writers across the land are burning the midnight oil in their garrets, teaching or slogging... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Arts Council England report has set the internet ablaze – but are sales of literary fiction in decline because of snobbery, bad writing or Candy Crush?News: Literary fiction in crisis as sales drop dramaticallyArts Council England has sounded the alarm for literary fiction with a report... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme editor Sarah Sands has been unveiled as the chair of the judges for the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The opportunity for children’s non-fiction lies in offering “trust and authority” in a world of fake news, paid for ads and internet misinformation, DK’s chief executive Ian Hudson has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An all-female group of authors has been selected for the US' National Book Foundation's 'Five Under 35' program, honoring fiction debuts. The post National Book Foundation Names Its ‘Five under 35’ Debut Fiction Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Called 'a group of novels grown from tradition but also radical and contemporary,' the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist of six books is announced in London. The post The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many of its episodes have stories smart enough to be published in sci-fi anthologies. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2017-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 'What She Ate' (Viking, July), the culinary historian looks at six notable women, including Dorothy Wordsworth and Helen Gurley Brown, and their relationships with food. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has bought a novel and a non-fiction “companion piece” by Mexican author Valeria Luiselli. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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