Stella Gibbons discovery takes agent by surprise

Anna Davis of Curtis Brown, agent for the Stella Gibbons estate, had no idea of the existence of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fatimah Asghar takes the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

The “richest literary prize in the world for women and non-binary writers,” The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, announced its first winner over night at an event at Parnassus Books. Please have a glass in hand … Fatimah Asghar, author of When We Were Sisters, published by One World/Random... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-05 13:34:53 UTC ]
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Lit Agent Sees 'No Shrinking Back' on DEI

Jevon Bolden, an activist for agents and authors of color, praises religion publishers' DEI intentions, then prods them for progress. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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American Libraries Are Taking a Stand Against Book Bans

Some of the best moments of my life have been spent in libraries, first as a patron, later as a librarian, and I have witnessed firsthand how hard the past few decades have been on libraries. As America has continued to dismantle its social safety net, libraries have been forced to pivot from... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-04-21 11:05:00 UTC ]
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What Would It Take to Imagine a Truly Alien Alien?

Science fiction illustrates the perspective-bending challenge of conjuring intelligent life that’s radically different from humans. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2023-04-18 11:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions' will take the Wizarding World's broomstick sports online

Just like that, a new Harry Potter game is on its way. On Monday, WB Games revealed Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, a title the Hogwarts Legacy publisher is billing as a “fast-paced, competitive multiplayer” game that will be available on PC and consoles. According to the company, Unbroken... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-04-17 22:37:36 UTC ]
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HBO Max will just be called 'Max' when it folds in Discovery+ on May 23rd

Soon, when you go to stream Succession or The Last of Us, you'll no longer be looking for an app called HBO Max. As has been rumored, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is changing the name of the streaming service to simply "Max." The company is folding content from Discovery+ into the platform to... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-04-12 17:16:11 UTC ]
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'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 2 trailer teases Aardman's take on Wookiees

Did you ever want to see how the creators of Wallace and Grommit would handle the Star Wars universe? You're about to get your chance. Disney has released a trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, and it includes a peek at Aardman's short film "I Am Your Mother." To no one's surprise, it... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-04-10 15:13:55 UTC ]
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The Morning After: Amazon’s Halo Rise sleep tracker is surprisingly helpful

The Halo Rise is also a small but significant piece of Amazon’s ongoing foray into health and wellness. For $140 (on sale now for $100), the Rise uses motion sensing to predict and track your breathing rate and calculate how long you’ve slept.Like Google’s Nest Hub, which also uses motion... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-04-06 11:15:05 UTC ]
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Kobo takes on the Kindle Scribe with improved Elipsa 2E e-ink tablet

Rakuten-owned Kobo unveiled its newest e-reader today, a $400 alternative to the Kindle Scribe and reMarkable 2. The Kobo Elipsa 2E iterates on its 2021 predecessor with a better stylus, more versatile lighting / color-temperature adjustments and other improvements.The Kobo Elipsa 2E has a... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-04-05 04:01:48 UTC ]
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How to Pitch to a Literary Agent

In the latest “Craftwork” episode, a deep-dive conversation about literary agents with Carly Watters, herself a longtime literary agent and the co-host of the popular writing podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing. Carly is “very online” with a keen understanding of the digital... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-03 08:53:09 UTC ]
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Gabrielle Zevin takes us inside her video game-inspired, juggernaut bestseller

Bestselling novelist Gabrielle Zevin joins the L.A. Times Book Club April 22 to discuss 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow' at the Festival of Books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-03-29 14:00:34 UTC ]
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Are Literary Agents Seeing Changes in Publishing with Increased Book Bans (A Survey): Book Censorship News, March 24, 2023

Are publishers acquiring fewer LGBTQ+ and diverse books in the wake of rising censorship? This week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-03-24 10:40:00 UTC ]
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NYU Takes On Yale Publishing Program

The five-day NYU Advanced Publishing Institute course for current mid-to senior-level book professionals will focus on the challenges facing publishers today, how to reach readers in new and effective ways, and the changing climate and culture of the book business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Agents, Editors, and Publicists Share Perspectives at AWP23

Insights from literary agencies and publishers helped writing conference attendees imagine their paths to publication. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify debuts its TikTok-style music discovery feed

The vertical TikTok-style video feed has invaded a lot of the apps we use on a daily basis and now it's officially coming to one more. After announcing a beta test last year, Spotify will begin rolling out a new design for the Home section of its mobile app with a "more visual, dynamic" look.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-03-08 18:33:59 UTC ]
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In Praise of the Campus Novel: Daisy Alpert Florin on Fiction and Self-Discovery

What is it about campus novels that makes us love them so? The campus has inspired many novelists over the years: Michael Chabon, Kazuo Ishiguro, Curtis Sittenfeld, Elif Batuman, Nabokov, to name just a few. Readers love these stories, too; “the campus novel” has become its own literary... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-14 09:53:34 UTC ]
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Bookshop.org to Take Over Sales for IndieBound.org

IndieBound.org, the ABA's consumer-facing online bookselling and marketing platform, will switch to using Bookshop.org links to handle sales and fulfillment beginning March 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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NBA All-World hands-on: Taking basketball video games back to the streets

Niantic has created some of the most popular augmented reality games like Ingress and Pokémon Go. But this week the company is launching a new title called NBA All-World that might be the best application of its location-based tech to date.For people who have played one of Niantic’s previous... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-01-25 17:00:37 UTC ]
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When everything breaks down, what does it take to survive?

On an isolated island in Maine, a woman is pushed to the brink to save her family, in Meghan Gilliss’ debut novel “Lungfish.” Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-01-19 22:19:20 UTC ]
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Column: It shouldn't take a saint to ease homelessness. But Dr. Jim tries in 'Rough Sleepers'

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club on Jan. 26 to discuss his newest book, "Rough Sleepers.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-01-11 20:26:55 UTC ]
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