Take part in the third Young Sportswriter of the Year competition

The Guardian and Football School are inviting 7- to 12-year-olds in the UK and Ireland to see if they can pen the piece that comes topThe Guardian and the book series Football School are launching our third Young Sportswriter of the Year competition, open to all seven- to 12-year-olds in the UK and Ireland. Last year saw an incredible richness and energy in the students’ entries with the two winners producing outstanding pieces, nine-year-old Rebecca Close winning one age category by writing about Jack Leach’s glasses, while Eleanor Walsh, 11, finished top among the older students with an article focusing on the British triathlete Vicky Holland. Related: Football School extract: how Spain won three tournaments in a row Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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S&S and HC celebrate Philippa Gregory's 30-year career

Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster came together to celebrate Philippa Gregory’s 30 years as a published author at the Ivy Club in Soho, with guests including HRH Princess Michael of Kent. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Jump in Boom Year for U.K. Publishing

U.K. publishing sales rose 7% in 2016 over 2015, fueled by rising exports from a Brexit-weakened pound. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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25 Years Later, Berrett-Koehler Gets Digital

While the Oakland publisher remains committed to its quarter-century-old vision, it continues to adapt to a multimedia market where web reigns supreme. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta reveals its Best of Young US Novelists 2017

Boston-born author Ottessa Moshfegh, debut novelist Yaa Gyasi and Emma Cline are among the names to feature on the 2017 Granta Best of Young American Novelists list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Made Us Obsessed With “Best Young Novelist” Lists

Once upon a time, in 1983 to be precise, a small U.K. literary journal published a list of what it considered the 20 best novelists in Britain under the age of 40. Lists like Granta’s Best Young British Novelists are now so commonplace—from the New Yorker’s decennial 20 under 40 list to the... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powerhouse Spanish Agency Pontas Literary Marks 25 Years

The Barcelona-based literary and film agency is celebrating its anniversary on April 23, during the Spanish city's annual literary celebration, Dia Sant Jordi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The age of anxiety: what does Granta’s best young authors list say about America?

The US is in crisis - what about its literature? Michelle Dean reports on the list of American writers to watch this decade, which is as diverse as the country itselfThe 2017 list in fullIt is a strange time to be making declarations about the nature of American writing. The country’s not... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta names 21 of the best young American novelists

The British literary magazine Granta unveiled its Best of Young American Novelists list on Wednesday, honoring 21 U.S. writers younger than 40. Fiction by the selected authors will appear in the magazine's 139th issue. Many of the writers, despite their comparative youth, have already reached... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta’s list of the best young American novelists

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[ The Guardian | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahmed Al Ameri: ‘Teach Them When They’re Young’ at Sharjah Reading Festival

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Year, Santa Claus Is Black and Gay–Thanks To This “Colbert” Writer

Christmas is coming early for progressives this year, and it’s coming with a sense of humor. Santa’s Husband, out in bookstores this fall, offers an unusual take on the holiday’s central representative. In this fresh reinvention, Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer Daniel Kibblesmith renders... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany

'An intense German-Polish cultural dialogue,' Germany's Warsaw plan is led by Frankfurt Book Fair, Goethe-Institut, and Berlin's Foreign Office. The post ‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Simmons speaks for first time in over a year after rumors he was missing

The fitness celebrity, who was subject of podcast Missing Richard Simmons, released a statement on Facebook to say he was ‘just a little under the weather’Fitness guru Richard Simmons is “not missing” according to a statement published on his personal website on Wednesday. Related: Missing... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Seven-year-old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed’s memoir to S&S

Simon & Schuster US will publish seven-year old Syrian refugee Bana Alabed’s memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Focus: Adventuring with 'The Lost City of Z,' 'A Woman, A Part' and Locarno in Los Angeles

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bana al-Abed, seven-year-old Syrian peace campaigner, to publish memoir

Dear World, which will recount the young Twitter activist’s experience of war and flight from her war-torn home, is scheduled for autumn releaseA seven-year-old Syrian refugee whose tweets from war-torn Aleppo won her a global following is set to write a book. Bana al-Abed’s Dear World will... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travis, Young and Bakare-Yusuf on Bare Lit line-up

Authors Robyn Travis and Kerry Young, and Cassava Republic publisher Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, are among the speakers at this year's Bare Lit Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young people's library usage trends revealed in Carnegie report

Library usage among young people has increased in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales, but is down in England and Scotland, a new survey has found. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Young Writers Call for Diverse Books at Children's Institute

Jason Reynolds, Marley Dias, and Rachel Ignotofsky called on booksellers, many from a new generation themselves, to carry diverse books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiely and Scheffler design totes for this year’s Books Are My Bag

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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