Talking “Breasts and Eggs” with Japan’s Rising Literary Star, Mieko Kawakami

Mieko Kawakami, whose poignant and pointed debut novel Breasts and Eggs is this season’s LARB’s Book Club selection, joins Medaya Ocher and Boris Dralyuk to discuss her career as a musician, poet, blogger, and author, the challenges facing women around the world, the state of Japanese literature, and the wonders of translation. Also, Eric Cervini, […] The post Talking “Breasts and Eggs” with Japan’s Rising Literary Star, Mieko Kawakami appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-07-24 17:23:00 UTC ]
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'Parks and Recreation' star Nick Offerman will release a memoir

Nick Offerman's book, 'Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living,' is due out Oct. 1. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Art of Italian Cooking: PW Talks with Scot Conant

Restaurateur Scott Conant, author of 'The Scarpetta Cookbook,' explains the Italian idea of sprezzatura, making hard work look easy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube star signed by Profile

Profile has signed two books by mathematician and YouTube star Eugenia Cheng. Cakes, Custard and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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All 80 Original "Star Trek" Episodes Rendered As Movie Posters

Some of the great popular modern art of the 20th century was done in the form of movie posters and book covers. In these mediums, a designer is given the luxury of approaching another artist's work and boiling its themes and most vivid imagery down to a single evocative image. But TV shows... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucky Editor Eva Chen Wants To Build A Magazine You Can Talk To

"I love Times Square." Those might not be the words you would expect to hear out of the mouth of a fashion magazine editor, but this kind of statement is typical of Eva Chen, the new editor–in–chief of Lucky Magazine. Since her arrival in June, now with two issues under her belt, she has been... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellen Page Could Be Your New Comic Book Action Star

Ellen Page is reportedly talking to 20th Century Fox to headline a big-screen adaptation of Greg Rucka's Queen & Country. Could she be the next big comic-book-inspired action star?     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The King of Frankfurt and the Rise of FSG

For 35 years FSG's Roger Straus would swagger into the Frankfurt Book Fair acquiring the works of the most famous authors in the world, leaving an inimitable legacy. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coloring Book Star Takes Stab At U.S. Market

Mel Elliott, who lives in the U.K., self-published Colour Me Good: Ryan Gosling on a lark. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits Rise at RH Despite Sales Decline

Random House parent company Bertelsmann reported this morning that profits at RH rose to 117 million euros from 113 million euros in the first half of 2012 despite a 3.4% sales decline to 915 million euros. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Choire Sicha talks 'Very Recent History,' a recession chronicle

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dench and Hoffman to star in BBC Dahl

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Literary Award Winners Announced

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With sale up in both its education and trade groups, total revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt rose 5% in the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine ABCs: Style at Home continues double-digit circulation rise

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[ Media Week | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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25 Crowdsourced Covers For Literary Classics

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[ Fast Company | 2013-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emma Brockes talks about 'She Left Me the Gun,' the difficult story of her mother's past

Anything but a 'misery memoir,' the remarkable and moving, 'She Left Me the Gun' by Emma Brockes explores the power of resilience and humor. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reese Witherspoon to star in film of Cheryl Strayed's book 'Wild'

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: Agent Kristin Nelson Signs Self-Publishing Star Barbara Freethy

Led by the news that Hugh Howey agent Kristin Nelson has signed self-publisher Barbara Freethy, who has sold 3 million books, the Ether looks at agent mystique. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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