Teenage kicks: Illustrator Small takes Dark turn

We spoke to award-winning children’s illustrator David Small, who returns this October with a "fictional follow-up" to his 2009 memoir Stitches. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Illustrated Tour of Some of North America’s Beloved, Diverse Indie Bookstores

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8 Great Novels That Take Place Over the Course of a Day

A book that takes place in one day offers immersion in a character’s life and consciousness, with the added resonance of a creative constraint that mirrors our own lived experience of 24 hours with changing light, ticking numbers, and the book-ends of sleep. My attempt to try this in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-19 08:50:02 UTC ]
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White Whale Bookstore Turns Five, Expands

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson Heinemann 2022 showcase takes place in-person

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 02:33:14 UTC ]
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Allison & Busby to publish Webb's 'dark and quirky' debut

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A woman won a million-euro writing prize . . . then turned out to be three men.

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Small minds: why a growth mindset is anathema to solving the climate crisis

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Hyo-eun wins at World Illustration Awards

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 05:13:06 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 12:12:35 UTC ]
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'Prodigy' is a kid-friendly Star Trek show taking the right lessons from Star Wars

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-07 23:21:35 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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