The best of LGBTQ+ books, from mystery to children's titles, comics to romance, are all in this year's Lambda Literary Award shortlists. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
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South African writer and literary magazine publisher Nick Mulgrew discusses how literary magazines are perfect training for pursuing more ambitious projects. The post Literary Magazines As Training Ground for Readers, Writers and Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The truth about book prizes, why Amazon is like an old-fashioned library and how much famous writers really earned from their journalism …Periodically, signs go up saying that Grub Street is closed to through traffic. Observers speculate that the street is being redeveloped as gentrification... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An all-male list of nominees for the France's Grand Prix d’Angoulême has sparked outrage and a boycott. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The category winners of the Costa Book Awards 2015 have been revealed, with Kate Atkinson winning in the Novel category for the second time in three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to know when your favourite author has a new book published? When the awards are being dished out? What film adaptations are up-coming or get the low-down on festivals near you? Then check out our literary calendar for 2016Have we missed anything? Email us at [email protected]... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As one of the books industry’s most glamorous figures is awarded a New Year’s honour, David Barnett looks back at Ed Victor’s star-studded literary careerThe veteran literary agent Ed Victor has been awarded a CBE in the New Year honours list.With a client list that ranges from Joan Collins to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Omaira Rodríguez is Uruguay's only literary agent, tasked with selling rights abroad and increasing the international awareness of authors from her country. The post Omaira Rodríguez is Uruguay’s Lone Literary Agent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer James Heneage, founder of the Ottakar’s chain of bookshops, will chair the final judging panel of the 2015 Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelists Nurrudin Farah and Taiye Selasi stole the show at the the fifth biennial Kwani? Litfest in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this month. The post Nairobi’s Kwani? Literary Festival Showcases “Afropolitanism” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Bill Bryson, Paula Hawkins and John Green are among the shortlist for Sainsbury’s ebook of the year 2015 award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British poet Sarah Howe has been awarded The Sunday Times/ Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award for her first collection of poems, Loop of Jade (Chatto & Windus), described as an “enthralling personal exploration of her dual heritage." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macmillan Children’s Books has bought the world rights to A Girl Called Owl, a new tween fiction novel, from Skylark Literary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins scooped two prizes at The FutureBook Awards, held at the end of The FutureBook Conference (4th December), but there were also wins for Hachette, Penguin Random House, Faber and BookTech Company of the Year, Reedsy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has two books on the shortlist for this year’s Blue Peter awards - The Epic Book of Epicness by Adam Frost and The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words by Andy Seed and Scott Garrett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers in Zimbabwe have created a traveling book fair and are marshaling social media to build direct bonds with impoverished readers. The post Zimbabwe Writers Battle Disinterest With Literary Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Enright has won the Irish novel of the year award at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2015, during a ceremony which also saw prizes given to J P Donleavy, Louise O’Neill, Eoin Colfer and Niall Breslin. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew McMillan has become the first poet to win the £10,000 Guardian First Book Award with his “elegantly poised and intimate” collection of poems, Physical (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unpublished author Lyn Farrell has been named as the winner of the Luke Bitmead Writer’s Bursary 2015 in an award ceremony in central London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and editor John Freeman discusses his transition from book criticism to editing Granta, and now, to launching his own journal, Freeman's. The post John Freeman on Transitioning from Critic to Literary Journal Entrepreneur appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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