I have known plenty of failure in my writing life. Inspired partly by Henry David Thoreau, I set out to be a writer after college. Which effectively meant that I worked part-time as a carpenter and bookseller for the next dozen years without publishing a word. My current day job is as a teacher in […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-06-04 08:49:40 UTC ]
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Laura Bates, founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, has written a "modern feminist retelling of Lord of the Flies", which will explore issues surrounding sexual assault and gender stereotyping, for Simon & Schuster UK Children’s with the US rights going for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New literary event the Primadonna festival will give "prominence to work by women”, with support from author Kit de Waal and Curtis Brown agent Cathryn Summerhayes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new collection of writing by black British men features a number of distinctive voices, from all walks of life, overlooked by the book trade—until now. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Bowden, author of 13 books, including "Black Hawk Down" and the riveting new true crime book "The Last Stone," shares some writing tips, including "scenes are gold." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The more we know about what other people earn, the more we can understand our own circumstancesI was paid a £12,500 advance to write my book, Open Up. Sharing this publicly, even as the author of a book about our emotional relationship with money, was initially petrifying, but I ended up... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Artificial intelligence can now write fiction and journalism. But does it measure up to George Orwell – and can it report on Brexit?Will androids write novels about electric sheep? The dream, or nightmare, of totally machine-generated prose seemed to have come one step closer with the recent... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An interest in ‘how women reframe stories in a feminist framework’ and more was part of the discussion in a Market Focus Indonesia panel at the London Book Fair earlier this month. Editor’s Note: As we look today at comments from women authors, particularly in the Indonesian market, we’d like to... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wall Street Journal plans to join a new subscription news service run by Apple, even as some other major publishers balked at the terms, two people familiar with the plans said. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Podcasts, writing workshops and a collection of short stories are among the winners of this year’s RSL Literature Matters Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Avon is partnering with the Big Issue magazine to find a new crime writer in a competition launching in March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jen Beagin, author of 'Vacuum in the Dark,' on the long, winding path of writing two novels with the same protagonist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Clare Alexander is one of three new trustees to join writers’ development agency New Writing North along with education expert Mike Parker and writer Degna Stone. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and Everyday Sexism Project founder Laura Bates talks to Caroline Carpenter about her first YA novel, The Burning. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longtime journalist Katie Couric is writing a memoir that will touch on her decades-long career in journalism, the deaths of her husband and sister from cancer and her experiences with sexism in the news industry. Couric's memoir, "Unexpected," is slated for publication by Little, Brown and Co.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springer Nature has said the current Plan S requirement for publishers to commit to 'flip' hybrid journals to Open Access is "unnecessary, and...unacceptable for us and for many other publishers." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The North’s biggest children’s creative writing workshop The Big Write is returning in May, Harrogate International Festivals has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a growing controversy over the Internet Archive's handling of copyrighted material, the Association of American Publishers joins complaints from authors' organizations. The post US Publishers Slam ‘CDL’ as ‘Systematic Infringement’ as UK Authors Write to Foundations appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global fast food chain McDonald’s will this year distribute new stories by Cressida Cowell in its Happy Meal packs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former footballer's wife Lizzie Cundy has filmed a "making of" documentary for her new autobiography, co-written with ex-Bonnier c.e.o Richard Johnson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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