As Crown Publishing predicted, readers eagerly anticipated Michelle Obama’s Becoming. Autobiography and memoir are best selling categories because virtually everyone enjoys learning about the private life of public figures. In this case, many were curious about the woman who seemed to rise above peculiar controversies and non-stop criticism. How had Mrs. Obama felt about being […] The post The Delicate Balancing Act of Black Women’s Memoir appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Virago is launching a month-long photo challenge and social media campaign #BooksforChange to support International Women’s Day on 8th March. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anna LeBaron escaped her murderous father’s polygamist cult at the age of 13, leaving behind a life of terror and over 50 siblings to begin a search for healing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's Wear Daily, the so-called "bible of fashion," will be altering its print schedule for the second time in two years and letting go of several staffers. WWD confirmed to Adweek that it will cease publishing regular, weekly print editions and instead print only special editions. "We will... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A British publisher has revealed that Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones' stage-strutting lothario, wrote a candid memoir way back in the early 80s. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher John Blake has claimed to have the manuscript for the memoirs of Mick Jagger - but is unable to publish them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women are fighting back against sexism in an industry steeped in a history of hyper-sexualised female characters. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has launched a promotional Twitter campaign for MP Jess Phillips' book Everywoman (Hutchinson), in which every tweet hashtagged #EVERYWOMAN will see a book donated to domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Far-right British Breitbart controversialist says it would be absurd for his book not to cover ‘the insanity’ surrounding its publicationPublication of rightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s memoir Dangerous has been delayed until June, so that he can include details of the controversy... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has won Digging In, a memoir about grief, exile and the healing power of gardening by Beth Lynch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers is to publish Letters From Your Trans Sisters – a collection of letters written by successful trans women for other trans women at the start of their transition - edited by trans activist Charlie Craggs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jayson Greene's memoir of grieving after his two-year-old daughter's death, 'Once More We Saw Stars,' will be published in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is publishing a memoir by Elle columnist, performance artist and musician Rhyannon Styles, documenting her transition from male to female. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Navy Seal Robert O’Neill, the decorated special operations soldier who fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011, will publish his memoir with Simon & Schuster in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edinburgh-based independent Black & White Publishing is naming its new YA imprint ‘Ink Road’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chain of booksellers has announced its first profit in years – thanks in part to a bold decision to run each branch like a local bookshop Late on Thursday afternoon, would-be wizards across the UK dropped what they were doing to join the professors of Hogwarts for Harry Potter night. At 6pm... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has reported a profit for the first time under the ownership of Russian businessman Alexander Mamut and direction of its m.d. James Daunt. Boosted by “better standards of bookselling”, the 270-store chain saw sales rise by 4% to £409.1m in the year to 30th April 2016, helping it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld has acquired Without Fear or Favour, a personal memoir by barrister Sarah Langford. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Women’s Prize for Fiction is seeking a new sponsor after Baileys, which has backed the prize for the past four years, decided not to renew its support in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book deal for the memoirs of former US president Barack Obama is expected to set a record, with a price tag as high as US$20 million (NZ$27.6 million). Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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