The £580,000 Arts Council England funding will support new initiative to find and develop black and minority ethnic, disabled and LGBTQ writersA new literary agency, which aims to discover “the next generation of diverse writers” and “blow open the pipeline” for them, is being launched by the editor of The Good Immigrant, Nikesh Shukla, with more than £500,000 in funding from Arts Council England (ACE).The Good Agency, the brainchild of author Shukla and literary agent and Julia Kingsford, intends to work with “exceptional” writers who identify as black and minority ethnic, working class, disabled or LGBTQ. It will “identify, nurture and promote” these authors, with the intention of making the UK’s literary landscape more representative. Related: UK publishing industry remains 90% white, survey finds Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward P. Jones’s The Known World occupies a somewhat odd space in the literary canon: it is highly decorated, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and it was even a bestseller, but 17 years after its publication, it feels curiously underread. I acknowledge, of course, that all notions of “underread,” like... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-05 08:49:24 UTC ]
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Simply submitting your story to be read by someone who knows talent when they see it is important for so many reasonsWriting prizes are massively important for aspiring and emerging writers. I think they are vastly more important than literary prizes. So many aspiring writers don’t have access... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-10-03 07:00:18 UTC ]
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Candice Carty-Williams, Nikesh Shukla and Ayisha Malik are among authors shortlisted for this year's inaugural Diverse Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 16:05:26 UTC ]
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Vice Media Group has named Ogilvy's Nadja Bellan-White to the role of global CMO, the publisher announced today. The newly created position will put Bellan-White in charge of the Vice portfolio's branding, communications and marketing internationally, leading the brand narrative for the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-10-02 15:56:59 UTC ]
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HQ has landed Other Parents, an “astonishing” novel on small-town British life from Sarah Stovell, in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 02:18:58 UTC ]
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Dapo Adeola has urged delegates at The Bookseller Children's Conference to "open the doors" and look for grassroots talent if they are serious about addressing diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 12:50:21 UTC ]
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Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2020-10-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Manilla Press, Bonnier Books UK’s literary imprint, is publishing a new novel from Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 05:43:39 UTC ]
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The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association gathered on Zoom for its annual membership meeting this week. Despite a difficult year, attendance was good and leadership said the organization is in strong financial shape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK has acquired two middle-grade books from TV personalities and Diversity dance collective members Ashley and Jordan Banjo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 02:08:16 UTC ]
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The founders of Children's Book North have advised industry staffers in the north to network as they look to reduce publishing's London focus. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 20:38:57 UTC ]
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Orion Spring is publishing a book from clinical psychologist Dr Nicole LePera, promising "a revolutionary approach to healing that harnesses the power of the self to produce lasting change". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 14:49:39 UTC ]
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An open letter expressing “love and solidarity for the trans and non-binary community”, spearheaded by authors Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Daisy Johnson, has garnered support from more than 200 writers, including Malorie Blackman, Jeanette Winterson and Joanne Harris. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 14:25:47 UTC ]
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Children’s publishers grew readerships during lockdown across subject areas, extending to renewed interest in their backlists as well as in their online educational resources, delegates heard at The Bookseller’s Children’s Conference this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 06:08:42 UTC ]
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The Includive Indies Fund, set up earlier this year by Knights Of and Jacaranda, has awarded grants totalling £35,000 to 11 independent presses from across the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:44:26 UTC ]
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Young Adult books saw a huge 43% rise in post-lockdown sales by value as the children's sector as a whole swelled to 33% of the market once shops reopened. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:01:16 UTC ]
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The former FBI director was certain that history would vindicate him. But instead, it has made things even worse. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-25 05:02:29 UTC ]
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Hutchinson will publish a new novel, Malibu Rising, by US author Taylor Jenkins Reid, who won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award this summer for her sixth novel Daisy Jones & The Six (Ballantine Books, 2019). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-25 04:59:57 UTC ]
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Loyola Press' Joellyn Cicciarelli says mysteries and fantasies can reach young readers about of faith and doubt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kansas City, Mo.–based Andrews McMeel Publishing is seeing strong sales despite disruptions caused by the ongoing pandemic—and poetry has a whole lot to do with it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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