By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’ is one of the few short stories of the last half-century or so which can truly be called a modern myth. Indeed, Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), the story’s author, called her 1973 tale a ‘psychomyth’, inspired […] Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2023-03-21 15:00:42 UTC ]
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Two new reports from the UK's Academic Book of the Future call for stakeholders in academic publishing tto formalize their collaboration in order to make advancements and improvements. The post The UK’s ‘Academic Book of the Future’ Project: Two Key Reports appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Zaffre imprint Hot Key Books has acquired a “romantic and relevant” debut Love, Hate & Other Filters, by Samira Ahmed, about being a Muslim American teen. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Israeli writer David Grossman's A Horse Walks Into a Bar, translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Jonathan Cape, has won this year's Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books has acquired a new teen series from debut author and Foyles bookseller Chloe Coles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookseller Simon Key has been snapped up to write a book with Head of Zeus, based on his parenting tweets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Employees of Penguin Random House UK have raised over £7,000 for creative writing and mentoring charity Ministry of Stories by completing a seven-mile walking route through London, including through the Royal Parks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an amicus brief, AAP lawyers argue that a reversal legalizing the resale of digital media would be "catastrophic" for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1987, Donald Trump published The Art of the Deal, a 402-page book outlining his worldview and strategies for making what he was known for at the time: deals. Looking back now, of course, we know that Trump might not be as good at deals (or business) as he touted in the book. Since its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph has acquired a new novel by Marian Keyes called The Break. The book, which will be Keyes’ 13th work of fiction, will publish in the UK and Ireland on 7th September 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books has acquired two standalone YA novels from Robert Muchamore, author of bestselling YA series Cherub. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a luncheon in Manhattan yesterday, 'New York Times Book Review' editor Pamela Paul, who oversees all books coverage at the 'New York Times,' laid out the newspaper's vision for the future of its newly-unified books desk. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It was the weekend for upsets in high school basketball, and Westchester did its part on Saturday night, knocking off No. 2-seeded Fairfax, 66-59, in the City Section Open Division semifinals at Roybal High. It came a day after the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon and Chino Hills,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Flâneuse” Lauren Elkin Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 336 pp., $27 Lauren Elkin’s “Flâneuse,” part cultural history, part personal memoir, fervently celebrates women who have asserted their freedom and sharpened their identities by taking to urban streets — whether on solitary, exploratory rambles... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has replaced a key metric it made available on Facebook Insights, which allows publishers and other page owners to track video performance on the platform. The post Facebook wants longer videos, but takes away key view metric appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Penn—known as The Creative Penn in the self-publishing community—takes a step made by many strong self-publishers: launching a small press. The post ‘The Outsider Becomes the Mainstream’: A Key UK Self-Publisher Opens a Small Press appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fast Company talks with author Yuval Noah Harari, whose new book looks ahead and hazards a few guesses on what's next for humanity. Fast Company talks with author Yuval Noah Harari, whose new book looks ahead and hazards a few guesses on what's next for humanity.Yuval Noah... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It will be up to publishers to make the case for how their teaching materials help institutions to meet the requirements of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), and providing data evidence will be key, a panel discussion marking Academic Book Week heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a letter sent to employees and some authors, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy looked to assure those concerned about the signing of controversial author Milo Yiannopoulos that the company will not publish books that contain hate speech. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing division Hot Key Books has acquired the debut novel by US author Alyssa Hollingsworth at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot Key Books, part of Bonnier Zaffre, will next year release a new novel from children’s and YA author Laura Dockrill, entitled Big Bones. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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