“Gray’s idiom may be modern, but it embraces many traditional things; not only autobiographical realism, but low comedy, afterlife fantasy, scattershot satire, nightmarish allegory, self-referential metafiction, tender eroticism, lunatic scholarship and profuse literary borrowings.” —David Pringle on Gray’s debut novel Lanark: A Life in Four Parts (1981) Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988) * […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-12-19 09:57:38 UTC ]
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Zephyr, Head of Zeus' children's imprint, will publish two middle-grade children's books set in Ancient Rome from Annelise Gray. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 01:26:12 UTC ]
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From Gutenberg’s printing press to Google’s AMP format, the publishing world has gone from zero to one million miles per hour, with revolutionary changes to the way we produce, distribute, and consume content. Here is a breakdown of some of the key changes in digital publishing, plus tips for... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-03-05 15:43:14 UTC ]
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Alasdair Gray has won the inaugural Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Scottish literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 08:58:03 UTC ]
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Although picture has improved since 2017, research shows that last year only 4% of books for the youngest readers featured a minority ethnic heroIn most children’s books, according to one London primary school pupil, “people are peach”. Another feels there are “no black people” in the stories... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-19 11:15:59 UTC ]
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Facing public criticism over a ban on sending free books to prison inmates, the Washington Department of Corrections has backed down and partially rescinded the ban. Advocates for prison inmates call the new policy "insufficient" and continue to negotiate with DOC officials. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do you have a plant-related class, garden tour or other event you’d like us to mention? Email me at [email protected] — with at least three weeks notice, please! — and we may include it later. Here’s the latest: April 4 The Pacific Rose Society’s monthly meeting features guest speaker... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut literary crime thriller, Sixteen Horses, by UEA graduate Greg Buchanan has been snapped up following an exclusive partial submission at pre-empt by Mantle in the UK and Flatiron in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British author John Gray criticizes the modern atheist movement for replacing God with human beings and puts forward his view of what a true atheist ought to be in his new book, ‘Seven Types of Atheism.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Aster has bought two new titles from Catherine Gray, author of hit debut The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, which Aster also published. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kes Gray and Jim Field, the author and illustrator behind the Oi! brand, are planning a new picture book series with Hachette Children’s Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and the Friends of Carla Gray committee are introducing a scholarship to help an early-career bookseller learn more about the trade and to reinforce the ties between their store and the community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Extra! Extra! Have you heard the news? Actress and soon-to-be-Royal Family in-law Meghan Markle has … a gray hair. Marie Claire noticed this and thought it worthy to write about. The fashion magazine tweeted “Meghan Markle Has A Single Gray Hair,” and included a zoomed-in close up with a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown revealed his forthcoming novel Origin was inspired by the themes of evolution and creationism, as he discussed his concerns about overpopulation with the Mail on Sunday’s Event Magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author and illustrator behind two of the breakout picture books of the past few years return with a new title. Caroline Carpenter reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The executive director of marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who spent 20 years with the company, died earlier this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld's publishing director for commercial fiction Sarah Adams and editorial director Frankie Gray have been promoted. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actors Mel Gibson and Sean Penn are to star in "Professor and the Madman", a film adaptation of a novel about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion’s Rebecca Gray has been promoted to the company's head of fiction publicity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House chair Gail Rebuck has said the pipeline of women executives in FTSE 100 companies is “woefully low” and that she is “quite close” to be being in favour of quotas, should things not be seen to be moving in “the right direction”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and critics are warning that Middle Grade children’s books, for readers aged eight to 12 years, are failing to get the attention they merit from the media and book prize organisers because of the dominance of Young Adult titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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