Annette Thomas, Stephen Page and Susan Jurevics are the keynote speakers for this year’s FutureBook Conference, the largest digital publishing gathering in Europe. Nigel Roby, chief executive and publisher of The Bookseller, has also unveiled what is to be a week-long sequence of events culminating in the FutureBook Conference on 4th December. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Texas Library Association Annual Conference is back in person this year, set for April 25–28 under a conference theme of “Recover, Rebalance, Reconnect.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The 2022 Public Library Association conference drew nearly 5,000 in-person attendees to Portland, Ore., last week, marking a significant step toward a return to major library conferences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Now here’s a celebrity memoir to get excited about. Elliot Page, the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated star of Juno, Inception, and The Umbrella Academy, is currently working on his first memoir, which is due to be published by Flatiron in 2023. According to the publisher’s announcement, the memoir... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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During his time at Princeton, the writer was one of the most impactful "militant humanists" working against the Nazis. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The memoir will delve into Page’s relationship with his body and his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world. Continue reading at HuffPost
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‘Power of the Dog’ author Thomas Savage died in obscurity. It’s time to honor his work. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Comma Press' virtual conference, Manchester in Translation, is to return next month, offering skills and advice to aspiring translators in the north of England and beyond. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 19:14:48 UTC ]
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The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Association are moving their fall conference, New Voices New Rooms, to summer and have scheduled it for the week of August 8. In addition, they are launching a spring book event scheduled for May 17 and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Record sales show that even the ability to carry thousands of books in one portable electronic device is not enoughIn 2009, when Amazon’s Kindle ebook was launched in the UK, it seemed impossible to imagine that a dozen years later booksellers would be reporting a record year of sales of... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Writers including Candice Carty-Williams, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Inua Ellams and Sara Jafari are to feature at Spread the Word's one-day festival, celebrating diversity and creativity in Deptford, south-east London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Authors including Elif Shafak and historian Simon Schama are among those confirmed to headline Jewish Book Week this year, which returns as an in-person event at London's King's Place. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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As we reach the centenary of "The Wasteland," a new look at Eliot beyond the poem that defined him Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Though concerns regarding the omicron variant loom, many promoters hope to proceed with in-person events in early 2022 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Irish President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to poet Thomas Kinsella, who died on 22nd December, aged 93 Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Dolly Parton will headline the audiobook cast of her debut novel Run Rose Run (Century) along with singer and songwriter Kelsea Ballerini in the role of protégée to Parton’s character. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Graeme Macrae Burnet, Raymond Antrobus and Louise Welsh are among authors headlining next year's Paisley Book Festival, which will celebrate literature inspired by or written in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The industry must source talent in innovative ways and focus on hiring differently and looking outside London if any tangible progress is to be made on representation, The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference heard. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:33:30 UTC ]
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Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
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Amazon has changed the publishing ecosystem more than anything else due to its “proprietary” capturing of data, FutureBook delegates have been told. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Monica Ali, Jennifer Egan and Laline Paull were among those headlining the Little, Brown Literary Fiction Spring Showcase 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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