This year, writers and publishers learned about the power of #BookTok—a literature-loving corner of TikTok where readers post videos inspired by the books they love. Viral trends involving certain books launched backlist titles to the top of the fiction charts; particularly, tearjerkers with moving or shocking endings, as BookTokers captured their reactions (tears; hand clapped […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Talking about family, identity, and the power of tears with Mitali Perkins and the Anti-Defamation League Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 12:00:58 UTC ]
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PEN World Voices marks 15 years of hosting literary events with a human rights focus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Eleanor Birne has joined PEW Literary as associate agent this month, moving from David Godwin Associates, and has already done a deal with Faber on Amber Medland’s debut novel about mental health and the impact of the #metoo movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Ghana-UK cooperation to support African writers led to the launch of a new literary agency for African middle-grade and teen fiction: Accord Literary. The post New Agency for African MG and YA Fiction: Accord Literary appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls the company’s influence staggering and dangerous. But his solutions are incomplete and unsatisfying. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2019-05-09 20:14:19 UTC ]
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Review of “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-04-19 20:30:51 UTC ]
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The streaming service is on a book-buying spree as it seeks more content for its ever-growing global subscriber base. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Square Books will open a second location in Boston’s Seaport District, taking a ground floor space in a new literary center that will house the creative writing non-profit GrubStreet and the poetry non-profit Mass Poetry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney, Bernard MacLaverty and Jon McGregor are among the 10 writers shortlisted for the €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandi Toksvig and Helen Lederer lead the drive to tackle gender inequality in the artsFrom this month’s Women of the World gathering on London’s South Bank to many smaller bespoke festivals and competitions, the demand for public events and festivals centred on the female experience is growing... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s literary agency The Bright Agency is launching a literary list, led by director Arabella Stein. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poor working conditions for book editors are ingrained. It’s time for that to change – no matter how much we love our jobsBook editors love their jobs, perhaps more than the average worker. We work diligently with motivated and inspiring peers on projects we are proud of. You may not realise... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hannah Weatherill, currently a scout at Mira Trenchard Literary Scouting, will join Northbank Talent Management next month as literary agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink imprint 535 has acquired the first Royal Geographical Society Puzzle Book, telling the story of explorers through a set of increasingly difficult brainteasers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The MIT Press will sponsor the American Literature and Culture program at the 2019 Oxford Literary Festival, marking the first time a university press sponsor has partnered with the festival in this way. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers gathered in Milan, Italy, on March 5 – 7 to discuss revenue diversification and monetizing audiences overseas. The post ‘Scale itself isn’t that transformative’: Insights on sustainable publishing models from the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight writers, including California residents Rebecca Solnit and Young Jean Lee, were named winners of the annual Windham-Campbell Prizes, some of the richest and most prestigious literary awards in the world. The announcement was made Wednesday in London, at an event hosted by Damian Barr, the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When her first book came out, Lulah Ellender became obsessed with an author whose book launched the same week. She reflects on past feuds and how resentment now festers onlineWhen my first book was published last year I wasn’t prepared for how unhinged I would become. I’d expected review-induced... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former publishing director at Transworld Doug Young is joining PEW Literary as an associate agent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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True crime, “professional confessional” memoirs and titles that look into “sealed worlds” are the hottest non-fiction trends, according to agents who spoke to The Bookseller ahead of next week’s London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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