Two Roads is to publish a book reimagining the lives of three women from the Vanderbilt family. Publisher Lisa Highton bought UK rights for the currently untitled book by Therese Anne Fowler from Jenny Meyer on behalf of Wendy Sherman. The book will “take readers from the extravagant world of the newly rich robber barons from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age”. It will follow three women from the famous moneyed American family – Alva, Gertrude and Gloria Morgan – as each “ascends the social ladder in her respective enclave of Manhattan". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an analysis of 300,000 English Literature syllabi, these are the novels by women authors that were the most commonly assigned. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-07-25 13:22:28 UTC ]
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SPBC, which created a marketplace where authors can buy premade covers, has now become a newly formed D2D division titled Author Success, headed by v-p Nick Thacker. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The upstate New York literary press has taken over publication of more than 100 Nomadic books in a deal that closed earlier this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Obsessively scratching her scalp, while simultaneously chiding herself not to, Kendra Rae Phillips sits on a MetroNorth train anxious and jittery. She’s worried about being found, after being found out. Every lingering eye incites more sweat, and more scratching. Relief only comes when her train... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-06-19 11:07:00 UTC ]
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The American author Barbara Kingsolver has become the only writer to win the United Kingdom's Women's Prize for Fiction twice. The post Barbara Kingsolver Wins the UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-06-14 18:31:40 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy has died of natural causes in his Sante Fe home at the age of 89. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-13 20:12:27 UTC ]
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Working with the Booker Prize Foundation, Dua Lipa recently visited HMP Downview, a women’s prison in Surrey, to get a firsthand glimpse of Books Unlocked, a program set up by the BPF and the National Literacy to foster a culture of reading for incarcerated people. Lipa, who recently launched a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-06-02 14:54:54 UTC ]
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By acquiring the Washington, D.C.–based literary agency, WME signals a deepening focus on literary talent and specifically nonfiction, as well as a physical expansion into the D.C. area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed• ‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlistThree debut novels will compete against books by two former winners for this year’s Women’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-26 06:30:01 UTC ]
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Arcadia Publishing continues to build on its presence in the local nonfiction and regional history market with the purchase of Applewood Books, the Carlisle, Mass.–based publisher with a backlist of 2,500 titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New podcast Stiffed investigates the forgotten story of Viva, a progressive magazine for women that featured Anna Wintour on staffBack in the mid-aughts, right before the internet made Play-Doh spaghetti of the magazine industry, Jennifer Romolini was an editor at Lucky, a Conde Nast property... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-03 18:24:51 UTC ]
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Staff statement blames closure after eight years on financial challenge of running independent media outletThe magazine gal-dem, an online and print publication for women and non-binary people of colour, is to fold after eight years.In a public statement shared on Friday, staff at gal-dem said:... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-31 12:59:18 UTC ]
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The romance and women’s fiction specialist, with a 250-book backlist, was purchased for and undisclosed sum by the largest independent publisher of e-books in the U.K. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Taste of Home offers up hundreds of recipes for cooks of every stripe and tantalizing dishes for every gathering. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As if starring in three seasons of Sex Education wasn’t enough, Gillian Anderson’s embarking on a brand new project set to get our pulses racing. At Bloomsbury, Anderson is leading an update of Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, a groundbreaking 1973 book that collected anonymous sexual fantasies.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-16 08:54:18 UTC ]
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Ob-gyn and best-selling author Dr. Jen Gunter is advocating for women's health education. She spoke to CBC's Michelle Eliot about how women can navigate health information online. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-03-08 22:24:00 UTC ]
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The new PublisHer pavilion at Bologna International Book Fair co-hosts an International Women's Day breakfast with Kids Can Press. The post International Women’s Day: PublisHer’s Bologna Stand appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-03-08 06:52:38 UTC ]
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According to data, women are now publishing more books than men are, and it's affecting the publishing world in a big way. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-03-07 17:36:00 UTC ]
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Tracey Rose Peyton is the guest. She is the author of the debut novel Night Wherever We Go, available from Ecco Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! From the episode: Brad Listi: This book really brought into focus for me the awful risks and costs of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-03 09:53:42 UTC ]
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The steady pace of acquisitions in the printing world continued this week with the announcements of CJK Group's purchase of McNaughton & Gunn and BR Printers' acquisition of JP Graphics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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