Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 07/10/2011 - 10:59 Penguin has acquired a diary written during the Second World War by a teenage concentration camp internee, striking a deal directly with the author at her home in Prague. Viking publishing director Venetia Butterfield bought world rights directly from Helga Weiss after flying to her homethe same flat she was born inin the Czech capital with commissioning editor Will Hammond to agree the contract. Viking will publish Helgas Diary on 7th June 2012. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its best, the relationship between novelist and reader is an intimate one. Can I tell you something? whispers the writer, and the reader whispers back, Please do… Of all the forms that the novel can take, the diary is surely the most confiding of all; it’s as if the intimacy level has been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Translated by Charlotte Whittle The novel, Looking Back by Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vázquez, which has won a major literary prize in Mexico, will have many readers. It is one of the great novels to have been written in Spanish and its author tells us that the events it portrays also... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-23 08:52:19 UTC ]
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Orlando Figes, whose most recent book is "The Story of Russia," on the country's love of strongmen, the fate of dissenters and how the war will end. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-21 13:30:12 UTC ]
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With D23 underway this weekend, Disney had a lot to share with Star Wars fans. In all, the company debuted three trailers at the expo. First, there was a final look at Star Wars: Andor ahead of the show’s Disney+ premiere on September 21st. Then, we got to see Tales of the Jedi, a new animated... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-09-10 19:06:44 UTC ]
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His 1971 book, "365 Days," was an intimate and searing look at the human costs of war. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 21:35:50 UTC ]
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Her dispatches from Baghdad during the U.S. airstrikes and ground assault in 2003 brought vivid accounts of the war's toll and the Pentagon's future struggles. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-08 19:14:39 UTC ]
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'Luda,' debut novel by veteran comics writer Grant Morrison, is a camp spectacular in which patriarchy is defined as a kind of magical Oedipal drag. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-02 15:30:56 UTC ]
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Penguin Young Readers Licenses has secured the trade publishing rights for 'Super Sema,' an animated series from licensor Kukua Education Limited that began its second season as a YouTube Original on June 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mad Cave Studios, a Miami graphic novel publisher, has acquired Papercutz, the groundbreaking independent children’s graphic novel house founded in 2005 by Terry Nantier and Jim Salicrup. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Marine veteran Elliot Ackerman, who helped evacuate Afghans, reflects on the war's flawed decisions, moments of kindness and "disastrous" end. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-12 10:00:04 UTC ]
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As part of its expansion into the education market with the launch of DK Learning in April, DK has acquired Phonics Books, a publisher of more than 300 decodable books for beginner and catch-up readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Mercury Pictures Presents’ shows how war affects the lives of a cast of characters connected through a Hollywood studio Continue reading at The Washington Post
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The era's near-misses and misunderstandings serve as a cautionary tale as the United States again faces off with great-power rivals. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-22 12:00:30 UTC ]
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Lindsey Fitzharris's “The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I” tells of a plastic surgeon whose care went beyond physical healing. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Astra Publishing House has acquired DAW Books, bringing a list of 2,000 science fiction and fantasy titles to the burgeoning New York–based, Chinese-owned publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New and upcoming books by Rhys Bowen, Kate Forsyth and others imagine the heroic efforts of everyday people during World War II Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Through the deal, the U.K.-based talent agency Curtis Brown, which reps such authors as Nigella Lawson and Jojo Moyes and such estates as those of Ian Fleming and A.A. Milne, will continue to operate under its existing structure and management team. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Blattman wrote "Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace" before Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. But the book does offer insight into Putin's playbook. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-27 16:21:37 UTC ]
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Providence Journal editor John Revelstoke Rathom also had a fake biography, writes journalist Mark Arsenault. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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There were six great naval powers before the war, writes historian Paul Kennedy; afterward, there was just one. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-20 12:00:33 UTC ]
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