We've come a long way with LBGTQ+ literature

In 2012, the literary critic Suzi Feay lamented the lack of new lesbian voices in UK publishing. Describing what she saw as “a shortage of lesbian writers in Britain today”, she wondered who would follow in the footsteps of established authors like Ali Smith, Sarah Waters and Jeanette Winterson. Writing in The Guardian, Feay asked “where are all the new lesbian writers?” Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 12:20:04 UTC ]
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[ The Huffington Post | 2022-10-06 11:03:31 UTC ]
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Finalists for 2022 NBA in Young People's Literature Announced

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Romania’s Mircea Cărtărescu to Receive Guadalajara’s $150,000 Literature Prize

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-04 00:43:28 UTC ]
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Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-26 15:42:09 UTC ]
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A migrant child’s long journey to Gringolandia

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-22 10:00:06 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-20 15:52:11 UTC ]
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A Visible Man by Edward Enninful review – the long road to Vogue

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[ The Guardian | 2022-09-15 10:00:43 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-14 19:15:50 UTC ]
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[ Book Riot | 2022-09-14 17:37:14 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-14 14:15:00 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 10:00:13 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-25 16:03:44 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-23 20:51:55 UTC ]
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‘More zeros than I’ve seen in my life’: the author who got a six-figure deal via ‘BookTok’

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[ The Guardian | 2022-08-16 13:32:30 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2022-08-04 04:30:19 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-27 18:08:34 UTC ]
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[ Electric Literature | 2022-07-14 13:15:00 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-24 15:19:59 UTC ]
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[ The Atlantic | 2022-06-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
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