If you guessed London, you’re right—London is mentioned at least three times more often than any other European city. (Wonder why?) As Travel Daily reports, a digital printing company called Aura Print has apparently processed the entire Google Books database to “identify the cumulative mentions of 31 prominent European cities across books spanning from 1920 […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-22 14:51:06 UTC ]
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The annual Frankfurter Buchmesse gathering of the European Federation of Publishers is set for October 21 at midday. The post European Publishers Return to FEP’s ‘Rendez-Vous’ at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-19 06:19:21 UTC ]
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Abdulrazak Gurnah found out about his win over the phone but initially thought it was a cold caller. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2021-10-07 22:36:48 UTC ]
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His novels and short stories are populated with refugees from war, colonialism and historical injustice Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2021-10-07 16:46:03 UTC ]
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The Swedish Academy awarded the prize to the Tanzanian author whose English-language novels include “Paradise,” “By the Sea” and “Desertion.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-07 11:03:10 UTC ]
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The U.K.-based English-language Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for “his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.” He is the fifth... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers speak of the profound effect the prize has had on Australia’s book industry in the decade since its establishmentOn International Women’s Day in 2011, a group of Australian women writers and editors appeared at a literary salon and spoke about their frustration at the male-dominated... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-10-07 01:56:57 UTC ]
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Independent press Chelsea Green Publishing is partnering with not-for-profit organisation FarmED to launch a food and farming literature festival, in what is said to be a first for the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 10:10:30 UTC ]
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Author Frances Ryan shares her experiences of publicising her book, for which she fought to appear on mainstream political shows to flag the issues disabled people face Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-26 10:06:34 UTC ]
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A guide that can serve as a starting point to help you find interesting, relevant and fascinating free online english literature courses. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-09-21 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Today, the Library of Congress announced that bestselling author Jason Reynolds will serve as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for a third year. Reynolds’s extended appointment is an unprecedented event in the history of the program. The position, which was established in 2008,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-20 15:03:29 UTC ]
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Translations longlisted for the National Book Award have been recognized in stages of the International Booker, the Valle Inclán, and more. The post US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Translated Literature appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-16 03:17:03 UTC ]
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Adam & Eve/DDB collaborated with the children’s hospital to create a resource to help children recover from anxiety, loneliness and fear of the unknown. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2021-09-08 10:55:23 UTC ]
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His volume “Same-Sex Love in India” was regarded as a foundational text for queer studies in India and in recent years was cited in petitions to the country’s supreme court to end the criminalization of homosexuality. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-02 05:09:05 UTC ]
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Elif Shafak and Bernardine Evaristo are among a roster of authors confirmed for the Manchester Literature Festival 2021, which is taking place as an in-person event in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-01 17:41:52 UTC ]
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Libia Brenda, Hannah Onoguwe, and Vandana Singh recommend two short stories and a poem that can help you think differently about climate change. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2021-08-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of the environmental literature, which it... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-08-26 07:00:42 UTC ]
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Although they represent 26 percent of the U.S. population, portrayals lag despite progress in product development and entertainment, Nielsen finds. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2021-08-19 18:10:40 UTC ]
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Ed Balls, Bernardine Evaristo and Anita Rani will headline the Ilkley Literature Festival this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-19 01:03:49 UTC ]
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The fourth outing of the award produced by the Desperate Literature bookshop in Madrid features work centered on colonial oppression. The post Madrid’s ‘Desperate Literature’ Short Fiction Prize: Paige Cowan-Hall appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-13 21:40:40 UTC ]
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