One of the few literary agents focusing on Arabic, Yasmina Jraissati, discusses the non-existent role of the literary agent in the Middle East. The post Why Are There No Literary Agents in the Middle East? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors will launch a bi-monthly book club on Twitter next month, to celebrate a selection of favourite titles from works in its literary estates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-22 16:59:37 UTC ]
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“The Dolphin Letters” explores the tumultuous relationship between Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick, through their correspondence. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-19 20:00:00 UTC ]
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One reader takes a trip through their neighborhood of East Rogers Park in Chicago and explores the Little Free Libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-14 11:33:25 UTC ]
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She was also a publisher and an author whose memoir affirmed that her father, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, had popularized the Serenity Prayer. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-12-13 22:52:39 UTC ]
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Inclusive publisher Knights Of has snapped up a "moving and inspiring" début middle-grade novel from editor and former bookseller, Elle McNicoll. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 23:36:11 UTC ]
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On November 12, at the Pen Parentis Literary Salon in Lower Manhattan, I hear author Jimin Han say something I’ve never heard a writer admit before. “I didn’t really commit to being a writer until I had children,” Han says to a room of 20 or so writers, all of whom are parents. There is […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-06 09:47:14 UTC ]
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Author Sarah Lean will move from HarperCollins to Simon & Schuster UK with middle-grade novel The Good Bear, to be illustrated by Fiona Woodcock. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 02:43:12 UTC ]
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Award-winning novelist Hari Kunzru has moved to Simon & Schuster UK after 17 years at Hamish Hamilton, with literary thriller Red Pill set for publication in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 18:33:02 UTC ]
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Every day of the year, Electric Literature is grateful for the people who read and share what we publish. But on this Giving Tuesday, we’re coming to you with a special request: Electric Lit is aiming for 1,000 members by 2020, and we want you to be one of them. Your membership gets you... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-12-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s a writerly dream come true: a cocktail based on your book, prepared by a dedicated bookseller who has pored over your pages for references to alcohol or even flavors and scents he can interpret to concoct the drink. Nick Petrulakis of Booksmith in Brookline is the literary bartender in this... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-03 09:49:31 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired three "game-changing" middle-grade books by Ben Bailey Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 18:08:52 UTC ]
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Lina Langlee has been promoted to literary agent at the Kate Nash Literary Agency, while Robbie Guillory also steps up in a series of changes at the firm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 12:10:24 UTC ]
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We look inside the bookish Northeast, where publishers with deep roots turn innovation into tradition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Send your friends, family, and favorite bookstore and library workers warm holiday greetings with these 20 literary holiday cards! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-29 11:34:57 UTC ]
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Grand Marais, Minn., held its third North Shore Readers & Writers Festival early last month, attracting literary types from across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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An agent says that getting to the root of the diversity problem in publishing requires change at the agency level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A new company working across London and New York, International Literary Properties, has been launched to acquire and manage the intellectual property in literary estates and to exploit the rights and cash flows deriving from them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 05:01:11 UTC ]
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The Charles Taylor Foundation, a charity organization that supports Canadian writers, gave a cheery explanation for why a literary prize it’s been co-sponsoring for two decades is coming to an end next year: they accomplished exactly what they’d set out to do. For almost 20 years, the Foundation... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-21 18:55:31 UTC ]
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Unusual for its focus on socially relevant fiction, the Aspen Words Literary Prize has six debuts among its 16 longlisted titles for 2020, is third year. The post Aspen Institute Names Its 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-18 06:30:13 UTC ]
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Aspen Words has announced the longlist for the 2020 Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 award given to a work of fiction that “illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.” The longlist includes sixteen books: twelve... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-14 17:00:04 UTC ]
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