With a first novel that chronicles a love affair between two young men, 23-year-old Ani Kayode Somtochukwu asserts a commitment to “queer resistance.” Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2023-06-05 16:02:45 UTC ]
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The Young H G Wells by Claire Tomalin (Viking) was the most reviewed book this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 10:00:51 UTC ]
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In Uwem Akpan’s debut novel, “New York, My Village,” a Black African editor traces tribalism at home and abroad. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-11-02 09:00:06 UTC ]
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British publishers must not hang on to rights they cannot exploit, Nigerian poet and novelist Lola Shoneyin told delegates at a session on decolonisation at a publishers conference in at The Sharjah International Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-31 15:54:59 UTC ]
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Ilex Press has signed a deal for The Love That Dares: Letters of LGBTQ+ Love & Friendship, collected by Bishopsgate Institute archivists Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-29 21:04:12 UTC ]
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An author draws from the Orpheus myth for a story about loss, imagination, and redemption. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Children are being exposed to aspects of Netflix’s gory and dark drama Squid Game, but it’s most likely not from the streaming service itself. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2021-10-21 05:35:19 UTC ]
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His books were often drawn from his own experiences as a sled-dog racer and outdoorsman. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who was subjected to torture by the his home country's government while detained last year, has been named the International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 20:57:34 UTC ]
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Originally published in 2010, Arsenal Pulp will publish a new edition of 'The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book: Revised and Expanded,' written and drawn by Gord Hill, who has added nearly 60 pages of new material. This seven-page excerpt is the story of the 1990 Oka Crisis, a 77-day... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop is launching the Queer Fiction Prize, with author Okechukwu Nzelu among the judges for the inaugural award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 18:48:23 UTC ]
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The agreement between these international organizations calls for discussions, opening at Frankfurter Buchmesse and leading up to COP26. The post New Support for SDG13: Publishing-Related Organizations Commit to Climate Action appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-30 07:30:18 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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Conversations around making the literature sector in Ireland more inclusive have been happening for some time, and the publication of Arts Council Ireland’s Equality, Human Rights and Diversity Policy in 2019 put a focus on the need for diversity across all artforms, so that no one is excluded. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 14:32:17 UTC ]
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The new comics and graphic novels imprint from Vault Comics aims to deliver fantasy, sci-fi, and horror stories to middle grade and tween readers. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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His acclaimed fiction and a memoir had a common theme: alcoholism. After becoming sober, he called his former besotted muse “Drunkspeare.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-28 11:13:30 UTC ]
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Broadcaster Gabby Logan and award-winning children's author Sharna Jackson are among the judges announced for this year's Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 18:21:06 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust (NLT) and Audible have teamed up to bring audiobooks to young people in custody, as well as introducing podcast-making lessons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-10 19:50:50 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, the "witty, romantic" debut YA fiction title from author and social media influencer Lex Croucher. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 17:19:12 UTC ]
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In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute looks at new books from Kristen Radtke and Lizzy Stewart, as well as a first graphic novel from Anne Carson. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-07-29 09:00:05 UTC ]
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It can be too easy to write villains— people stunted and incapable of love or compassion—when we write about opponents of our politics, especially in short stories, which have so much less space to detail nuance. Sometimes writing about villains and pointing the finger is necessary in a world... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-07-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
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