Book Reviews Amy Lantrip Photo by Ethan Chiang / Flickr Contemporary Taiwanese Women Writers: An Anthology (Cambria Press, 2018) is a collection of short stories in translation featuring contemporary Taiwanese authors.[i] This compilation is diverse in its representation of the female voice and perfectly captures the distinct setting and style of Taiwan. Multiple protagonists clash with traditional conventions such as getting married before thirty-five, marrying up, divorce stigma, dutiful wifehood, birthing children, and chastity. Despite these established expectations, these women are also experiencing a time of change and rapid urban development. As the world around them becomes more complicated, the reader gets a sense of Taiwan and particularly being a woman in Taiwan. Each main character feels real because they feel human, as their stories do the work of good literature: they offer unique, memorable emotions. Each main character feels real because they feel human, as their stories do the work of good literature: they offer unique, memorable emotions. The authors themselves deserve some introduction; this collection features Chu Tien-wen (b. 1956), winner of the 2015 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature. Chu is not only an accomplished author but also a screenplay writer, and her screenplays have served as the basis for multiple Hou Hsiao-hsien films. In her short story included in the collection, “The Story of Hsiao-Pi,”... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2019-07-18 14:13:08 UTC ]
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The £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize will be run by the National Centre for Writing (NCW) in Norwich with a new programme of support for a second novel and a sustainable career in writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 14:23:55 UTC ]
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The novel following Jojo Moyes’ hit trilogy Me Before You saw the author living deep in rural Kentucky to research a group of women librarians on horseback in the 1930s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 08:47:00 UTC ]
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Finding a literary agent is one thing, but the hard part is gaining representation. In this post, we share how to hook a literary agent to represent writing and get published by looking at the query letter, synopsis, book proposal, and sample pages. The post How to Hook a Literary Agent to... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-25 23:48:10 UTC ]
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The award-winning author on her mission to diversify publishing — and why she turned back to adult readers with her new novel, “Red at the Bone.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-19 09:00:02 UTC ]
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Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find women's fiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly. The post Women’s Fiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions by Robert Lee Brewer appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-18 13:00:29 UTC ]
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What Is a Girl Worth? is rigorous and righteous and driven both by anger and remarkable grace. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-09-18 09:45:01 UTC ]
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The publisher of Flatiron Books now leads Macmillan's Henry Holt. And New York's Scandinavia House hosts a reception for Frankfurt Guest of Honor Norway. The post Industry Notes: Amy Einhorn Named Macmillan Henry Holt’s President and Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-16 19:38:39 UTC ]
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Her fifth book, “Heaven, My Home,” is on the horizon along with her TV adaptation of Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-16 15:42:34 UTC ]
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As the world verges on World War I, the battle of the sexes rages in “Kopp Sisters on the March.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
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In “Because Internet,” a linguist looks at the way online conversation is shaping all conversation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-13 02:02:24 UTC ]
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Within the first week it was published, Bassey Ikpi’s essay collection I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying, a collection of personal essays illuminating and encapsulating the experience of having mental illness, hit the New York Times bestseller list. What Ikpi depicts in I’m Telling the Truth... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-09-12 11:00:01 UTC ]
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Marie Claire is just the latest titan of women’s media to fall, following Lucky, More!, The Pool and Lenny Letter. Their absence will be keenly feltReaders of women’s magazines have had a rough few years. Every few months another titan falls and today we are mourning the UK print edition of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-11 16:09:38 UTC ]
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Publicist and debut children's author Liz Hyder calls on publishers to be more vocal about the negative impacts of creative writing being sidelined by the current education system. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 17:32:31 UTC ]
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Forthcoming titles introduce key figures in the ongoing fight for voting rights, years before their intended readership can cast a ballot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The former White House press secretary will chronicle her time in the Trump administration in a memoir expected to come out next year. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-09-05 17:47:28 UTC ]
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Former White House Press Secretary and noted baby cage enthusiast Sarah Huckabee Sanders is writing a novel memoir that will likely be full of lies. It will be published by St. Martin’s Press in fall 2020. The book will detail her time as Trump’s press secretary, “including the most dramatic... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-05 14:44:57 UTC ]
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Literary agents are the gate keepers of the publishing world, but not all agents represent all genres of writing. This post shares how to find a literary agent appropriate for your writing project, including links to agents representing various genres. The post How to Find a Literary Agent:... Continue reading at Writer's Digest
[ Writer's Digest | 2019-09-04 18:25:07 UTC ]
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We need more women in tech, so when women in the field write about it, it's important to pay attention. Get insight from these books by women in tech. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-09-04 10:34:21 UTC ]
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For 30 glorious days each year, brands in every category reach out to LGBTQ+ consumers and say, "We see you (and your wallets)." By July, the media and marketing industries have usually abandoned their rainbow-tinted Pride goggles. This year though, the LGBTQ+ community was gifted a brief,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-03 22:13:52 UTC ]
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FutureBook has launched an audio originals writing competition, which will see the winning work published as an audiobook and the successful author hosted at the FutureBook Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 00:18:49 UTC ]
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