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'
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a YA title by bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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A last-minute addition to the University Press of New England list has become the fastest-selling book in the Hanover, N.H., university press consortium’s 42-year history and its first book to hit Amazon’s top 10. World War II Remembered isn’t even published by one of its regular distribution... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults but the title and plot are still a closely-guarded secret. Continue reading at Stuff
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Pan Macmillan has acquired a non-fiction title by Man Booker-shortlisted novelist and journalist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Gollancz has signed a debut science fiction novel from comedian and songwriter Mitch Benn, star... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Author of The Time Traveller’s Wife Audrey Niffenegger is to write a short story for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Eight female novelists have made the Waterstones 11 2012 selection, with three novels each from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publisher Tamarind Books has called for more writers and illustrators to tackle multicultural... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Businesses have little recourse - or human contact - when resolving disputes with Google or Facebook, write Julian Lee and Ben Grubb. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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Foyles has partnered with the National Academy of Writing to host courses for writers seeking to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Pan Macmillan has bought a novel following five couples in an antenatal class ahead of the births... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Mark Cuban has 335,000 friends on Facebook and 760,000 followers on Twitter. Monday, the Internet billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team will test just how friendly those fans really are. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Hearst-Rodale is set to launch Women's Health in the UK next year, as a sister title to the 11-year-old Men's Health. Continue reading at Media Week
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American Media, Inc. [AMI] is executing an aggressive digital strategy with the help of RR DonnelleyAMI awarded the company a contract to assist with its digital convergence that extends until the year 2020 that is worth an estimated $550 million. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 11/10/2011 - 07:50 "Grange Hill" writer Phil Redmond is to pen a memoir and novel for Random House imprint Cornerstone. M.d. Susan Sandon acquired world rights in the two books directly with Redmond, who is best known for creating three of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 08:55 Publishers should not be too quick to write off physical products and should encourage competition between a number of digital players to avoid the mistakes the record industry made, the director general of the Entertainment... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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