Glittering reviews, swathes of high-profile media coverage and a reported seven-figure sum — Yaa Gyasi’s début Homegoing lives up to the hype, says Alice O’Keeffe. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An American actress has been unveiled as the winner of Bath Spa University’s Novel in 25 words, as a new anthology celebrates 25 years of the creative writing department. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distinctive local words such as "fam" and "to geg in" are to be celebrated in 12 specially-commissioned poems for this year’s National Poetry Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's not just your @#%& imagination: American books have gotten a lot more profane over the last six decades, according to a study led by a San Diego State University psychology professor. A team of scholars reports that there's been a “dramatic” increase in curse words in American... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prospective poets, wishful travel writers, aspiring songwriters, budding children's authors and other would-be Waikato wordsmiths have a rare chance to learn from some best next month. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book Festival today (13th June) launched its 2017 programme, boasting a line-up including Ian Rankin, Zadie Smith and Roxane Gay. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Themed on the concept of words' power to have impact, the German Guest of Honor program has opened at Warsaw Book Fair, and continues this weekend. The post ‘Words Move’: Germany’s Guest of Honor Program Opens at Warsaw Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on the next government to offer "more than just words" to help support British authors and the culture sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'An intense German-Polish cultural dialogue,' Germany's Warsaw plan is led by Frankfurt Book Fair, Goethe-Institut, and Berlin's Foreign Office. The post ‘Words Move’ as Warsaw Book Fair Welcomes This Year’s Guest of Honor: Germany appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust has announced the Honour Titles for In Other Words, its first children’s books in translation project. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper picks seven favorites, including "sesquipedalian," "jawn," and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust today released its shortlist for In Other Words, its inaugural children’s books in translation project, comprising a story of spies and kidnapping set in Stalin’s Russia as well as "laugh out loud" entries from Denmark and South Africa, and entries translated from Afrikaans and Korean. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A decade-by-decade history of race and racism in America, compiled by a National Book Award Winner. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2017-02-22 10:00:01 UTC ]
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Edinburgh-based radical bookshop Word Power is looking for a new owner after founder Elaine Henry has decided to step away from the business. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this week's episode of KCRW's "Scheer Intelligence," Steve Wasserman, former editor at Yale University Press and the Los Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2017-02-04 15:51:11 UTC ]
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From Greece, Norway, Iceland, and the UK, the DBW 2017 Fellows speak about their successes, their challenges, and why they're traveling to the conference. The post A Few Words With Digital Book World’s International Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2017-01-03 15:48:11 UTC ]
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London and New York's trade shows have opened registration. And in Christian publishing, a Big Five player teams up with Amazon. The post International Notes: HarperCollins’ Word of Prayer With Alexa; Registration for Spring Trade Shows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collection of pastiche illustrations, which declares itself ‘shamelessly offensive’, has been withdrawn from sale after Twitter stormThe author of a parody collection of children’s book covers from “more innocent times”, has asked for his book to be pulled after a storm of complaints on Twitter... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer development organisation Spread the Word is launching a new nationwide Life Writing Prize, thanks to a donation from writer Joanna Munro and partnership support from Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre, the Royal Society of Literature and Arvon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Ireland is launching a three-year partnership with creative writing organisation Fighting Words to promote equal opportunities for young people. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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