DANEZ SMITH’S LATEST poetry collection, Homie, is actually not titled Homie at all. As the National Book Award finalist confirms point-blank in a note on the title: “this book was titled homie because I don’t want non-black people to say my nig out loud. This book is really titled my nig.” Indeed, a second title […] The post Your Homie from Another Heart: On Danez Smith’s “Homie” appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
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Book sales at W H Smith dropped 6% like-for-like in the six months to 28th February, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic has made two senior appointments in newly created roles. Samantha Smith has joined... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No 1... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton will publish a new short story by Zadie Smith later this year.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has defended its record on book marketing promotions, after being accused by Biteback... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith is to support the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, in a three-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multiple prize-winner Hilary Mantel is also in the running for this year's Women's Prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookery writer Delia Smith is to receive a BAFTA Special Award at a tribute event on 30th April... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Smith & Son has seen a like-for-like sales increase of 14.3% in the year 2011-12, led by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'From Mama's Table to Mine,' by Bobby Deen and Melissa Clark includes this delightful dessert with Deen's mother, Paula, in mind. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith's head of books Rachel Russell is leaving her role to head up the retailer's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The conference looks to explore many of the issues surrounding the past, present and future of cookbooks and recipe content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smiths News has moved to further increase Bertrams' library sales to Northern Europe and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Restaurant chain Pizza Hut is partnering with W H Smith and marketing communications agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a world English language six-book deal with thriller writer Wilbur Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith looks set to expand into Russia after hiring property consultant Knight Frank to hunt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspapers have appealed to consumers to boycott Amazon this Christmas following its statements... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has launched a “light-hearted” branding campaign to coincide with selling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker prize today, making her the first woman and the first Briton to win the prize twice. Three years ago, Mantel won the prize for Wolf Hall; today, she won the prize for its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. The trilogy is historical fiction chronicling the life of... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines has appointed Amanda Turnbull as group publishing director of Esquire and Harper's Bazaar, replacing Tess Macleod Smith who left last year to join Net-a-Porter. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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