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October 2021

‘I write in my head on the way home from work, or when mowing the lawn, or on a night out with friends. Sometimes I find the time to capture those words that are rolling through my mind, quivering and drumming and swimming, banging into each other until I can finally trick them and leak them out onto the page. And sometimes I don't.

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How grief and anger fuelled my inner city novel

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:45am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

How grief and anger fuelled my inner city novel website

When a former student of hers was murdered, Nicola Garrard set out to write a story challenging the racist stereotypes that had devalued his death

Ask An Editor: Ailsa Bathgate, Barrington Stoke editorial director

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:42am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Ask An Editor: Ailsa Bathgate, Barrington Stoke editorial director website

'I still feel slightly amazed and incredibly lucky that I get paid to do the thing I love most in the world, which is to read!'

Stephen Fry on the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer | Books | The Guardian

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:33am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Stephen Fry on the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer | Books | The Guardian website

As the Folio Society publishes a new edition of Venetia, the actor and broadcaster reflects on what makes an excellent Regency romance

Faber and Wonderbly pioneer new personalised poetry platform | The Bookseller

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:30am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Faber and Wonderbly pioneer new personalised poetry platform | The Bookseller website

Faber and Wonderbly have joined forces to create a new digital platform offering readers personalised poetry collections which are printed and delivered to customers. Read more

Animals have dwindled in novels since 1835. Is fiction undergoing its own extinction event? | Books | The Guardian

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:27am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Animals have dwindled in novels since 1835. Is fiction undergoing its own extinction event? | Books | The Guardian website

A recent study in People and Nature claims that animals are being written out of novels at a similar rate to their extinction in the real world. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research searched the entire online Project Gutenberg

Contains thousands of classic texts, available for download. The site, which looks a bit dull, is backed by university departments and other institutions all over the world and gives links to sites which will help you download a Project Gutenberg text to an e-book.. http://www.gutenberg.org

archive of 60,000 texts, written between 1705 and 1969. Read more

Dave and Goliath: maverick writer Eggers makes a stand against Amazon | Books | The Guardian

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:24am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Dave and Goliath: maverick writer Eggers makes a stand against Amazon | Books | The Guardian website

The plight of the high street bookshop, struggling against the power of the online giants, is a common complaint either side of the Atlantic. But not often do the prominent players, the authors and publishers, put their words into action and take a stand against the tide. Read more

Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and carefully encouraged scandals | Booker prize | The Guardian

Fri, 08/10/2021 - 10:20am — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Inside the Booker Prize: arguments, agonies and carefully encouraged scandals | Booker prize | The Guardian website

Its knack for creating tension and controversy has helped it remain an energising force in publishing for more than 50 years - but how do writers, publishers and judges cope with the annual agony of the Booker?

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically ‹ Literary Hub

Thu, 07/10/2021 - 6:27pm — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically ‹ Literary Hub website

It was author David Finkel who taught me to "report cinematically." This was key, he argued, to writing a story that feels like a movie, using the variety of camera angles available to the cinematographer, from wide establishing shots to extreme close-ups. Read more

Can creative writing be taught?

Thu, 07/10/2021 - 6:23pm — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Can creative writing be taught? website

Elise Valmorbida, author of The Happy Writing Book: Discover the Positive Power of Creative Writing, reports on how her 20-plus years as practitioner and teacher have given her a firm belief that creative writing can deepen your appreciation of life, and empower you as an agent of positive change

For American Agents, It’s Another Year of Managing the Frankfurt Book Fair from Home

Thu, 07/10/2021 - 5:52pm — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

For American Agents, It’s Another Year of Managing the Frankfurt Book Fair from Home website

We aren't sending anyone to Frankfurt this year, but we're hopeful for the spring fairs," said Heather Baror-Shapiro, an agent who also oversees foreign rights for Baror International, when asked about plans for the upcoming Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two.. "Then again, we were hopeful about Frankfurt 2021 last year, too."

Booksellers hope soaring sales will continue as we read more - BBC News

Thu, 07/10/2021 - 5:49pm — Chris Holifield

4 October 2021

Booksellers hope soaring sales will continue as we read more - BBC News website

Not exactly one hundred years of solitude, to use the title of a well-known novel, but the long coronavirus lockdowns gave many of us a lot more time to read.

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