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'A Plague on the Industry': Book Publishing's Broken Blurb System
Esquire via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoDo authors actually like the books they endorse—or even read them? Writers, literary agents, and...
Fay Weldon: Outspoken author who penned feminist explorations
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years ago“If I am a prolific writer,” Fay Weldon once said, “and turn my hand, with what seems to some...
Author hails Baillie Gifford winner of winners prize as ‘crowning achievement’
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoJames Shapiro said it was ‘incredibly rewarding’ to have written a book that ‘stands the test of...
The blockbuster book trends of the year
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoIf Marty McFly arrived in 2022, he’d be baffled why a) no one is using hoverboards and b) everyone seems to be reading books about a band of elderly...
Shortlist for Baillie Gifford winner of winners prize unveiled
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoOnly one UK author features on the six-strong shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize For...
Five of the biggest book publishers in US join lawsuit challenging Iowa book ban
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoSeveral big publishing houses have joined Penguin Random House along with renowned authors in a...
Gone with the Wind publishers brand novel ‘racist’ and ‘harmful’ at start of new edition
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe publishers of Gone with the Wind have branded the book “harmful” and “racist” in a new trigger...
Major events during the Queen’s long life
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHere are some of the major events and milestones the Queen lived through: 1926: General Strike. Duchess of York gives birth to Princess Elizabeth....
Conservative leadership election: how the hopefuls stack up against former prime ministers in terms...
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBritain's next prime minister is in here somewhere. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo It is generally...
Euronews Culture’s 2024 books preview: What we’ll be reading next year
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoFrom campy horror to heritage cookbooks to a birdwatching guide by a beloved fiction writer, here’s...
