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Automating Intelligence: PW Talks with Dennis Yi Tenen
In Literary Theory for Robots (Norton, Feb.), English professor Tenen delves into the history of text-generating technology. How did you come to study literary machines? My start with computers came in the early 1990s with the desktop publishing revolution. I got a job with this little press out of Birmingham, Mich., that was publishing books…
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Yahdon Israel Pulls Back the Curtain on Publishing
In March 2021, days after he was hired as a senior editor at Simon & Schuster, Yahdon Israel went on Instagram Live to tell his thousands of followers what kind of books he was looking to acquire—essentially a call for submissions, which Big Five editors rarely put out. He would be acquiring eight to 12…
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Book Deals: Week of November 27, 2023
Yarros Re-ups with Montlake Lauren Plude at Montlake has acquired world rights for two more standalone contemporary romance books by bestselling author Rebecca Yarros. The first of the as-yet-untitled books is expected to be published in fall 2025, with the second due in fall 2026. The deal was brokered by Louise Fury of the Fury…
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Why we love Wild Book Company: A daughter’s quest to continue her mother’s legacy
Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under political attack, bookstores are a bulwark against censorship and an asset to the communities they serve. Each week we profile an independent bookstore, discovering what makes each one special and getting their expert book recommendations. This week we have Wild Book…
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The Year in Books: Our top art, music and literature picks
24 Nov, 2023 11:30 PM3 mins to read Top picks: The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie, Don Binney Flight Path by Gregory O’ Brien and Flora edited by Carlos Lehnebach et al. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie (Chatto & Windus) A fascinating tracking-down by an…
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Martin resident showcasing his novels for the public
Press Contributing [email protected] “I have a story that I wanted to share it with others,” he said. “I just wanted people to enjoy the story that I wrote.”Martin resident Bob “R.S.” Hamilton has worked tirelessly to write fiction books to entertain readers, and he’s coming out with some new literature.The Stories of Evergreen: The Life…
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Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom win the Polari prizes for LGBTQ+ books
Julia Armfield and Jon Ransom have won this year’s Polari prizes for books that explore LGBTQ+ experiences – both with novels that look at water and the sea. Ransom won the £1,000 Polari first book prize for The Whale Tattoo, while Armfield’s Our Wives Under the Sea was named winner of the overall prize, which…
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Medora’s Book Club Invites Readers to ‘The Color of Roses’ Event at Montecito’s Casa del Herrero
The Color of Roses by Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn | Credit: Courtesy White, yellow, peach, purple, orange, red, striped, spotted, and multicolor. And that’s just to name a few of the blossoms that bloom from spring until frost each year at Rose Story Farm. Danielle Dall’Armi Hahn closed her eyes and imagined an old-world rose farm…
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Looking back at A.S. Byatt, the celebrated English novelist and imaginative intellectual
Writers and Company54:20Looking back at A.S. Byatt, the celebrated English novelist and imaginative intellectual Featured VideoIn honour of novelist and critic A.S. Byatt, who died on November 16, Writers & Company revisits her 2009 interview with Eleanor Wachtel, recorded live at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal. Byatt was there to launch her…
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Books & Books to ‘lift up literacy’ in South Florida with new nonprofit
Books & Books opened in Coral Gables in 1982, establishing itself as a gathering place for readers. Four decades later, the independent book store has expanded to five locations in Miami-Dade and one in Key West. It has hosted events featuring big names like former U.S. president Bill Clinton for his book tour and Grammy Award…
