Tag: covid-19
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COVID-19 Novels, New Fall Titles, and more…
The Covid novels are arriving. And they’ll be a warning to future generations (The Guardian) A happy ending is harder to come by in a real pandemic, and verisimilitude is important to writers of literary fiction. That may be why so many are keeping plague diaries right now. Take the Portuguese novelist Gonçalo Tavares, whose…
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#PublishingPaidMe, Black Lives Matter, and more!
Black British authors top UK book charts in wake of BLM protests (The Guardian) As Black Lives Matter protests continue around the world, several bestselling authors have spoken out against the predominantly white publishing world. On Wednesday morning, bestselling novelist Dorothy Koomson, who was supported by writers including Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Courttia Newland, slammed UK publishing as…
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Indie Bookstores in the Age of Corona…
Indie booksellers turn virtual in response to pandemic (MPR News) Dobrow said Zenith closed the store to browsers in mid-March, long before the governor’s first stay-at-home order went into effect on March 25. Sensing people would want books, but little contact, they began offering curbside pickup in the parking spaces beside their building. They also…
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