Read and listen to excerpts and find where to get your copy of City Lights From the Upside Down at sareview.org/press.
My short-story collection, City Lights From the Upside Down (published by San Antonio Review Press), is now at Alianza Cultural Uruguay - EE. UU., a U.S.-Uruguayan alliance library. Without readers, writers are toast. Always. #literature #literacy #libros
Writing and self-publishing a book is hard enough, but it can be pretty demoralising when you've done all that work and then can't even get someone to read your blurb. When I self-published my first book in 2021 I got lucky. I crowd funded the book on Kickstarter, got promoted by them as a 'Project We Love'. I attracted a handful of backers who I didn't know but I was able to promote my books through social media to an extensive network of friends and colleagues. In no time at all I had raised $10K, the project was backed and the books were published. I was elated. BUT, this wasn't the case with my second book. I realise why, now. My friends' support and kindness only stretched so far. Although I got great feedback about my first book, it just wasn't a genre that many of my friends were interested in: historical fiction. In fact, a lot of them didn't really read books at all. If I knew that then, I would have marketed that book VERY differently and sought out readers who love reading historical fiction. Thankfully, there are a lot of useful resources on the internet to guide self-published authors and I am now on track to getting my books in front of readers who enjoy reading historical fiction. If you're one of them, you can read my Australia's Black History series for free on Booksprout (one of those useful resources I mentioned). https://lnkd.in/eipM6ayB
I have a new book published titled "Bosnian Authors in a European Window: A Comparative Study" with Routledge in their Literature in Focus Series. The study compares three Bosnian authors with three European titans: The poet Mak Dizdar to Homer, the novelist Meša Selimović to Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the novelist Ivo Andrić to Leo Tolstoy. The purpose is to move the appreciation of the writing of the most important Bosnian writers of the 20th century closer to the European literary community and to the wholeness of the literary phenomenon. Secondary literature on the Bosnian authors is too narrow, focusing on their ethnic heritages and the Balkan milieu in which they write and missing something essential to a critical appreciation of their works. The study creates not only affinities but, more importantly, amitiés between the authors. The discipline of comparative literature reveals what is missing in the secondary literature, namely, a vision of the literary universe, inclusive and comprehensive. At Taylor and Francis, there are abstracts with links for the individual chapters as well as the entire book. https://lnkd.in/evSF_NWC
A fascinating article from SeanWhiteside.
For New Books in German, Shaun Whiteside looks at how the idea of the German Democratic Republic continues to inspire writers and readers. "It’s thirty-five years since the Berlin Wall came down, long enough for some of the clichés of East Germany to be dispelled or overcome – there’s more to the GDR than dour border-guards, comical pedestrian-crossing figures, phone-tapping and terrible coffee. The idea of the German Democratic Republic continues to inspire writers and readers, and many of the books published recently on the subject have attracted the attention of prize juries." #BerlinWall #EastGermany #GDR #GermanDemocraticRepublic #KatjaHoyer #BeyondTheWall #MarzahnMonAmour #DublinLiteraryAward #JennyErpenbeck #Kairos #InternationalManBooker #ClemensMeyer #WhileWeWereDreaming #BrigitteReimann #Siblings #LutzSeiler #Kruso #Star111 #MatthiasJügler #MayflySeason #PeterWensierski #JenaParadies #HelgaSchubert #VomAufstehen #JudithKuckart #CafeDerUnsichtbaren #CharlotteGneuss #Gittersee #Literature #EastGermanHistory #DieWende #LiteraryTranslation #HistoricalFiction #ContemporaryGermanLiterature #PrizeWinningBooks #BookRecommendations #GermanReunification #TranslatingGermanLiterature #ReunificationNarratives #GDRLiteratureInTranslation https://lnkd.in/ex5Bs5kF
A shared understanding enriches the collective consciousness. I am delighted to co-create a method, through discussion - that adds value to patterns of mindful human thinking to self-correct individual behavior. #thetimesgroupindia #bloomsburypublishingindia
Bennett University presents AALEKH 2k24 - the prestigious literary fest. The annual literary extravaganza is back to celebrate the world of literature, writing and learning. We are honoured to host Mr Shiv Khera, a renowned author and motivational speaker, who will grace us with his presence alongside esteemed dignitaries. Their insights and wisdom promise to enlighten and enrich our literary experience. Get ready to witness exclusive book releases, author discussions, panel sessions, and much more. Sidharth Balakrishna Mimansa Singh Tanwar Harshali Singh Dipankar Mukherji Radhika Kawlra Singh Kanchana Banerjee Avijit Ghosh Jitender Girdhar Ujwal Kalra Prachi Gupta Gaurav Wasan #LiteraryFest #PowerofInk #Aalekh2k24 #LiteraryFestival #BennettUniversity #Ideas #Words
read, re-read, re-re-read, ..., reⁿ⁻¹-read ,reⁿ-read just read.
Literature laureate Nadine Gordimer was deeply involved in the South African anti-apartheid struggle. Gordimer started writing from an early age, and published her first story at 15. Her works comprise novels and short stories in which the consequences of apartheid form the central theme. Under apartheid, several of Gordimer's books were banned in South Africa. Her novels depict complicated personal and social relationships, set against the backdrop of the emerging resistance movement against apartheid and later, liberated South Africa. She was awarded the Nobel Prize as a prosaist "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity." #FreedomDay
The manuscript for The Little History of Birmingham has been emailed to The History Press The illustrations have been posted so now we wait for the #newpublication next year. Meanwhile here’s an example of one of those illustrations #amwriting #localhistory #birmingham #newbook
"Stories are currency of our lives. They are the way we make sense of the world, the way we connect with each other, and the way we pass our values to future generations." - Chinua Achebe African stories reflect on our diverse cultures and powerful history. This gives each individual representation and feeds into our collective desire and expression for global innovation. Share your story and become a part of the African narrative. LifeLine Narrative website is a space for more than just books and authors but an enriching resource of: Writing tips Literary inspiration Community engagement Publishing opportunities So follow us and register for more https://lnkd.in/d8d-9HJN #TheLifelineNarrative #AfricanStorytelling #WritingCommunity #LiteraryPlatform"
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