Driscoll signs new two-book deal with Amazon Publishing

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Driscoll signs new two-book deal with Amazon Publishing

Amazon Publishing's Thomas & Mercer imprint has signed two new titles from former BBC journalist, Teresa Driscoll. World English language rights were acquired from Madeleine Milburn, who said the Amazon Publishing platform had enabled Driscoll to reach “hundreds of thousands” of readers in the
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Hang him when he is not there: Nicholas Turner's daring debut

For young writers who are disconnected from contemporary Australian literary networks but confident about the quality of their work, the freedom promised by recent technological advances in publishing and book distribution must be hard to pass over. This is especially the case for those who write the
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Denis Johnson: a unique American voice

Others came to know Johnson as a creative writing teacher. He had been a student himself at the famous Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he was taught by Raymond Carver. (The older writer's scrupulously plain, stripped-pine sentences clearly didn't influence him too much.) Kelly Luce, now herself a
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Emmet historical commission announces student essay contest

The prize money for this contest is derived from the Bob Schulze Fund for Creative Writing maintained at the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation. Schulze was a longtime summer resident of Emmet County. He won such a prize at his Springfield, Illinois, high school. After his death, his
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News briefs for Jan. 19

CHARLOTTE – Author Margaret Bigger is teaching a writing course, “Recalling Memories for Your Family or the Public,” to raise money for the Charlotte Writers' Club. Bigger has written several books, including “Motherhoot: The Lighter Side of Motherhood” and “You've Got to Have a Sense of Humor to
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Interview: Emma Glass on her debut novel Peach

Despite what teachers, parents and bosses might preach, Emma Glass is proof that leaving things to the last minute does not always end in tears. Only a few days from the due date for the final assignment of her creative-writing course and exasperated by failed attempts to start, a desperate Glass
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Meet author Hanna Ali who shares stories of women in the Somali diaspora

It's important to face taboos in particular, I think, because the Somali culture, in terms of its creative side, which is mostly poetry, doesn't really deal with taboo subjects. I think that it's really important to talk about difficult things under the umbrella of creative writing?—?to understand that also, when you
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Eric Hirshberg, Activision Publishing CEO and the face of the company, is leaving in March

Eric Hirshberg is perhaps better known as the face of Activision Publishing. The energetic executive who introduced many Call of Duty reveals on many different stages in the past few years, and perhaps the most recognisable of Activision's top brass. Hirshberg has announced that he will be leaving the
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Wilmington Memorial Library activities

Writing Skill Group (RR): 7 p.m. Jan. 23. Learn and apply creative writing tips, tools, and techniques shared by published authors and other writing experts. Open to all who want to improve their creative writing skills and get their work published. When registering, provide your email address so you can
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Best-selling books: 'Woman in the Window,' 'Fire and Fury'

FICTION. 1. “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (Morrow). 2. “Origin” by Dan Brown (Doubleday). 3. “The Rooster Bar” by John Grisham (Doubleday). 4. “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celest Ng (Penguin). 5.“The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin (G.P. Putnam's Sons). 6. “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by
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