According to recent data, the book market in the UK increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, showing considerable growth in the sector. Last years book sales accounted for a total market value of £1.63bn – a £34m increase on the figures for 2017 – and with book sales expected to exceed this number […]
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J. R. Carpenter to be writer-in-residence at Agatha Christie’s Greenway retreat
Plymouth-based author J. R. Carpenter will be writer in residence at Agatha Christie’s summer home Greenway, now run by the National Trust
“If the Annunciation is the most important event in human history, why don’t we celebrate it more”
The Annunciation: A Pilgrim’s Quest, by ex-BBC deputy director general andhead of Journalism Mark Byford, which was inspired by the early 18th century painting by French artist François Lemoyne, is launched at Winchester Cathedral on Monday, April 9
Female Romantic poets habitually used opium for its “tranquilising power”
Male Romantic writers took opium for inspiration, female Romantic writers took it to alleviate the pain and drudger of everyday existence, new research from Exeter University’s Dr Joseph Crawford has revealed
Opportunities for those aged 17 to 24 to attend a literary festival for free!
There’s a great opportunity for those aged 17 to 24 to get full bursaries to the ram-packed Ways With Words literary festival at Dartington. Just apply!
Searching for writers in residence: Writing places returns for 2017 at the homes of Agatha Christie and Thomas Hardy
There are opportunities for writers in residence at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage and Agatha Christie’s Greenway, organised by the National Trust and Literature Works
National Memory Day dementia writing competition shortlist announced
Organisers of the dementia writing competition which sits at the heart of National Memory Day, the flagship event for this year’s Dementia Awareness Week in May, have announced the shortlist for each of the four categories
Novelist and creative writing academic shortlisted for prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Tom Vowler, an award-winning novelist and academic at the University of Plymouth has been shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Plymouth Festival of Words promises a celebration of literary talent
Literary and cultural icons as well as crowning of the 2017 Plymouth Mayflower Young Laureate Award are all part of Plymouth Festival of Words, 2017
Reimaging reading: Digital literature research project looks to the future
The Ambient Literature project will investigate the relationship between digital technology and literature
Time-lapse video shows three weeks taken to craft paper tribute marking 400 years since Shakespeare died
To celebrate 400 years since Shakespeare’s death 22 first year students from the Birmingham City University’s Design for Theatre, Performance and Events degree created a life-size paper tribute
Unlocking India’s printed heritage: 200,000 pages of historic books to be made available online
A major project to share the wealth of Indian printed books held by the British Library dating from 1714 to 1914 has begun
Chez Paulette brings a splash of stardom to the Plymouth International Book Festival
A recreation of Hollywood’s Chez Paulette from the ’50s and ’60s will pop up at the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival
Digital project explores similarities between classic works of English literature
The #ParadiseWaves project sees John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Virginia Wolf’s The Wave put on Twitter for a modern generation
International book industry excellence recognised at the London Book Fair
7 of the latest movers and shakers in digital publishing are up for an excellence award at the London Book Fair