In her usual round-up of news, Gesa Stedman discovers new controversies after a lull in events in the UK literary field. From strikes to gender debates, 2023 has seen a number of topics resurface, with all-time favourites such as authenticity and gender issues getting another airing. Read more
Gesa Stedman rounds up the news from the past winter months, with a report on the loss of revenue for the big publishers, successes for the independent alliance, the ongoing and in political terms, rather worrying, BookTok phenomenon, as well as news of prize winners, bestsellers and some hope for […] Read more
The Resonanzen Literature Festival in Recklinghausen in May 2022 was the first festival dedicated to Black writing in German that took place in a mainstream or white institution. It was hosted by Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and curated by the novelist and activist Sharon Dodua Otoo, who published her first German novel […] Read more
Kit de Waal will read at the Centre for British Studies on 1 November 2022 5pm. Please join us on 1 November 2022 at 5pm and come to the Centre for British Studies at Mohrenstr. 60, 10117, room 105, to hear Kit de Waal read from her recently published […] Read more
Gesa Stedman rounds up the news, from defunct as well as new literary prizes to delivery crises, slow successes in the North to the huge impact of TikTok on publishing. Read more
The war that Russia leads against Ukraine continues to horrify me as do the whole discussion about military spending and armament; and I’ve not been able to write anything helpful or insightful about this topic. This short blog won’t be either. My thoughts and solidarity are with the people who […] Read more
Have a nice break and see you on the other side! P.S.: I really enjoyed these bookish ornaments by @lacyloveslit and am sharing the picture and link here (with Lacy’s kind permission) to spread the joy 😉 Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Ein Beitrag geteilt von Lacy […] Read more
Gesa Stedman looks at recent and not quite so recent prize winners, Frankfurt book fair debates, special issues on disability and LGTBQI+ respectively, published by The Bookseller, and wonders where climate change has disappeared to – again. Read more
Dear readers, We’re off for a break now! But before we leave, here are two wee projects you might enjoy. Hope we can all get some rest – see you all after the break! #IndieSommer Read more
