#literary festivals

[twincitiesgeek]

Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2024

Attention Minnesota word nerds and book geeks: here are the 2024 events you'll want to add to your calendar!

Minnesota is a great state for conferences, conventions, fairs, and other events centered on books and writing. Whether you’re publishing your first novel, hoping to meet your favorite author, networking for your editing business, or looking to sharpen your wordsmithing skills, there’s sure to be at least one event up your alley. Here’s what you can look forward to in 2024! Some of these events…

[pebblegalaxy]

Navigating the Publishing Industry: Tips for Success in India and Abroad

The publishing industry in India and abroad has seen a significant growth over the past decade. With the advent of digital publishing and the rise of self-publishing platforms, it has become easier than ever to get one’s work published. However, navigating the publishing industry can still be a daunting task, especially for first-time authors. In this article, we will explore the various aspects…

[bogkeep]

i reread captive prince trilogy for the third or fourth time recently

[benoits-neckerchieves]

He’s so adorable getting a front row seat to take pics of his wife 🥹🥹

Daniel Craig supporting his wife Rachel Weisz at the Cliveden Literary Festival in London, 22/09/2024. Source: @ kiana_Weisz on Twitter / X

[emcgoverns]

elizabeth mcgovern attends a reception at the queen’s reading room literary festival at hampton court palace (june 8, 2024) | 📸: chris jackson

[richardarmitagefanpage]

Richard joins the line-up for Literary Death March at the Hay Festival on May 30, 2024.

Get your tickets here.

[chineseredcarpet]

Jin Chen for China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 2024 Spring Festival Gala

[zeiat]

now that i'm a social worker my conversations with my friends who are also social workers get so horrifying....today one friend and i were sitting on a bench having a chat and we accidentally scared away every single person within a ten foot radius of us. forgot that people who are out for nice saturday walks in the park don't necessarily like to hear two loud weirdos talk casually about [SUBJECT REDACTED FOR THE READER'S SAFETY]

[eretzyisrael]

by Neal Pollack

This new class of literary people operates in an opposing sphere of intolerance, and of cancellation, and, most importantly, of anti-Semitism. Imagine if a writer refused to appear on a panel with someone because they were Black, or a bookstore employee demanded a boycott of a book with queer themes, or if a festival canceled a panel of Latino authors. Such things would never happen in a modern literary setting. Nor could they. The world wouldn’t tolerate it. So why, then, do we tolerate it when people refuse to appear with and patronize Jews?

Don’t tell me that “Zionist” and Jewish aren’t the same thing. Because in this context, they absolutely are. Yes, Elisa Albert has been publicly outspoken in her condemnation of Hamas. She has strong ties to Israel. She was in Israel visiting family on October 7. So perhaps you can excuse her for speaking out against the greatest single-day atrocity against the Jewish people since World War 2. You can have any opinion you like about the war, or about the way Israel has treated the Palestinians. It’s a free country despite the efforts of some people in the literary world. But that does not give you the right to refuse to appear with “Zionists.” That’s not a social-justice stance. It’s bigotry. In a universe of public discourse where everyone who disagrees with anyone is a Nazi, that’s literally Nazi talk right there.

There’s clearly been a change in the literary world since I made my debut on bookshelves nearly 25 years ago. The lit world has always been left-leaning. But a quarter of a century ago, it was also a lot more Jewish. Now, far fewer writers and people who work to support those writers are Jewish. And that’s all for the good. America, and the literary world, has grown more diverse. But Jews still need a place at the table they helped set. If you are trying to ban or cancel “Zionist” writers, then you’re no friend to literature, you’re no friend to the values of freedom and tolerance, and you’re no friend to humanity.

We cannot allow this mindset to continue, and we must continue to call it out whenever it appears. The Elisa Albert situation in Albany may be a small item involving one panel at a provincial book festival. But it’s also a sign that not is all well with our times. People of good conscience need to stand with Jewish writers and artists right now, and not be quiet about this evil that’s creeping over our culture. Stand with normal Jewish people, and stand against the fucking twits who don’t want to sit with them in public. If you don’t, then that shanda will mark you for the rest of your days.

[toadlett]

this weekend I'll be at CYMERA Festival creator's hall, along with a bunch of freinds! Ready to fight any beasts we come across! I'll have the last of my current batches of t shirts, plus new notebook bundles and loads of books and zines!

Come see me and my pals:

@sticksandsharks

@pppondi

@elljwalker

@quindriepress

[gennsoup]

it's summer, babe a time for remembering whens blaming it on late nights and the neon moon its festivals and laughter live bands and pitchers of beer it's when we started

Tenille K. Campbell, do you think of me

[natkhat-sa-shyam]

In Iceland, There's a tradition known as Jolabokaflod, which translates roughly to "Christmas book flood" in English.

Where books are exchanged on Christmas Eve,

then the tradition is to spend the rest of the night reading and eating chocolate.

That sounds absolutely perfect<<3

[princessanneftw]

Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence will visit Gibraltar on 17-18 November 🇬🇮

[reluctantjoe]

Ghosts star Mat Baynton was in conversation with The Guardian's film critic Peter Bradshaw at Hornsey Library

MATHEW BAYNTON | Crouch End Literary Festival — 25.02.2024

[benoits-neckerchieves]

New pic !! <3

Daniel Craig photographed by Oliver Holms for Tatler Magazine during the Chanel speakers dinner to kick off the Cliveden Literary Festival, 22nd Sept ‘24

[emcgoverns]

elizabeth mcgovern (with queen camilla) attends a reception at the queen’s reading room literary festival at hampton court palace (june 8, 2024) | 📸: chris jackson