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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495169503321

Autore

Kiernan Anna

Titolo

Writing Cultures and Literary Media : Publishing and Reception in the Digital Age / / by Anna Kiernan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-75081-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 pages)

Collana

New Directions in Book History, , 2634-6125

Disciplina

302.232

Soggetti

Literature and technology

Mass media and literature

Literature, Modern - 20th century

Literature, Modern - 21st century

Digital humanities

Books - History

Printing

Publishers and publishing

Literature and Technology

Contemporary Literature

Digital Humanities

History of the Book

Printing and Publishing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1 Convergence culture: new book concepts for new audiences -- Chapter 2 Futurebook critics and cultural curators in a socially networked age -- Chapter 3 Curses and verses: Social media and the shock of the new in poetry and criticism -- Chapter 4 Authentic fictions: Marketing stick stories -- Chapter 5 Visual editions: The analogue renaissance in an age of storytelling -- Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This Pivot investigates the impact of the digital on literary culture through the analysis of selected marketing narratives, social media stories, and reading communities. Drawing on contemporary examples,



ranging from the reissue of John Williams’ novel Stoner (2013) to Rebecca Watts’ perceived attack on Holly McNish’s status as a poet in Poetry Now (2018), each chapter addresses a specific theme arising from the overarching question: How has writing culture changed in this digital age? By examining shifting modes of literary production, this book considers how discourses of writing and publishing and hierarchies of cultural capital circulate in a socially motivated post-digital environment. Writing Culture in a Digital Age combines compelling accounts of book trends, reader reception, and interviews with writers and publishers to reveal fresh insights for students, practitioners, and scholars of writing, publishing, and communications. .