The Internet Archive is starting to run out of legal options. Wired reports that the non-profit internet cataloguer of videos, games and books lost its appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The court rejected Archive.org’s claim in its ongoing lawsuit with several high... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-09-04 20:24:53 UTC ]
The fourth biennial Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize is to be presented to Salman Rushdie in Reykjavik on September 13. The post Iceland: Salman Rushdie Wins Reykjavik’s Halldór Laxness Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-04 19:41:59 UTC ]
Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-09-04 17:55:16 UTC ]
Vox Media is expanding its print offerings. This year, the digital media company is launching The Cut's first-ever Fall Fashion Issue. The Cut, part of New York Magazine, is competing for lucrative print ad dollars that fashion-focused publications like Vogue and... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-09-04 17:00:06 UTC ]
The term “Kindle accessories” has racked up over 7.9 billion views on TikTok, as readers compete to create the coziest reading set-up. Move over Stanley cup, the humble e-reader is the latest TikTok obsession. Self-proclaimed “Kindle girlies” are decking out their e-readers with stickers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-09-04 15:47:08 UTC ]
Get into the life of a Civil Rights icon when she's still a girl, learn about Nigerian women protesting, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-04 15:35:00 UTC ]
Get crafty, get a little frightened, and get a little hungry with these excellent book deals in picture books and middle grade books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-04 14:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-04 13:00:08 UTC ]
Giving the Monash Oration in Sydney, Kim Williams says truth and democracy suffers every time a job in journalism is cut Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe chair of the ABC has quoted the memoir of US vice-presidential candidate JD Vance while discussing the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-09-04 11:02:26 UTC ]
Ledia Xhoga’s debut novel Misinterpretation opens with the unnamed narrator, a translator from Albania, accepting an assignment to interpret for a Kosovar torture survivor named Alfred. Elements of Alfred’s story map onto her own family’s experience, and the narrator becomes all-consumed by his... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-09-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
“Taken seriously, this book will change the way churches operate, preachers preach, Christian organizations act, friends befriend, and crucially, how we love and are loved,” the judges for the award commented, in a release. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Franklin Leonard's unproduced screenplay platform is ready to shake up the slush pile, expanding eligibility to unpublished novel manuscripts as part of a new program led by Randy Winston, formerly of the Center for Fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Manning joined S&S's flagship imprint in 2016 and was named VP and executive editor in 2022. He succeeds S&S CEO Jonathan Karp, who has held down the role since the 2022 departure of Dana Canedy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The founder and publisher of Black Classics Press and BCP Digital Printing will be presented with the National Book Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community at this year's National Book Awards ceremony. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The decision leaves only the Supreme Court left for the Internet Archive, suggesting the case may finally be winding down after years of contentious legal wrangling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
“Wild Text Raging”: A Conversation with Threa Almontaser, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Tue, 09/03/2024 - 14:05 Photo courtesy of the author / ThreaWrites.comThe Wild Fox of Yemen, by Threa Almontaser, received the Academy of... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-09-03 19:05:24 UTC ]
Sony's new team shooter Concord is not going to be playable for much longer. Developer Firewalk Studios says it will take the game offline on September 6, just two weeks after its release, to "explore options, including those that will better reach our players." You can no longer buy Concord... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-09-03 16:31:34 UTC ]
While you can do pretty much anything on your phone or tablet, sometimes having a dedicated device is the way to go. Opting for an ereader can help reduce eye strain compared with looking at a smartphone screen for hours on end. The battery will last longer too, and you won't have notifications... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-09-03 14:56:49 UTC ]
Girls as young as 8 are turning up at dermatologists’ offices with rashes, chemical burns, and other allergic reactions to products not intended for children’s sensitive skin. When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.By the time she turned... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2024-09-03 14:30:48 UTC ]