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Rick Riordan cheers end of book covers that 'whitewash' his black hero

Russian editions of YA author’s bestselling Kane Chronicles will now depict his African American character accuratelyThe bestselling American author Rick Riordan has thanked his Russian publisher for no longer “whitewashing” its jacket illustration of his character Carter, an African American... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mog's Christmas resurrection shoots to No 1

Judith Kerr’s beloved picture book cat, killed off in 2002 and now revived for charity, has topped the UK book chartsJudith Kerr’s resurrection of her beloved cat Mog, 13 years after she was killed off in Goodbye Mog, has shot to the top of the UK book charts, beating names including David... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lululemon Tries New Store Concepts in Effort to Woo Shoppers

Lululemon Athletica is saying, "namaste" with a new in-store initiative, inviting consumers to linger as well as shop. The Vancouver-based seller of yoga apparel will open its largest flagship to date in Manhattan's Flatiron District neighborhood on Wednesday. Roughly one-third of the... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 National Book Awards Go to Johnson, Coates, Lewis, and Shusterman

The winners of the 66th National Book Awards were announced at a ceremony at Cipriani in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday evening. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag

Jack Kliger on board as publisher. The post Jewish News and Culture Site Tablet Debuts Print Mag appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrissey book could win bad sex award

Former Smiths frontman, Morrissey is the hot favourite to win the 2015 Bad Sex in Fiction Award for his first novel, List of the Lost. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Closes Details Magazine

Details magazine will cease publication after the December/January issue, Conde Nast said on Wednesday.The magazine, founded in 1982 and acquired by Conde Nast in 1988, averaged paid and verified circulation of 560,212 in the first half of the year, up from 524,791 a year earlier, according to... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julianne Moore signs on to adaptation of Brian Selznick's 'Wonderstruck'

Brian Selznick's bestselling book "Wonderstruck" is headed to movie screens, and Julianne Moore has signed on to the project, Deadline reports. Selznick's hefty illustrated children's books have earned him an adoring fan following. "Wonderstruck," published in 2011, followed 2007's "The Invention... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Archant promises newsagents £370,000 extra profit with price rises

Norwich-based regional publisher increases cover prices at 40 titles Three months after posting its first revenue and profit growth in eight years, regional newspaper publisher Archant has increased cover prices at most of its titles.In a message to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calling Call Me Ishmael

As chronicled in the Kickstarter video above, the Call Me Ishmael (CMI) project is ingeniously simple: People dial in to 774-325-0503, leave a message about a favorite book, and CMI produces the simplest YouTube video in the world, showing a manual typewriter typing the caller’s words. That’s... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google+ rides again with a redesign focused on communities of interest

Google isn't done with its attempts at running a social network. On Tuesday, the company gave Google+ a redesign focused on people getting together around shared interests.When Google+ launched in 2011, it was designed as a competitor to Facebook, focused on connecting people with their friends... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: Alix Nelson-Frick

Alix Nelson-Frick, author and former CEO of the book-focused advertising firm Franklin Spier, died November 12. She was 77. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Atkinson shortlisted for Costa Book Awards

Costa has revealed its shortlists for the 2015 Costa Book Awards, featuring 12 women and eight men, with authors spanning an age range of 27–68 across its five award categories: novel, first novel, biography, poetry and children’s. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#ParisIsAboutLife: French Publishing World Expresses Defiance

French publishers and authors have expressed defiance in the face of Friday's murders, underscoring that publishing embodies of the values of the Republic. The post #ParisIsAboutLife: French Publishing World Expresses Defiance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Television series Jessica Jones is Netflix's latest Marvel

There is a tale told in the annals of the superhero casting history books that Christopher Reeve won the role of Superman not with bold, overstated moments of Kryptonian super-strength, but with the simple act of removing his glasses. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Privately-run Devon libraries plan passed

The future of 50 Devon libraries was secured last week after council members passed plans to set up a new private organisation owned by staff that will run the library services. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Lindsey Drew gets six assists in college debut

There were lots of outstanding seniors on last season's All-Area basketball team by The Times, and they're already contributing in college as freshmen. Former Fairfax guard Lindsey Drew made his collegiate debut for Nevada, finishing with four points and six assists in a win over Coastal... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlanta Feminist Bookstore Seeks New Path to Viability

The 41-year-old Charis Books and More bookstore, one of approximately a dozen remaining feminist bookstores in the U.S., has put its building up for sale. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Daisy Waugh detective series to Constable

Constable has acquired three new crime titles from E V Harte, the pseudonym of Daisy Waugh. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advisory Firm Backs Bid for Books-A-Million

Ahead of a December 8 vote on the proposal by the Anderson family to take Books-A-Million private, an advisory firm recommended that shareholders vote for the offer. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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