Digital media minister Clara Chappaz says TikTok videos promoting extreme thinness ‘revolting and unacceptable’The French government is seeking to take action against a TikTok group promoting extreme thinness among young women and girls.France’s minister for digital media, Clara Chappaz, has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-04-22 11:13:23 UTC ]
What's your favorite book featuring reincarnation? (What was your favorite in your last life?) Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-22 11:00:00 UTC ]
In Library World, the word on everybody’s lips is “lawsuit.” Read on for more information about how we’re using the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-22 10:30:00 UTC ]
Ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court set for today, a coalition of publishing-related parties filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Montgomery, Md., school district at the center of a lawsuit brought by parents who contend that requiring their children to participate in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Adult Fiction Leads US Print Fiction Sales in Q1 drop of 1 percent in the United States’ market’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-21 20:47:29 UTC ]
Writers—even if working in fiction—are often concerned about what is happening in the larger world. Though it takes time to see a book through from manuscript to hitting the shelves, the ones featured here have a finger on the pulse of our contemporary moment and take time to explore the deeper... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-21 11:05:00 UTC ]
In 2020, I had the idea of starting a literary magazine featuring writers from the Gaza Strip with the goal of introducing their work to the outside world. I shared my vision with many friends in the United States and England, who all thought it was an important project to support, and a few... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-21 08:58:38 UTC ]
With May 4 looming as the date when Institute of Museum and Library Services staff placed on administrative leave could permanently lose their jobs, two pending lawsuits—one filed by 21 states’ attorneys general and the other by the ALA and AFSCME—opposing the executive order to gut the agency... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
The winners of the 37th annual Triangle Awards, which honor the year’s best LGBTQ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and trans literature published in 2024, were honored at a celebration held at the New School in New York City on April 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Scores of books by Francis, as well as about his life and papacy, portray the pope, who died on April 21, as compassionate and controversial, pastoral and provocative. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Why do authors see Meta’s AI model as a threat to their livelihoods? Ella Creamer reportsEarlier this month, a group of protesters gathered outside the London headquarters of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They were demonstrating over the company’s use of millions... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-04-21 02:00:24 UTC ]
A new study shows the impact of book bans on library circulation, a guy who has listened to GATSBY on repeat for 5 years, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-20 15:00:00 UTC ]
Lots of deals today! From an amazing southern mystery to an award-winning Puerto Rican American memoir to a Hugo Award-winning fantasy, and more! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-20 11:30:00 UTC ]
The romance author Beth O’Leary recommends books that show off the trope at its best — playful, knowing, original and deliciously satisfying. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2025-04-20 09:00:17 UTC ]
The best books of the spring, the most anticipated books of summer, the ACLU's latest book banning suit, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-04-19 15:00:00 UTC ]
Wondery chief brand officer Nicole Blake is giving podcasts the ‘Harry Potter’ treatment. Not so long ago, a book deal and a live tour marked the outer limits of how far a hot podcast could hope to expand its horizons. These days, they’re only the beginning. Especially at Wondery, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-04-19 11:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling author Matthew Goodman shares how finding the real story of historical narrative nonfiction can change over time. The post Searching for William Gray: Finding the Real Story of Historical Narrative Nonfiction appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2025-04-18 21:51:51 UTC ]
Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spacesCocktail in hand and puffing on a celebratory cigar onboard her superyacht, reportedly somewhere in the Bahamas, JK Rowling celebrated on social media after this week’s UK supreme court ruling... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-04-18 16:11:28 UTC ]
Sometimes, it can be hard to know exactly what a literary agent is looking for. Other times, they just come out and tell you, via a “Manuscript Wish List” (#MSWL). These can be both helpful and oddly specific. The following is a quiz: some of these are real #MSWL requests, posted by agents and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-04-18 15:46:06 UTC ]
The Gamilaroi journalist and presenter on fame, reconciliation and how studying at Oxford changed the way she thinks about people in powerOn a rudely gorgeous Sydney autumn day, Brooke Boney greets me with a warm hug. We’re meeting at the Botanic Gardens, resplendent with blue skies, a gentle... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-04-18 15:00:15 UTC ]