Publisher’s defence in case brought by News Corp co-chairman relies in part upon Dominion’s US suit against media giantFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch allowed Fox News hosts to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-12 07:32:45 UTC ]
Back in 2021, the New York Police Department (NYPD) cancelled a planned deployment of the Spot robot dog [aka "Digidog"] following a public backlash. Now, New York City's current law and order mayor Eric Adams has brought the robot dog back for use in "hazardous situations," The New York Times... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-04-12 06:19:27 UTC ]
Casemate's new imprint will focus on books about the history of southeast Pennsylvania and the greater Delaware Valley area. Casemate is based just outside of Philadelphia. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bill Ott, who served as publisher of the ALA review publication 'Booklist' for 30 years, died earlier this month after a brief illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner will co-write a memoir about her experience being detained by Russia in 2022 while headed over to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg, Deadline reports. Griner was behind bars for 10 months as the diplomatic debacle played out, and will recount: the harrowing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-11 18:23:05 UTC ]
Groundbreaking kids’ series A Kind of Spark is staffed by neurodivergent talent and treats its lead character like almost no other on TV. It’s cool, fun and powerfulNever before has there been a cool, edgy kids TV series that can attest to hiring neurodivergent actors, performing a script... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-11 15:12:44 UTC ]
Hay Festival is the world’s leading festival of ideas across literature, bringing readers and some of the brightest thinkers of our time together to inspire, examine and entertain. This international celebration of literature, music, and the arts is set to take place in the stunning Welsh... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2023-04-11 14:44:07 UTC ]
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-04-11 14:35:53 UTC ]
The newest of four yearly reports from Hachette Book Group sees staff BIPOC diversity increasing by 2.5 percent in 2022. The post Hachette Book Group: BIPOC Diversity at 36.4 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-11 14:35:23 UTC ]
Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason’s North Woods, “a sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabit it across the centuries,” which will be published by Random House in September.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-11 14:00:21 UTC ]
Celebrities including Julia Roberts, Julianna Margulies, and Selma Blair are urging people to take part in the #LetAmericaRead campaign. April is National School Library Month but, unfortunately, some of the books in school libraries have never been under greater threat in parts of America than... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2023-04-11 12:01:00 UTC ]
These compelling Indigenous historical fiction books cover hundreds of years and take place all across North America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-11 10:36:00 UTC ]
This month, we’ve got new Tatsuya Endo and Hiromu Arakawa series, a quirky comedy about a boy who becomes a cat, and much more! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-11 10:30:00 UTC ]
London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards, a smaller program this year, features winners from Turkey, the UK, and the USA. The post London Book Fair: The 2023 International Excellence Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-04-11 04:17:55 UTC ]
In its fourth annual report on how its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are progressing, HBG said 61% of new hires last were BIPOC employees, bringing the percentage of BIPOC staff members to 36.4% of its total workforce. However, progress stalled in expanding BIPOC representation at... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Ulysses Press has acquired VeloPress in a deal that will bring about 80 books in the health and fitness category to the indie press. Ulysses plans to continue to add books under the Velo imprint with a goal of 12 titles for 2024. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lambda executive director Samiya Bashir called Forester's gift "transformational," which will allow Lambda Literary to usher in a new phase of expansion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers sign podcasters Alicia Michelle, Carlos Whittaker, and TikTok influencer Sarah Grace Hallas. Convergent takes 'Black Liturgies', and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
After a federal judge ordered the return of more than a dozen books improperly removed from the Llano County Public Library shelves, the county's commissioners are set to discuss shutting the library down altogether. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Renowned author and NBA winner Jacqueline Woodson will present the lunchtime keynote address at the U.S. Book Show on May 24. The in-person talk will focus on Woodson’s forthcoming book for middle grade readers, 'Remember Us.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]