Four new books out this week zero in on various aspects of American life that women quietly helped pioneer, from fashion photography and spycraft to car culture and crosswords. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emily Post became America’s primary source for etiquette advice in the twentieth century through both her bestselling book Etiquette and radio shows on the topic. She was a prominent woman in New York society from the early 1900s until her death in 1960. Born in Baltimore, the daughter of famed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-05 08:51:10 UTC ]
On Saturday, the newspaper publisher McClatchy tweeted a happy early Mother’s Day to all the moms in the company. “We are proud to support you with our new paid parental leave,” the tweet read. “While still in the process of reaching agreements with some of our guilds, we look forward to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-11 12:32:25 UTC ]
Author wins fiction prize for The Nickel Boys while the first ever prize for audio reporting goes to an episode of the hit podcastColson Whitehead, This American Life and writers from the New York Times are among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.During an online, at-home video, the Pulitzer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-04 20:00:59 UTC ]
[caption id="attachment_175627" align="alignright" width="150"] Kristen O'Hara[/caption] Hearst Magazines has named Kristen O’Hara senior vice president and chief business officer, a new position created as part of a succession plan for longtime president, marketing and publishing director,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-12-19 19:09:52 UTC ]
Well, this was bound to happen eventually: “ok boomer” has found its way into a book title. Once a meme that momentarily distracted my generation from our murderous rampage against every pillar of American life, including movies, Applebee’s, mayonnaise, home ownership, and sex, the “ok boomer”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-11-26 18:55:15 UTC ]
The renown evangelist's 100th birthday, coming up November 7, has prompted a boomlet of books on his life, his message, and his impact on American life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview in 2000, Zadie Smith told the Guardian about the pressure she felt after the astonishing success of her debut novel, White Teeth. “I was expected to be some expert on multicultural affairs, as if multiculturalism is a genre of fiction or something,” she said. “Whereas it’s just a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Bible app for kids has been downloaded more than 2 million times; the CEB focuses on women; findings from a new study on the Bible and American life. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
If the last decade in news was defined by the migration of audience to the web, the next will be defined by the shift to smartphones and tablets. About 56 percent of Americans now own smartphones, according to the Pew Internet and American Life P ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Other National Book Critics Circle honorees include writer John Lewis Gaddis for 'George F. Kennan: An American Life' and Maya Jasanoff for 'Liberty's Exiles.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]