The American author talks about growing up queer in a family of ‘wolves’, poverty and class in the US, and the 19th-century writers who inspired his latest novelBrandon Taylor writes quickly. “I can type almost as fast as I can think,” he says. The first draft of his debut novel, the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-06-03 10:00:28 UTC ]
Customer requests from booksellers require translation, detective work, and a good sense of humor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 12:00:11 UTC ]
Being sold to Nikkei brings a Japanese-style code of behaviourThe FT has not joined the Independent Press Standards Organisation, or its rival Impress project; it is doing its own regulation thing. And it’s worth pausing over that decision as the Pink One becomes a Rising Sun under Nikkei... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo removed self-published pornographic titles from their sites and Kobo stopped sales of self-published titles altogether. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 1946, Harper, responsible for creating the iconic Marshmallow sofa, designed the logo that the company uses to this day. [Editor’s note: The following is republished from WHY, a new digital platform from Herman Miller.] Imagining a sheet of paper as a building site will give you a good... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The television star mines childhood fascination in writing 'The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell.' When Chris Colfer was just 20, he'd already been named one of GQ magazine's men of the year, having sung and acted his way into the hearts of America as Kurt, the high-pitched, openly gay brunet... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]