“King of the Blues” exists in the long tradition of White writers documenting the lives of Black musicians. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-10-13 11:59:06 UTC ]
GIVEN THE LONG TRADITION of memoirs written by men of a certain age and stature looking back on their life and accomplishments, the surge in memoirs by women in recent years has been quite a breakthrough. What We Carry, the new memoir by Maya Shanbhag Lang, is nothing short of radical, not just... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-06-21 12:30:36 UTC ]
The fact a delegation is visiting the UK over the hostile response to the Guardian's reporting of the Snowden leaks, as well as the royal charter, should sound alarm bellsThis week, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers has dispatched a delegation of editors and publishers from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science fiction has a long tradition in North Korea and SF authors enjoy greater freedom to explore edgy subjects, such as crime and violence, than their counterparts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]