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Foundation: an introduction to five major themes in the work of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov

One of the greatest science fiction writers, Asimov’s work has had a lasting effect thanks to his prescient takes on technology, climate collapse and humanity’s future. Continue reading at 'The Conversation'

[ The Conversation | 2021-09-24 15:01:23 UTC ]
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Yearbooks Are Character Witnesses

This week, the author Curtis Sittenfeld tweeted that it feels like we are now living in her 2005 novel Prep—and she did not mean it in a good way. The book is set at a fictional elite New England boarding school, a place not altogether unlike Georgetown Prep, the Maryland high school that... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why 2017 Will be the Tipping Point for Native Mobile Advertising

Three years ago, the great prophecy came true: consumers used the tiny computers in their pockets more than the computers sitting on their desks. Seeing this trend, and responding to the necessity of reduced screen space, discovery platforms like Facebook redesigned their experiences and... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In pictures: FutureBook Conference 2015

The FutureBook Conference celebrated its fifth anniversary with a line-up including rapper Akala, the leaders of some of UK publishing's biggest companies, and the first BookTech Showcase. The use of data and the increase in mobile users were major themes of the event, which also saw the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'