Watergate reporter says Trump is far worse than Nixon and ‘most reckless and impulsive president in American history’The Middle East and Ukraine are ablaze, the US mired in turmoil. An octogenarian president recedes from view. The threat of a second Trump term hangs like the sword of Damocles.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-20 15:39:32 UTC ]
I’ve been reading from outside of Phoenix, where there have been over 120 days of 100 degree temperatures as summer comes to a close. With Hurricane Helene devastating the Southeast and war spreading in the Middle East, the uncertainty about our collective futures—whether it is from climate... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-10-11 11:05:00 UTC ]
As expected, this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair is itself touched by and reflective of the global political scene, particularly the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
The bestselling author of The Power talks about her new techno-thriller, coping with grief and finding hope in the darkest of storiesNaomi Alderman, author of the bestselling novel The Power, is just getting over Covid and feeling a bit wiped out. “But don’t worry, I still seem able to talk for... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-11-04 09:00:34 UTC ]
Al Saqi Books in London, which was established in 1978, blames closure on rise in prices of Arabic-language books and ‘detrimental’ effect of BrexitEurope’s largest specialist bookseller for Middle Eastern books, based in London, has been forced to close because of the hike in prices of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-12-05 15:40:52 UTC ]
Matthieu Aikins’s olive complexion, dark hair, and ambiguous features means that he is often mistaken as a local in Afghanistan and the Middle East where he has lived since 2008. In his non-fiction book The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, the Japanese Canadian journalist goes undercover as an Afghan... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-04-22 11:00:00 UTC ]
Said to be the first transformative agreement in Egypt and the Middle East, Springer Nature and the Egyptian Knowledge Bank have a new deal. The post Academic Publishing Edition: Springer Nature Strikes Egyptian Open Access Deal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-28 10:25:26 UTC ]
Auto-narrated audiobooks will not replace human narration but will help "elevate" text-heavy books and help eliminate the gap between e-books and accompanying audiobooks, says Ani Attamian, head of publishing partnerships for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Google. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 01:45:35 UTC ]
Gershom Gorenberg reveals the intelligence campaign that shaped the war and the region. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-02-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
"Meet the Snapchat Generation," Snap Inc.'s first-ever global business-to-business marketing campaign, is going live Monday across print, broadcast and digital media channels in the U.S., Canada and Australia. The campaign will be extended to the U.K. oh Aug. 17 and to the rest of Europe, as... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-08-03 04:00:52 UTC ]
Even though the uprisings mostly failed, Noah Feldman argues, they’re still meaningful. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-06-26 12:00:00 UTC ]
[caption id="attachment_177771" align="alignright" width="150"] Jason Frierott[/caption] Meredith Corp. announced Thursday that it has hired Jason Frierott as its new VP and CFO, succeeding Joe Ceryanec, who had previously announced plans to retire in early 2020 after 12 years in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-02-27 20:00:04 UTC ]
[caption id="attachment_141881" align="alignright" width="150"] Joe Brown[/caption] Hearst Magazines has hired Joe Brown as group editorial director of its Hearst Autos division, which includes Car and Driver, Road & Track and Autoweek, among other titles, starting March 2. Brown moves to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-02-13 19:39:00 UTC ]
Cultural Cross Sections Shohreh Laici Photo of Tehran by Xiquinho Silva / Flickr A writer in Tehran incapable of entering the US under the Muslim travel ban encounters Michelle Obama’s Becoming in a beauty salon. Reading the Farsi translation, she... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-11-26 14:55:39 UTC ]
Curiosity led to the first U.S. participation in the Sharjah International Book Fair 14 years ago—and each year, the fair grows bigger, better, and more important. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is bringing its music and related interactive video features to more markets in Europe. Music publishing business development lead for Europe, the Middle East and Africa Ella Kirby said in a blog post that music on Facebook and Instagram is now available in Denmark, Finland, Iceland,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-10-17 15:45:27 UTC ]
In a first-time focus on the Middle East's publishing industry, the International Publishers Association is planning a regional event in the Jordanian capital. The post IPA Outlines a First Middle East Regional Seminar in Amman appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-13 13:55:30 UTC ]
Publisher and translator express shock that version of Eleven Minutes published in Turkey had reference cutA Turkish publishing house is pulling its translation of the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes after readers discovered that the translation had removed a reference to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-07-17 10:34:52 UTC ]
The educational charity Book Aid International cites 25 countries as destinations of its books donated by publishers last year. The post Book Aid International 2018 Reports Biggest Year Yet, in Africa and Middle East appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alice Duijser has been appointed as VitalSource's managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, replacing John Donovan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]