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Thousands of KidLit professionals are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Over 2,500 members of the KidLit publishing community have signed an impassioned open letter to President Biden, highlighting the disproportionately large toll Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has taken on the children of the region, and calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. Over 2,500... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-01-22 18:19:23 UTC ]
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‘Fantastical claims’ and Stephen King: Penguin Random House and DOJ face off for antitrust battle

In one of the biggest antitrust showdowns of President Biden’s tenure, the Justice Department is pulling out the big guns to stop a mega-publishing merger. The Justice Department’s ambitious bid to stop Penguin Random House from buying rival publisher Simon & Schuster has started taking on... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2022-07-25 16:10:21 UTC ]
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Librarians ‘Disheartened’ by FY2022 Federal Budget, Preparing for Tough FY2023

The reconciled FY2022 budget signed by President Biden last week contained only flat funding for the Library Services and Technology Act—despite the House last summer approving a $9 million increase. “This disappointment is a wake-up call for library advocates," said ALA President Patty Wong. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bullshit Saviors: Helen Benedict and Nadia Hashimi on Depictions of the American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Novelists Nadia Hashimi and Helen Benedict join hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the mistakes American writers and culture made in depicting the United States’ wars Iraq and Afghanistan. In the wake of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and President Biden’s decision to pull US... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-23 08:49:21 UTC ]
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Amanda Gorman clearly has talent. But there’s more to her meteoric rise.

After dazzling the nation at President Biden’s inauguration, Amanda Gorman became the first poet to perform at the Super Bowl. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-07 14:37:38 UTC ]
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Hunter Biden to Release Memoir 'Beautiful Things'

President Biden’s oldest surviving child is publishing a memoir about his struggles with addiction and drug abuse. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-02-04 18:54:06 UTC ]
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ALA 2021 Virtual Midwinter Meeting Gets Underway

First Lady Jill Biden, Author Ibram X. Kendi, and Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the United States who stole the show at President Biden's inauguration this week, are among those scheduled to speak at the 2021 ALA virtual Midwinter Meeting, which runs through Tuesday,... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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