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The Promised Land, which releases in Toronto and Vancouver on Feb. 9, is an impressively directed piece of historical fiction — even if it isn't a masterpiece. Continue reading at 'CBC'
[ CBC | 2024-02-09 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Facing difficult comparisons to last year when Barack Obama's 'A Promised Land' was piling up huge sales numbers, unit sales still increased 9.7% last week over 2020 as adult fiction sales jumped 35.3%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Former President Obama joined filmmaker Ava DuVernay for a conversation about "A Promised Land," his legacy and activism during a Book Club event. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-22 04:32:01 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama and filmmaker Ava DuVernay discuss "A Promised Land" at the L.A. Times Community Book Club. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-21 21:09:15 UTC ]
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Barack Obama and filmmaker Ava DuVernay will discuss the former president's memoir "A Promised Land" April 21 in a livestreamed event for the L.A. Times Community Book Club. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-16 01:25:03 UTC ]
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Former President Obama joins the L.A. Times Community Book Club April 21 to discuss "A Promised Land" with filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-16 01:17:49 UTC ]
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Sanjena Sathian’s debut novel Gold Diggers is set in the Indian American suburbs of Atlanta—a world of competitive debate and spelling bees, of racing to get into the most prestigious academic summer camps, of Miss Teen India pageants—all roads leading to the promised land of America’s most... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2021-04-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
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“The world will come between you,” writes Marcos Gonsalez in the prologue of his memoir Pedro’s Theory: Reimagining the Promised Land. The you here refers to both the author and his father, an immigrant from Mexico, captured in a photograph from the author’s childhood. “Hundreds of years of... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2021-01-12 12:00:00 UTC ]
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You guessed it: A Promised Land, the first volume of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs, was always going to lay waste to the competition. We called it back in September, and it has now been confirmed. Yes, as reported by Publishers Weekly earlier today, A Promised Land was the top print title... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-01-11 17:37:14 UTC ]
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A year marred by a deadly pandemic that battered the economy and by extraordinary political and racial strife nonetheless saw book sales soar, especially for a handful of major titles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Thursday Murder Club sees off titles by Barack Obama and David Walliams in chaotic week for Britain’s book tradeRichard Osman’s cosy mystery about a group of elderly sleuths, The Thursday Murder Club, has become the first debut novel ever to become the Christmas No 1, selling a remarkable... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-22 15:00:18 UTC ]
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Continuing on the Barack Obama’s Favorite Media end-of-year march, the former President has released a 20-song playlist to accompany his memoir A Promised Land, composed of songs that recall memories of his time on the campaign trail and in the White House. There’s some Beyonce, some John... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-12-21 17:24:57 UTC ]
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The 44th president of the United States does more than defend his legacy; he shares the values that have animated his life and political career. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-12-15 00:02:29 UTC ]
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The 44th president of the United States does more than defend his legacy; he shares the values that have animated his life and political career. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-12-15 00:02:29 UTC ]
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The 44th president of the United States does more than defend his legacy; he shares the values that have animated his life and political career. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-12-15 00:02:29 UTC ]
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Year's End: An already exceptionally busy year for nonfiction gets even hotter as US adult nonfiction print sales move 257 million units. The post Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ Breaks NPD BookScan’s Nonfiction Records appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-10 16:54:32 UTC ]
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Can Penguin Random House swallow Simon & Schuster while remaining good citizens? Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 00:32:40 UTC ]
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All Chicago Public Schools high school students and staff can freely access the e-book and digital audio of 'A Promised Land' through December 31, 2020, via OverDrive's Sora app. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Barack Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' sold more than 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada on its first day on sale, its publisher said. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers reported solid first-day sales of former President Barak Obama's 'A Promised Land.' There was a downside, however, as many store owners reported some cartons of the memoir arrived damaged. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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