Novelists no longer shy away from tough issues readers are facing such as mental illness, racial inequity, sexual harassment and abuse, trafficking, and domestic violence. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday afternoon, a mob of right-wing extremists and indignant livestreamers stormed the Capitol. Along their path, they left a note to the journalists who were covering the scene, a message that seemed a harrowing extension of a presidency marked by anti-press virulence: etched into a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-01-08 13:30:11 UTC ]
Since 1988, the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism has been shining a light on journalists who call attention to vital current events or societal issues. The titles up for consideration this year tackle domestic violence, sexual harassment, mass... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-21 20:39:14 UTC ]
Farmers seeking government assistance knew where to make their case: on Fox News, in TV ads with tractors and corn stalks designed to snag the attention of President Donald Trump. U.S. airlines, opposed to subsidies for foreign competitors paid by Qatar, took the same broadcast route to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2019-08-28 16:12:29 UTC ]
After a dozen women accused the pundit of sexual harassment at the height of the Me Too movement, Halperin has begun tiptoeing his way back into public life. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2019-08-18 22:02:40 UTC ]
Jay Asher, the author of several YA novels including Thirteen Reasons Why (Penguin), has filed a lawsuit against the US branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and its executive director, Lin Oliver, following last year’s accusations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Thirteen Reasons Why' author has filed a lawsuit against the Society of Children’s Book Writers, as well as the group’s executive director, Lin Oliver, over their allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the U.K., groups representing agents, publishers, bookseller and authors have agreed to a 'Commitment to Professional Behaviour,' a new code of conduct intended to stamp out sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, and intimidation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer to win the Man Booker Prize with her novel Milkman (Faber & Faber), a book about the sexual harassment of a young woman, commended by the judges for its “distinctive voice” and for being at once “particular and brilliantly universal”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several women have come forward to talk about incidents of sexual harassment that have taken place over years at Christian writing conferences and elsewhere, perpetrated by agents, mentors, and instructors. Conference directors are taking precautions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
No one can predict with certainty the direction of women's magazines, which have struggled to maintain print circulation as newsstand sales continue to fall. But if you're placing bets on a strategy that might help them flourish, look no further than Samantha Barry, the 36-year-old woman who is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A number of authors have taken to Twitter to accuse Junot Díaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel 'The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,' of sexual harassment and other misconduct. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
US children’s author Daniel Handler, who writes under the pen name Lemony Snicket, has cancelled a speech he was due to give at a graduation ceremony amid allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
US-based author Sherman Alexie has apologised following anonymous accusations of sexual harassment against him. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his UK publishers, Chicken House and Sweet Cherry Publishing, following allegations of sexual harassment. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author of the popular young adult series has issued an apology for being ‘part of the problem’ in the wake of anonymous claims posted onlineJames Dashner, author of the bestselling young adult Maze Runner books, has issued an apology in which he says that he “will seek counselling and guidance”... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the wake of online accusations, The Maze Runner author James Dashner has lost representation, as has Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay AsherThe Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his literary agent after a series of anonymous accusations of sexual harassment were made against... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jay Asher, David Díaz, and others have been accused of sexual harassment and abuse in the comments section of a January 'School Library Journal' article as the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators deals with an unfolding controversy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vice president of the Association of Authors Agents, Lizzy Kremer, has said it is important for the trade to draw up industry guidelines on behaviour following the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A canceled book deal, Amazon buy buttons, and sexual harassment were among the big news stories this past year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]