Writer was also one of first female news reporters on British TV, interviewing stars such as Charlie ChaplinThe author Lynne Reid Banks, known for her novel The L-Shaped Room and her children’s book series The Indian in the Cupboard, has died at the age of 94.She died of cancer “peacefully with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-05 14:04:44 UTC ]
For more than 40 minutes, Zhoie Perez filmed the outside of a Los Angeles synagogue, as a security guard whose ire she had drawn trained his own camera on her. The passive-aggressive standoff that played out Thursday afternoon in the Fairfax district seemed in line with other videos posted to one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft fittingly released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17074 in the late hours of Thursday afternoon. The new build adds Quiet Hours, which will automatically dial down notifications, as well as a host of other improvements such as autofilling forms in Microsoft Edge.As might be expected,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookExpo and PEN America's joint panel on Thursday afternoon, "The First Amendment Resistance," found activists and speech advocates debating the ethical and civil responsibilities of writers and publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The chain of booksellers has announced its first profit in years – thanks in part to a bold decision to run each branch like a local bookshop Late on Thursday afternoon, would-be wizards across the UK dropped what they were doing to join the professors of Hogwarts for Harry Potter night. At 6pm... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen McCullough, the Australian author of The Thorn Birds, has died at the age of 77. The author died in hospital on Norfolk Island on Thursday afternoon, her publisher HarperCollins Australia confirmed. Shona Martyn of HarperCollins Australia paid tribute to McCullough, calling her "one of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 08/03/2011 - 08:49 The Independent Publishers Guild Conference will be attended by 265 delegates this year, more than any other year previously, and marking an 18% rise in attendance on last year. The conference runs from tomorrow [9th... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]