Some back-to-school purchases are no-brainers, like a new laptop or Chromebook. But other helpful products aren’t always as obvious. They can seem purely optional—stuff to buy when you have money to burn. But don’t discount tech gadgets and accessories, especially if you’re often... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2024-08-22 10:30:00 UTC ]
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which “honors writers whose work demonstrates the power of the written word to foster peace,” has today announced its 2024 book award finalists. The winners in each category will receive a $10,000 cash prize, and the runners-up will be awarded $5,000. The 2024... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-15 12:00:52 UTC ]
The second annual Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace celebrated what Queen Camilla has called the “great adventure” of the written word. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-07-03 09:01:09 UTC ]
One of my duties every single day as an author, journalist, and constituent, is to read. I study the written word the way a football coach studies football games. I don’t read for pleasure just like a football coach doesn’t attend games to zone out. As much as I’d like to avoid it, I have […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-11 11:48:51 UTC ]
The 13th Sharjah Publishers Conference has opened with broad-based considerations of issues facing the world book industry today. The post Sharjah Conference: ‘The Power of the Written Word’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-30 04:48:43 UTC ]
Some tech purchases are no-brainers when getting ready for a fresh school year, like buying a new laptop or Chromebook. But other back-to-school products aren’t quite as obvious. They might seem purely optional—stuff you buy if you have money to throw around. But don’t be so quick to... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-08-04 15:00:00 UTC ]
Some tech purchases are no-brainers when getting ready for a fresh school year, like buying a new laptop or Chromebook. But other back-to-school products aren’t quite as obvious. They might seem purely optional—stuff you buy if you have money to throw around. But don’t be so quick to... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-07-28 10:45:00 UTC ]
Superheroes aren't limited to comic books. Read your way into these novels starring comic book heroes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-03-03 11:32:00 UTC ]
It might seem odd for a magazine called The Bookseller to have a dedicated issue for “booksellers”, but this week’s issue is a dedicated one for, well, booksellers, including our now-annual listing of the Bookshop Heroes, those purveyors of the written word who, when push came to shove in 2021,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 15:21:51 UTC ]
A lot of the web revolves around video content (subscribe to our YouTube channel!) and podcasts these days, but that brings some accessibility challenges you won’t find with the written word. Hundreds of millions of people are deaf or hard of hearing. Other folks have trouble processing... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2021-03-25 21:01:00 UTC ]
I have been writing poetry most of my life. Encouraged by my English teacher as a child, I used writing as a way of dealing with emotions, anxiety and, as I grew older, with heartbreak. In February 2019, I decided to set up an Instagram page on the advice of a friend, who thought the platform... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-11 19:53:50 UTC ]
Without George RR Martin, the last seasons of the TV spectacular lost their way, says the Observer columnist and GoT enthusiastGame of Thrones final episode review – epic ending corrects some major wrongsThe failure of the final season of Game of Thrones has its cheerful side. Despite the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-05-19 08:00:13 UTC ]
You started writing early in your high school days, what were you writing about most back then?I think it is exaggerating to say I started writing at high school. I was already writing, but it was mainly journaling, which was not for public consumption. There was a poem (about a tree in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-03-15 11:15:36 UTC ]
Scribe is to publish Notes From A Public Typewriter to coincide with Independent Bookshop Week in June 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Subscribe to us on iTunes, check us out on Spotify and hear us on Stitcher, Google Play and iHeartRadio too. This is our RSS feed. Tell a friend!What if you took a magazine and put it on stage? What you would get, if the magazine were any good, is Pop-Up Magazine, an evening of true stories... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A few months ago, after I picked up and devoured a beautifully written memoir by Elisa Hategan and was left with a serious Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2017-01-03 15:48:11 UTC ]
Writing for the Financial Times, Julian Baggini examined some of the latest research, which he argues, is forcing us to 'rethink how we respond to the written word.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Antony Loewenstein: Is the future an interactive novel read on a Google Glass? One thing's for certain: the transformation of the written word is one of the defining issues of our ageAntony Loewenstein Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Dickens's day, serialized novels were all the rage. Rooster aims to revive that trend, making it easier than ever to find good books (and the time to read them).In the age of abbrevs., sitting down to read a novel can feel like gearing up for a marathon, no matter how much you love books. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six years and 900 pages on, there ended up being two million reasons why this first-time author would have been glad to have stuck with the written word. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]