A black academic grapples with his own racism

Ibram X. Kendi writes of being influenced by racist ideas — and how to get rid of them. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Lift-off for 'groundbreaking' Black Crown

Random House UK has launched stage one of its online narrative gaming project, Black Crown, as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie, Fagan, Gunn on James Tait Black shortlists

Salman Rushdie and Jenni Fagan are among the authors shortlisted for the £10,000 James Tait... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Data and MOOCs Herald Change for Academic Publishers

This year's US Innovations Seminar of the International Association of STM Publishers focused on the impact of data mining, MOOCs and new author/researcher tools. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hammer commissions Woman in Black update

Hammer Books is to publish another Woman in Black ghost story, based on an idea by the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Academics revolt over open access

Eleven leading academic associations have written an open letter condemning the government's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Consolidation predicted in academic in 2013

Consolidation between academic publishing houses is one of the trends being predicted for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Academic Publishing Trends to Watch in 2013

George Lossius forecasts a year of significant change for academic publishing, including more consolidation, improved digital textbooks and the rise of mobile. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEA Tabs Black Lawrence Press Writers

Ten-year-old Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of Dzanc Books, had its editorial approach to publishing contemporary literature and creative nonfiction affirmed last month when the National Endowment of the Arts chose three of its authors to receive 2013 Literature Fellowships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angela Carter wins James Tait Black Best of the Best

Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus has won the Best of the Best James Tait Black Prize,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers join in Black Friday offers

Publishers have joined retailers for the first time in offering customers up to 50% off books as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK academic library market defies financial squeeze

Publishers and library suppliers say the UK academic library market is faring better than... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US billionaire Black buys Phaidon

Art publisher Phaidon has been acquired from Richard Schlagman by the family of private equity... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Dog to publish Underground series

Black Dog Publishing is kicking off a new series in association with London Underground's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can a White Author Write Black Characters?

When a man routinely hailed as one of America’s “greatest living writers” publishes a new novel, one hardly expects it to draw reviews posing questions along the lines of “Can he do it? Can he actually pull it off?” Because when you’re Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize winner, the act of writing a... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Informa’s academic division up 6% in first half

Taylor and Francis’ parent company Informa saw revenue growth in its academic division of 6... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill Tompkins to Head Black Publishers Association

WASHINGTON (NNPA) &ndash; Highly-respected media and entertainment executive William G. Tompkins, Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200 Black-owned ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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