It’s no secret that the tech world has a troubling track record with diversity in the workplace, especially with the dearth of Black and Latinx employees in key roles. Author Mateo Askaripour confronts the lack of diversity within the workplace with satire in his debut novel Black Buck. Some critics have been describing Black Buck […] The post A Black Salesman Tries to Bring Down Corporate Racism from the Inside appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2021-01-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
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Staying indoors will feel like an adventure with this roundup of titles ranging from romance to historical fiction to memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-04-17 23:30:56 UTC ]
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Frank Wilderson weaves together memoir and theory to make the case for Afropessimism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Three Hours in Paris’ follows an American sharpshooter as she tries to do the impossible: kill Hitler. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Piatkus is publishing "a guidebook on surviving the Covid-19 crisis, embracing the global pause and emerging with a new kind of future" by Beth Kempton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 10:48:50 UTC ]
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The term 'black swan', coined by Nassim Taleb, is used to describe extreme outliers, and their disproportionate impact on history. These are the 'unknown unknowns' that are impossible to predict but have immense and sweeping impact. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 08:46:07 UTC ]
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“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
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The Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency is launching a six-month mentorship programme for aspiring authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 22:15:47 UTC ]
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Frank B. Wilderson III talks about his experimental approach to writing about blackness and violence, as well as the solace he found in Sarah Vaughan. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
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If March was dire, April may yet live up to its reputation as the cruellest month, as we all discover that without bookshops, libraries and festivals, this trade looks very different. A business just about, but not how we know it, or would like it to be. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 14:21:49 UTC ]
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This week Walker Books launched a family guide to adventure activities 100 Adventures to Have Before You Grow Up, the first children's book by author, adventurer and Girlguiding ambassador Anna McNuff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 13:51:42 UTC ]
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I often talk about how I created A Phoenix First Must Burn, my anthology of fantasy stories by black women authors, for my younger self, a girl who loved fantasy and science fiction and so desperately wanted to see herself in those worlds. It’s a strange experience to create the thing you wanted... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-03-25 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A coalition of African-American independent booksellers and publishers convened a national video conference call to survey the state of black books around the country in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As schools close, parents are turning to children’s book writers and illustrators on social media to help with teaching kids stuck inside. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2020-03-23 13:30:37 UTC ]
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Comics retailers are embracing new titles, welcoming new readers, and shifting to a curatorial approach to stocking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kent Garrett describes the frustration of being one of only a few students of color. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-19 23:54:21 UTC ]
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The creators of Humanoids’ new graphic novel ‘Omni: The Doctor Is In’, a hybrid medical mystery/paranormal thriller, talk with PW about creating a contemporary black female genius superhero. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere is publishing the story of Lee Lawrence, whose mother's wrongful shooting by police in 1985 sparked rioting in Brixton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-15 22:07:45 UTC ]
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Leslie Gray Streeter's memoir about grief is funny, sad and real. When a critic said it wasn’t “top shelf,” she said, "I was like, 'I’m the mid-price vodka of memoirs.'" Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2020-03-14 10:00:03 UTC ]
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Booker-winning writer Bernardine Evaristo has marked International Women’s Day by curating a top 20 list of recently published Black British writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-08 03:11:09 UTC ]
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