A look back at how Tarzan swung into immortality

Edgar Rice Burroughs’s first Tarzan novels show how deeply his mythic storytelling can captivate the imagination. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-19 15:52:41 UTC ]

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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #susan sontag #petina gappah #ta-nehisi coates #thought-provoking fiction #mind back

Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #susan sontag #petina gappah #ta-nehisi coates #thought-provoking fiction #mind back

Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Constable delays David Lammy book back to 2020

MP David Lammy’s book on tribalism is being pushed back to the new year due to the looming prospect of a general election. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 07:51:32 UTC ]
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IBPA Backs US Publishers Association in Objections to ‘Audible Captions’

The IBPA has filed a complaint with Audible on behalf of 27 independent publishers that object to Audible Captions functionality. The post IBPA Backs US Publishers Association in Objections to ‘Audible Captions’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-11 03:13:25 UTC ]
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Wellcome and UKRI back project on OA ‘transparent pricing’ framework

The Wellcome Trust and national funding agency UK Research & Innovation are backing a project to push "more transparent" communication around the nature and prices of OA publishing services. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 07:40:34 UTC ]
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Spring Ahead, Fall Back (shelftalker)

The calendar of an indie bookseller requires lots of planning ahead, but can cause some seasonal confusion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-28 12:00:49 UTC ]
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Essex library campaigners prepare for action as 1,600 back petition to stop volunteer service

Library campaigners in Essex are gearing up for a county wide day of action next month, as more than 1,600 people sign a petition against plans for volunteers to run some facilities.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 05:47:04 UTC ]
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Authors Guild backs AAP’s Audible lawsuit

The Authors Guild is supporting the Association of American Publishers (AAP) as the organisation sues Amazon’s audiobook company Audible over a new speech-to-text feature.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-27 10:51:31 UTC ]
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Lisbeth Salander is back — and angrier than ever

“The Girl Who Lived Twice” may sound like a James Bond film, but it’s much, much bleaker. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-23 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Book People rebrands under Bayliss to put books back in the driving seat

Following an unsettled five years, The Book People’s new c.e.o. Claire Bayliss has arrived with a fresh vision for the company: a rebrand and a further restructure, delivering significant profit over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-16 03:08:07 UTC ]
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Empire strikes back: News Corp turns blowtorch on former Australian reporter | The Weekly Beast

Former social affairs reporter Rick Morton attacked in print and online. Plus: Rowan Dean ignores police over Sydney stabbing attacksIt doesn’t take long for a top reporter at the Australian, with a regular presence on page one, to become the target of a front-page story in the combative... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-08-16 01:49:59 UTC ]
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NBA dials back late starting times to help boost East Coast ratings

The NBA is kicking the tires on a new scheduling initiative designed to give East Coast hoops fans a reprieve from having to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to keep tabs on the league’s Western Conference superstars. Beginning this season, the NBA is slashing the number of nationally... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Fighting Back: Spotlight on Rachael Denhollander

A powerful new memoir refuses to turn a blind eye to sexual abuse and offers survivors a way forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking Back at a Hospital Devastated by Hurricane Katrina

In 2013, Sherwin B. Nuland wrote for the Book Review about Sheri Fink’s “Five Days at Memorial,” which depicted the crisis at a New Orleans hospital devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-09 09:00:05 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey

An Atlantic crossing for Joseph O'Connor's 'Shadowplay' from Europa Editions, and a boomerang career move for publishing director Clare Hey in London. The post Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-09 01:30:08 UTC ]
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TV networks jam in more commercials despite vows to cut back

Notice more TV ads lately? You’re not imagining it. The amount of commercial time on cable TV keeps increasing as networks try to make up for shrinking audiences by stuffing more ads into every hour of television. That’s despite years of promises to cut back on ads. Last quarter, commercial... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-02 17:18:39 UTC ]
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Greta Thunberg hits back at Andrew Bolt for 'deeply disturbing' column

Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attackThe teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at the Australian News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt for writing a deeply offensive column that mocked her autism diagnosis.The Swedish schoolgirl posted a tweet... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-08-01 20:43:04 UTC ]
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