Janet, the acerbic narrator of Lucie Britsch’s debut novel Sad Janet, is a resister. She’s sad—has been for most of her life—and doesn’t want to take the pills that big pharma, her mother, and the culture at-large is pushing on her to “fix” her. She’s content with sadness, and she’s not into the “h-word”—happy—and taking […] The post A Novel About Rebelling Against Toxic Positivity appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2020-08-26 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebel Girls has joined forces with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and will donate $100,000 to the organisation over the next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 15:28:50 UTC ]
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Watkins has landed a "shame-free, revolutionary guide" to the sex positivity movement by psychologist Dr Kelly Neff. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 06:36:19 UTC ]
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Mind-body-spirit publisher Hay House UK has bought a book from body positive advocate and social media influencer Nia The Light on self-discovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 10:04:04 UTC ]
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I was on my way to a meeting when I bumped into an old acquaintance. After a few minutes chat, not wanting to be late, I said I had to go. “Let’s catch up soon,” she said. I said I’d like that. “Hey, listen,” she said, “have you heard—apparently Random House has a new policy […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-24 08:50:53 UTC ]
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YA author Alwyn Hamilton has sold a new series to Faber Children’s in the UK and Viking at Penguin Random House in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 05:23:40 UTC ]
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Icon has signed up an “inspiring handbook for future rebels and revolutionaries”, Five Rules For Rebellion, by Women’s Equality Party founding leader Sophie Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 14:20:33 UTC ]
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Catherine Johnson fought off competition from Sarah MacIntyre and debut artist Emily Haworth-Boot to win the 2019 Little Rebels Award for Radical Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 17:38:27 UTC ]
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The company behind the Rebel Girls titles is launching a series of chapter books this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 01:57:35 UTC ]
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Responding to the Guardian’s piece on “toxic” YA culture, Chelsey Pippin argues that the online YA community’s sensitivity and nuance is being underplayed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 13:22:25 UTC ]
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Facebook Inc. is under pressure to rid its site of hate speech and fake news but warned it can’t build a platform impervious to human nature. “This is not a fully solvable problem,” Carolyn Everson, a vice president responsible for marketing at the social media giant, said on a panel Tuesday at... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-18 20:37:03 UTC ]
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It isn’t exactly a new strategy for digital publishers to position themselves as TV replacements during the NewFronts. But Condé Nast is making the most direct push so far to take on traditional during this week’s NewFronts, introducing new ad products that package its premium inventory, and a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and illustrators including Catherine Johnson, Sarah McIntyre and Nadine Kaadaan have been shortlisted for this year’s Little Rebels Award, which is for children’s fiction that promotes or celebrates social justice. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH imprint William Heinemann will publish Ani Katz’s “shocking and utterly compelling” debut novel A Good Man, which sees Katz tackle the world of toxic masculinity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When her first book came out, Lulah Ellender became obsessed with an author whose book launched the same week. She reflects on past feuds and how resentment now festers onlineWhen my first book was published last year I wasn’t prepared for how unhinged I would become. I’d expected review-induced... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US-based independent publisher Barefoot Books is hoping to expand its position in the UK market through a new sales partnership with Abrams & Chronicle Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired Ready, Rabbit?, a picture book about overcoming social anxiety by Fiona Roberton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three novels and one nonfiction audiobook provide inspiration and hope as we ease into 2019. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired a YA novel tackling teen mental illness and toxic masculinity by debut author and mechanic James Goodhand. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With her novel First Love, the 39-year-old author joins eminent former winners including Seamus Heaney and Alice OswaldGwendoline Riley’s unsparing depiction of an abusive relationship in her novel First Love has won her the Geoffrey Faber memorial prize.First Love, the English author’s fifth... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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