A Plurality of Traditions: Anthony Davis and the Social Justice Opera

ANTHONY DAVIS, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his opera The Central Park Five, is a composer with a great future behind him. Five is his eighth opera, and during those labors, spanning four decades, he’s found the time and talent to write orchestral pieces and music for plays, to record solo […] The post A Plurality of Traditions: Anthony Davis and the Social Justice Opera appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew Survey: Traditional Library Visits Dip; Mobile Access Surges

According to a Pew survey released today, of those who have used a public library website in the past year, 50% accessed it using a mobile device, up from 39% in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon appoints director of social responsibility

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Are So Many Women Perfectionists? Christian Author Blames Social Media

Amy Carroll examines perfectionism and encourages readers to question their motives in her book 'Breaking Up with Perfect.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Back to Hogwarts: 'Harry Potter' fans celebrate the traditional first day of school

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Insider Publishes on Social Sites with New ‘Insider’ Project

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mic’s social approach to distributing its first Obama interview

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[ Digiday | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookGrabbr Offers Free Ebooks for Social Media “Shares”

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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