A scholar of race relations says he’s now less optimistic

Randall Kennedy still seeks a middle ground, but some of his positions have shifted. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Walliams versus Pinch of Nom in the race to Christmas number one

David Walliams look set to achieve a third Christmas number one with The Beast of Buckingham Palace (HarperCollins) racking up three straight weeks of sales above 100,000 copies—yet Pinch of Nom sequel Everyday Light could potentially cause an upset. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 11:53:50 UTC ]
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Academic Publishing Remains Steady as Religion Scholars Meet

The joint annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature drew more than 9,400 scholars to San Diego from Nov. 23-26, remaining flat compared to the number of attendees in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine black Hermiones, and 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' still won't talk race

As the Harry Potter play officially opens in San Francisco on Sunday, the production continues to sidestep a deeper discussion about casting. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-01 23:54:38 UTC ]
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Relatives of Canadians killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash arrive home with remains after 7-month wait

Members of several Canadian families who lost loved ones in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last March landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Tuesday morning along with seven caskets carrying the remains of their relatives. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-10-22 17:42:52 UTC ]
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Idris Elba-backed literary podcast Generation veX to explore race

A new podcast exploring race and identity in literature with guests including Bernardine Evaristo, Sara Collins and Derek Owusu has been launched, sponsored by Idris Elba’s production company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-21 13:07:13 UTC ]
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Saeed Jones’s Striking Memoir About Race, Sex, and Self-Invention

Katy Waldman writes on Saeed Jones’s new memoir, “How We Fight for Our Lives,” and its focus on Jones’s mother and his self-making. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-10-10 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Zed Books launches academic division Zed Scholar

Zed Books is launching a new division targeting the scholarly market, Zed Scholar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 15:25:38 UTC ]
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Science fiction offers a useful way to explore China-Africa relations

Science fiction writing often serves as a thought experiment that explores shared and hidden beliefs whose material and political reverberations lie further in the future. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2019-09-16 11:39:25 UTC ]
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Canada's Indie Booksellers Are Optimistic

A survey of Canadian independent booksellers by BookNet Canada found nearly three quarters felt the bookselling industry was "healthy" and 68% saw an increase in revenue from book sales in the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Independents optimistic despite Brexit and challenging high street environment

Brexit, environmental issues and Christmas trading are looming large in independent booksellers’ minds ahead of the annual Booksellers Association conference, which kicks off in Birmingham on Sunday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 07:34:02 UTC ]
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Jackie Robinson’s daughter wants to talk about race: ‘We still have hate’

Sharon Robinson, whose new memoir looks at her family’s activism, has some advice for kids — and parents. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-27 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The social scientists who transformed how we think about race and gender

Anthropologist Franz Boas and his students challenged 20th-century prejudices, Charles King writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-16 12:46:17 UTC ]
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Rock-musician memoirs have a distancing effect, but Ben Folds is as relatable as ever

“A Dream About Lightning Bugs” is part meditation on creativity and part plain-spoken autobiography. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-31 15:00:00 UTC ]
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SPCK to reprint race book with new cover after Eddo-Lodge row

SPCK has announced it is withdrawing the current printing of new release We Need to Talk About Race and will reprint the book with a new cover after an outcry over its similarity to Reni Eddo-Lodge’s hit book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-19 10:18:56 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Macmillan Learning Announces Its 2019 Bedford New Scholars Advisors

As the Macmillan Learning advisory board members called Bedford New Scholars work with the publishing house, the program can work as a kind of fellowship that might interest some graduates in publishing careers. The post Industry Notes: Macmillan Learning Announces Its 2019 Bedford New Scholars... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-21 05:10:09 UTC ]
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Allen & Unwin scoops Oxford scholar's 'astonishing' debut

Allen & Unwin will publish the debut novel by Sophie Hardcastle, a research assistant at Oxford University, exploring “the female ill-treatment at the hands of men”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-13 21:53:54 UTC ]
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A meditation on race, class — and murder — set in one of Europe’s most storied cities

John Domini’s novel “The Color Inside a Melon” pushes readers beyond the expected. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-13 15:00:00 UTC ]
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For the human race, geology is destiny

Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains how Earth’s physical changes drove human history. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-31 11:38:56 UTC ]
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At 19, on a whim, she entered the world’s most grueling horse race — and won

Lara Prior-Palmer surprised everyone, including herself. That’s what makes her memoir, “Rough Magic,” especially appealing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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