Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing told the story of two branches of a Ghanaian family, one descended from a woman who marries a white slave trader and whose line stays in Ghana, another descended from her half-sister who is captured and sent to America in bondage. Gyasi’s second novel Transcendent Kingdom follows Gifty, a Ghanaian-American […] The post A Scientist Tries to Understand Her Family Problems Through Mice appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Family is the first big editorial initiative by The Atlantic, now majority owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, since the publisher announced a staff expansion. The post The Atlantic’s new family section is built for the post-news feed era appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women are half the world's population and the majority of university graduates. They are most of the young doctors, lawyers and accountants. A girl can grow up to be a prime minister, a priest, a prison guard, and yes, even a princess. There's a million and one ways to be a woman in today's... Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, Facebook waffled yet again about which #content people want to see on Facebook. Cue the launch of a new feature that lets publishers label one breaking news story a day. With Facebook experimenting with breaking news, it seems only fitting that Twitter would do the same. The company... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking, who died March 14, knocked God out of his universe in his books -- and Christian apologists put the creator right back in theirs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Maths - No Problem! has been named Ingram Content Group Independent Publisher of the Year at this year's IPG Independent Publishers Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier Publishing "wrestled with profitability problems" as the result of its rapid growth in 2017, financial accounts revealed a week before its chief executive Richard Johnson's departure. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sisters Kate and Sarah Beal may be new to running a publishing house but neither are short on book trade experience. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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There was a prickly if fleeting moment in last month’s Grammy Awards telecast during the “In Memoriam” segment that honored Chester Bennington, the late Linkin Park frontman and father of six, who took his own life last July. Moments after Bennington’s face faded from the screen, the rapper Logic... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Under the Beaming Book imprint, the Christian children's book arm of 1517 Media will expand its content range and update illustration styles to reach readers of all faiths. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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SAGE’s global publishing boss reveals how he had to ditch his first name to get noticed by potential employers in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Facebook said today it will tweak the algorithms that control content in users’ news feeds to show more things that have been shared by friends and family, and less content from advertisers and publishers. The news feed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, will show less “passive content” that invites... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael Wolff paints a vivid portrait of the Trump administration’s dysfunction. But he is less forthcoming about his own duplicityMichael Wolff, author of the White House expose Fire and Fury, has been subject to a lot of comparisons this week – mostly to his own target, Donald Trump. How... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Overall the books selling well' in the UK 'are not literary,' Arts Council England's commissioned report from the Canelo team announces. The post Arts Council England’s Alarm for Literary Fiction: ‘The Problem Is a Real One’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Gallic Books imprint Aardvark Bureau has acquired a "spectacular" novel by Charles Lambert titled Prodigal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired To War with the Walkers, a new social history of World War Two, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly a year after the largest Christian retail chain in the U.S. began closing the first of its 240 outlets due to bakruptcy, other booksellers have begun to fill in the gaps left by the retailer’s absence. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After reaching out to female professionals in book publishing inquiring about their experiences with sexual harassment and assault, 'PW' found that in spite of the book industry’s high percentage of female workers, publishing still has a significant sexual harassment problem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Both indie booksellers and chains are filling the gap caused by the closure of over 240 Family Christian Stores earlier this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This story originally appeared on Massive and has been republished with permission. Massive publishes science stories by scientists—subscribe to their newsletter and follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Continue reading at Slate
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A survey of publishers put flat sales ahead of competition from other entertainment as the #1 industry challenge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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