‘The Man Who Was Almost a Man’ is a short story by the American author Richard Wright (1908-60), originally published as ‘Almos’ a Man’ in Harper’s Bazaar in 1940 before being revised by Wright later in his life. The final version was published in 1960. In the story, a black […] Continue reading at 'Interesting Literature'
[ Interesting Literature | 2022-11-11 15:00:28 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#richard wright
#short story
#originally published
#final version
#american author
Richards told his personal story of escaping a toxic workplace and offered a roadmap for public librarians—who have been feeling the stress of their ever-expanding work long before the current surge in book banning and political attacks began—to begin addressing the challenges in their own... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book banning
#toxic workplace
#personal story
The YA novelist talks about her early love of Tomb Raider, true crime and fangirling the cast of the BBC adaptation of A Good Girl’s Guide to MurderA few minutes into our conversation, bestselling author Holly Jackson is convinced she’s spotted the American singer Nick Jonas. It would be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-03-30 11:00:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bestselling author
#copies worldwide
#sold millions
#jonas brothers
#turning back
#good girl
#bbc adaptation
#true crime
#holly jackson
On the eve of London Book Fair, A second exploration of Charkin's Law: ‘Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.’ The post Richard Charkin: ‘Unintended Consequences,’ the Sequel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-11 06:17:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#london book
#unintended consequences
#richard charkin
We Solve Murders introduces a new detective duo – but the author has not abandoned his Thursday Murder Club charactersA new crime series by Richard Osman called We Solve Murders has been announced, after the huge success of his Thursday Murder Club novels.The beloved elderly sleuths from the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-02-20 17:44:06 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#first novel
#coming back
#bestselling series
#pointless presenter
#huge success
#solve murders
#detective duo
#crime series
#richard osman
Frustrations over the most critical development in digital media shared at flagship industry conference. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2024-01-31 05:01:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital media
Police said the passenger attempted to open a door, which can't be done at cruising altitude. He was restrained by Air Canada employees during the flight as part of their safety protocols and met with officers once the plane landed at Pearson International Airport shortly after 3 p.m. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2024-01-21 22:50:31 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pearson
The anthology “Burn Man” selects from decades of Mark Anthony Jarman’s work, bringing the writer’s lush and searing stories to new readers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-01-14 10:00:16 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#anthology
#selected stories
#book review
The trial of the man suspected in the near-fatal stabbing of Salman Rushdie has been delayed because of the writer's upcoming memoir about the knife attack. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-04 01:09:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#memoir
#knife attack
#upcoming memoir
#man charged
#salman rushdie
A CBC News investigation has found at least 2,500 copyrighted books written by more than 1,200 Canadian and Québécois authors were shared online as part of a massive — and now defunct — dataset used to train artificial intelligence. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-12-07 09:00:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#books written
#train ai
#canadian authors
Following the purchase of Simon & Schuster by private equity firm KKR, the publisher has named its new board of directors, which includes S&S CEO Jonathan Karp, industry veteran Richard Sarnoff, and former Penguin Random House US CEO Madeline McIntosh. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#penguin random house
#simon schuster
#madeline mcintosh
A Moncton comic book shop is selling one of the most valuable issues of Spider-Man comics out there. The Comic Hunter in Moncton is looking for $60,000 for a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-12-03 21:53:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#comic book
Richard Charkin sees in David Shelley's US-UK Hachette CEO appointment a chance for more commitment to world English rights. The post Richard Charkin: It’s a Smaller World Now appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-26 15:56:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hachette
#david shelley
#richard charkin
While so much has been asked about what the Bible says, Hebrew Bible scholar Jacob L. Wright explores ‘Why the Bible Began’ in his new book, arguing that the Good Book is much more than a moral code. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#good book
You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-11 20:50:45 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#artificial intelligence
#founders aim
#automating cloth-making
#endemic culture
#independent contractors
#company insists
You didn't actually believe all those founder's myths about tech billionaires like Bezos, Jobs and Musk pulling themselves up by their bootstraps from some suburban American garage, did you? In reality, our corporate kings have been running the same playbook since the 18th century when... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-09-10 14:30:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#artificial intelligence
#founders aim
#automating cloth-making
#endemic culture
#independent contractors
#company insists
He was promoting a new trade journal, Tape Recording, when he lent a video recorder to Andy Warhol, who used it to make a classic work with Edie Sedgwick. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-08-30 19:10:43 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#magazine publisher
#edie sedgwick
#classic work
#andy warhol
Sex, Time, and Memory: Annie Ernaux’s Young Man, by Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 08/21/2023 - 15:04 The Young Man—forthcoming from Seven Stories in September 2023—is Annie Ernaux’s first novel in English... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2023-08-21 20:04:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#first novel
#young man
#shaky ground
#formative years
The Oscar-nominated actor’s new memoir is at once a Hollywood air kiss and a moving tribute to a happy marriage that ended too soon. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-08-01 09:01:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#memoir
#book review
Richard E. Grant, star of 'Loki,' 'The Lesson' and much more, on how writing his memoir 'A Pocketful of Happiness' helped him grieve for his wife. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-07-28 19:53:27 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#memoir
#actor richard
PW talks with the editors of Coming to Faith Through Dawkins: 12 Essays on the Pathway from New Atheism to Christianity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#richard dawkins