The Publishers Association and Booksellers Association’s initiative to put publishers on booksellers’ shop floors gave both professions food for thought—though as Fleur Sinclair and Andrew Franklin write, not always in the way they expected... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett is best known for children’s classics like The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy, but a new anthology of lost stories reveals her “weird” side. At the Guardian, Alison Flood writes about “The Christmas in the Fog,” an eerie story set on a New York-bound liner. “Ten... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-04-13 20:30:07 UTC ]
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This is Personal Space: The Memoir Show, with Sari Botton. On this episode, Botton talks to Hadley Freeman about her fourth book, House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family, a memoir and family Holocaust history published by Simon & Schuster. Botton and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-09 17:00:34 UTC ]
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The National Endowment for the Arts is now taking applications for $75 million in grants to nonprofit arts organizations to combat job losses related to Covid-19. Grants are fixed at $50,000 for individual nonprofits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A librarian recounts giving an education on libraries and the book check out process to a young library patron. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-03-25 10:33:21 UTC ]
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"The Glass Hotel" follows the players in a pyramid scheme and reveals how guilt is deflected and lives are shattered. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-23 16:49:44 UTC ]
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“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2020-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the week ending 14th March, a seven-day period in which Italy went into lockdown, the UK prime minister said “many will lose loved ones” and the Premier League and professional sport in general was suspended, Dean Koontz’s The Eyes of Darkness topped the Bookstat top 10. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 18:34:33 UTC ]
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“My Dark Vanessa” will strike a chord with women. But it ought to be read by men Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2020-03-19 15:48:46 UTC ]
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Everyone’s favourite stormtrooper will be developing new movies with Netflix – one of several creators who have turned to enabling the work of othersToni Morrison knew a thing or two about stories. In 1994 she saw the “political correctness debate” as being about “the power to be able to define.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-15 18:32:03 UTC ]
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Dave Evans, coauthor of the new book Designing Your Work Life, explains how he advises professionals to redesign their work lives. In 2007, Dave Evans & Bill Burnett cofounded the Stanford Life Design Lab where they teach the enormously popular course “Designing Your Life” that inspired... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-03-10 10:00:26 UTC ]
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More than 50 Australian Associated Press journalists are likely to be offered jobs at News Corp Australia and Nine Entertainment as the Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-04 19:15:48 UTC ]
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Around 200 journalists are set to be made redundant by the shock closure, which will hit the industry hardMore than 50 Australian Associated Press journalists are likely to be offered jobs at News Corp Australia and Nine Entertainment as the two media giants look to boost staff ranks after... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-03-04 09:33:19 UTC ]
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In Cynthia L. Copeland’s graphic memoir “Cub,” an awkward seventh grader finds deliverance as a reporter for her local newspaper. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-28 21:03:07 UTC ]
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Beloved stars of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films will voice the first ever audiobook edition of J.K. Rowling's THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD, with proceeds to benefit the Lumos foundation. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-02-27 16:09:37 UTC ]
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Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Amanda Leduc saw plenty of disabled characters in fairy tales, but none she wanted to identify with. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Medal of Arts recipient reflects on the immigration crisis in Afterlife, her first novel for adults in almost 15 years. The post Julia Alvarez and the Female Book of Job appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-02-20 11:00:47 UTC ]
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“The Lost Girls” is a group biography of love and lust among the wartime literati. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-19 19:00:00 UTC ]
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“The Lost Girls” is a group biography of love and lust among the wartime literati. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-19 07:00:00 UTC ]
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Shannon Pufahl’s remarkable debut novel “On Swift Horses” tells a searing story about a forgotten side of 1950s America. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-01-28 20:36:21 UTC ]
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The start of the year is a great time to look for a new job. But sometimes a less radical change can be equally effective. If you dread going to work, now isn’t a bad time to look for a new job. After all, it’s the start of a new year, and the unemployment rate is low. Another option, however,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-01-10 09:00:46 UTC ]
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