ALA Midwinter 2017: Librarians Ponder the Future Under Trump

In his opening keynote at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, W. Kamau Bell made a plea to librarians: don’t let Trump’s vision of America become the new normal. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eaves' 'future classic' Murmur wins £30,000 Wellcome Prize

Will Eaves’ Alan Turing-inspired novel Murmur (CB Editions) has scooped the 10th Wellcome Book Prize, worth £30,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rick Reilly wants the public to know the truth about President Trump's golf game

Rick Reilly’s course of action isn’t to cheat the audience. The former L.A. Times, Sports Illustrated and ESPN writer sized up the room of about 30 bunched into the center of an independent book store in Manhattan Beach the other night and declared: As a golfer, your president is all about... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Mueller report isn’t just a legal document. It’s also the best book on the Trump White House so far.

Review of “Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election” by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-04-19 20:30:51 UTC ]
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Airhead by Emily Maitlis review – up close with Trump and the Dalai Lama

The chief presenter of BBC Newsnight vividly chronicles the pains and perils of news televisionEmily Maitlis’s book isn’t an autobiography. By the end we are none the wiser about what she was like as a child, her personal relationships or the pivotal moments that led to her becoming arguably the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TLA 2019: A Blast for Librarians, Publishers, and Authors

More than 7,000 librarians, 450 exhibitors, and nearly 300 authors and illustrators participated in the 2019 Texas Library Association Annual Conference, held April 15–18 in Austin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump, immigration, dystopias are topics on last day of L.A. Times Festival of Books

After Donald Trump was elected president, Ben H. Winters put aside the novel he was writing in favor of a new project. The result was “Golden State,” set in a society where every interaction is recorded and lying is severely punished. Trump’s election was also the catalyst for some key essays in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julius C. Jefferson Wins 2020-2021 ALA Presidency

Jefferson will serve as president-elect for one year before stepping into his role as president at the close of the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Doctors and Librarians Make Great Partners

Thirty years after its launch, Reach Out and Read continues to stress the benefits of reading aloud to kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Enquirer up for sale after Trump, Bezos scandals

The National Enquirer, the tabloid that billionaire Jeff Bezos accused of extortion earlier this year, is on the block to be sold by parent company American Media Inc. American Media’s board conducted a review of its tabloid business, including the Globe and National Examiner brands, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump pushed out Nielsen to get ‘tougher’ on border, but how much further can he go?

After more than two years of trumpeting draconian policies that by his own measure have failed to deter U.S. immigration, President Trump now says he wants to take an even “tougher” tack on border security policy. Trump pushed out his second Homeland Security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump Fires Back At The Late Barbara Bush: 'She Should Be' Nasty To Me

People on Twitter erupted in anger after the president went after the former first lady. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-05 10:43:47 UTC ]
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Stephen King Nails Why The College Admissions Scandal Is ‘Normal’ In The Age Of Donald Trump

"Are you surprised that rich parents are bribing their rich kiddies into top schools? Shocked, even? Don't be." Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-05 08:06:32 UTC ]
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Little, Brown and Orion join Future Bookshelf

Little, Brown and Orion staff have joined Hachette’s Future Bookshelf scheme to help and discover unpublished authors from underrepresented backgrounds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Do Investors’ Actions Tell Us About Media’s Future?

Everybody has their own hot take on the media. The coldest eye likely comes from (or probably should come from) those who put their own money on the line. Publicly-traded media companies share a lot of mandatory financial information, but what drives the perspectives of those looking a bit... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donald Trump Cheats At Golf In Some Really Ridiculous Ways: Sports Writer

Sports writer Rick Reilly says the president "kicks the ball out of the rough so many times the caddies call him Pelé." Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-04-02 17:32:34 UTC ]
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Librarian of Congress Names Karyn Temple Register of Copyrights

Temple had been serving as Acting Register since October, 2016, earning positive reviews. "Karyn has done a superb job as Acting Register for the last two-and-a-half years,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, in a statement announcing the appointment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama book vies with Trump exposé at book awards

Michelle Obama’s Becoming goes up against Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury at the British Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Budget Calls for Closing the NEA

In what has become an annual rite under the Trump administration, the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In FY2020 Budget Proposal, Trump Renews Bid to End Federal Library Funding

ALA officials said the president's budget proposal was discouraging, but the bipartisan support in Congress over the past two years gives library supporters "reason to hope.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2019: New Tools, Enduring Values Will Drive Publishing’s Future

At the 2019 London Book Fair's Quantum Conference, Faber & Faber CEO Stephen Page rallied publishers to focus not just on their own bottom lines, but on the unique, and vital role publishers play in our cultural ecosystem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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