Diane Ravitch offers disturbing and inspiring tales from the battle over public schools. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-31 04:41:30 UTC ]
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“The Girl Who Lived Twice” may sound like a James Bond film, but it’s much, much bleaker. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-23 13:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp wants to give people an alternative to Google News and Apple News. The media company that owns Dow Jones Newswires and HarperCollins is working on its own news aggregation service, reported The Wall Street Journal. The service will be calle... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-08-22 21:14:00 UTC ]
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An August 12 letter, signed by three senators raised concerns that the data harvested and maintained by digital educational publishers today “could pose a serious risk to students, parents, and educational institutions" if "stolen, collected, or sold without their permission or knowledge.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Celebrated British writer and cultural critic Olivia Laing has been widely praised for her decision to split her James Tate Black award winnings with her fellow shortlisted authors. “I said in Crudo that competition has no place in art and I meant it,” Laing told the gathered crowd upon... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-19 15:39:24 UTC ]
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Following an unsettled five years, The Book People’s new c.e.o. Claire Bayliss has arrived with a fresh vision for the company: a rebrand and a further restructure, delivering significant profit over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-16 03:08:07 UTC ]
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Former social affairs reporter Rick Morton attacked in print and online. Plus: Rowan Dean ignores police over Sydney stabbing attacksIt doesn’t take long for a top reporter at the Australian, with a regular presence on page one, to become the target of a front-page story in the combative... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-16 01:49:59 UTC ]
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At the Frankfurter Buchmesse, a "Focus: Film" networking sequence will include a pitching session for books with potential for screen development. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Calls for ‘Revolutionary’ Book Pitches for Film appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-14 05:30:30 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. Walmart removes pro-gun T-shirt listings Walmart has removed T-shirts with pro-gun slogans from its website... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 10:25:56 UTC ]
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The NBA is kicking the tires on a new scheduling initiative designed to give East Coast hoops fans a reprieve from having to stay up until the wee hours of the morning to keep tabs on the league’s Western Conference superstars. Beginning this season, the NBA is slashing the number of nationally... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has joined forces with more than 50 UK retailers to demand changes to the business rates system in a bid to save the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 17:07:43 UTC ]
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In 2013, Sherwin B. Nuland wrote for the Book Review about Sheri Fink’s “Five Days at Memorial,” which depicted the crisis at a New Orleans hospital devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-09 09:00:05 UTC ]
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Macmillan Education is to review its local operations in Australia, "with the intention of withdrawing from the Australian market in due course". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-09 08:49:23 UTC ]
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An indie bookseller urges the American Booksellers Association to enhance its website for the good of booksellers everywhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An Atlantic crossing for Joseph O'Connor's 'Shadowplay' from Europa Editions, and a boomerang career move for publishing director Clare Hey in London. The post Industry Notes: Europa Buys ‘Shadowplay’ US rights; S&S UK Hires Back Clare Hey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-09 01:30:08 UTC ]
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The esteemed Louise Doughty reached a swathe of new readers with her TV-adapted Apple Tree Yard—and her latest book cements her reputation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 03:58:50 UTC ]
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Notice more TV ads lately? You’re not imagining it. The amount of commercial time on cable TV keeps increasing as networks try to make up for shrinking audiences by stuffing more ads into every hour of television. That’s despite years of promises to cut back on ads. Last quarter, commercial... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-02 17:18:39 UTC ]
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Campaigner calls out ‘hate and conspiracy campaigns’ after Australian’s attackThe teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has hit back at the Australian News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt for writing a deeply offensive column that mocked her autism diagnosis.The Swedish schoolgirl posted a tweet... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-01 20:43:04 UTC ]
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The Amazon review for my debut novel was glowing, including words like “compelling” and “fun.” And then there was this: “If you love historical fiction, you’ll love The Last Book Party.” Say what? How could my novel, which is set during the 1980s—a decade of my own youth—be historical fiction?... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-01 11:00:53 UTC ]
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A San Diego Comic-Con attendee meets George Takei and discusses the impact he and his graphic memoir had on this reader's outlook and activism. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-31 10:39:38 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. Snapchat infiltrates Instagram Snapchat is running its first global paid-media campaign, and it’s using the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-31 10:11:28 UTC ]
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