Android is for Muggles -- Harry Potter 'Enhanced Editions' for Apple hardware only

While I was a bit old for the Harry Potter books when they first came out (so I thought at the time), I did enjoy the films. As someone who is extraordinarily average, I can understand the allure of a character like Harry, who goes from nothing to greatness. Reading the series has been on my to-do list for quite some time now, as many people tell me it is not a children's-only affair. Today, Apple announces that it is enhancing the Harry Potter books on iBooks only. If you own a Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can experience the stories… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

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Cover Reveal and Excerpt: BLACK LOVE MATTERS edited by Jessica P. Pryde

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Not even published, already damned – why are people running scared of Prince Harry’s memoir? | Catherine Bennett

With the help of a brilliant co-writer, a fully rounded picture may now emerge of the much-maligned royalNot since criminals were barred from profiting in this way can a publisher’s announcement of a memoir have united the British press in such disgust. Before that, even the gangster turned... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Prince Harry to Write a Memoir

Penguin Random House said the book, tentatively coming in 2022, would be “an intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Prince Harry agrees publishing deal to write his memoirs

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YMU’s Harris on crossing the aisle to agenting and building non-fiction brands

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Bologna sees 55% online boost for 2021 edition

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Zakiya Dalila Harris: ‘Publishing is such a spoofable world’

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Before Harry and Meghan, the Windsor sisters stirred the pot. A new book delves into their story.

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Android morality tale ‘Klara and the Sun’ is not the usual dystopian saga

Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro explores the effects of technology on humans through the eyes of an ever-sunny, ever-likable cyborg. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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