Angels protest key play during 7-5 loss to Royals

Major League Baseball’s rulebook splayed out on his desk in Kauffman Stadium’s visiting clubhouse, Mike Scioscia spoke vehemently late Wednesday night. He believed an umpiring misinterpretation robbed his Angels of a victory that could have been theirs. Ahead by two runs on Kansas City in the seventh... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Student protesters, angry construction workers and a violent confrontation

A 1970 riot in New York signaled a growing class divide, writes David Paul Kuhn. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-14 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News

Tribune Publishing Company says it's closing the newsrooms of five newspapers including The Daily News in Manhattan, the Orlando Sentinel and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2020-08-12 23:24:40 UTC ]
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See Inside 7 Beautiful Monastic Libraries

Behold the frescoed ceilings, marble floors, and centuries-old majesty of these monastic libraries around the world. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-08-06 10:37:00 UTC ]
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HC acquires book by Black Lives Matter protest hero Hutchinson

HarperCollins has acquired Everyone Versus Racism—a book by Patrick Hutchinson, who was photographed carrying an injured white man during London's Black Lives Matter protests. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 17:18:36 UTC ]
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Publishers Play the Pandemic Waiting Game

As Covid-19 continues to spread, many fall events have moved online, and publishers don’t see a meaningful return of employees anytime soon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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SFF authors are protesting Saudi Arabia’s cynical bid to host the 2022 WorldCon.

The science fiction world is having a bit of a week. Today, New Zealand, the host of this year’s World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), virtually kicked off one of the world’s most popular sci-fi events. New Zealanders had been preparing for the international convention, which normally... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-29 17:44:32 UTC ]
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Pandemic losses hit Scholastic despite good trade sales

Scholastic has reported a 10% revenue drop for the fiscal year to end May 2020, to $1.49bn, with an overall loss of $88.5m, after Covid-19 battered its fourth quarter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-24 06:25:19 UTC ]
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No More Playing Defense: A Progressive Christian Steps Up

Author and activist Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons looks to set a new agenda in his first book, 'Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Osbourn to chair Royal Society Science Book Prize

The judging panel has been announced for this year's Royal Society Science Book Prize, featuring professor Anne Osbourn as the chair of judges. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-20 18:41:17 UTC ]
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Still stuck at home? Read these 7 books in which . . . very little happens.

I started writing this post as a counterpoint to the “describe your favorite book in the most boring way possible” trend. It was meant to be something along the lines of “describe a plotless book in the most exciting way possible.” But more I thought about the books below, initially attempting... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-16 20:13:40 UTC ]
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Michaela Coel plays the first on-screen writer I can relate to | Candice Carty-Williams

I May Destroy You skewers the weirdness of fandom and captures just how terrifying the publishing industry can beMichaela Coel’s critically acclaimed new TV series I May Destroy You (BBC One), the journey of a young woman uncovering and trying to deal with sexual trauma, is a show that I fall... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-11 07:00:06 UTC ]
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire partners with Women Poets' Prize

The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has partnered with the Women Poets' Prize for the 2020 award, as it launches its second year in action.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 02:25:17 UTC ]
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5 Science Fiction Books Full of Humor

Need some cheering up and an out-of-this-world story? Pick up some of the funniest science fiction books this side of the galaxy. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-30 10:34:22 UTC ]
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NPR, APM and Vibenomics Make a Play for Audio at NewFronts

At the 2020 Digital Content NewFronts today, three companies presented about the future of audio--a visual sales pitch for an aural medium. National Public Radio and American Public Media's Marketplace each put their radio and podcast hosts front-and-center, selling reliable news and audience... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-06-24 21:17:51 UTC ]
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Macmillan Forms Trade Management Committee to Address 'Key Issues'

Macmillan's trade group has formed a 13-member management committee aimed at bringing more diversity to setting priorities for the company's trade publishing divisions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Black US authors top New York Times bestseller list as protests continue

Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo among those on list, marking first time top 10 entries are primarily titles on race issuesGeorge Floyd killing – latest US updatesBlack American authors, including Michelle Alexander and Ijeoma Oluo, have surged to the top of the latest New York Times’... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-11 18:10:43 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Impact in Russia: Publisher Cites Up to 75-Percent Profit Loss

The Russian market's book publishing sector has been designated by the state as eligible for special financial support during the pandemic. The post Coronavirus Impact in Russia: Publisher Cites Up to 75-Percent Profit Loss appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-11 16:37:40 UTC ]
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Barrington Stoke acquires 'hilarious' tale of a royal family's fall from grace

Barrington Stoke will publish middle-grade story Queen of King Street, written and illustrated by Tom McLaughlin.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 16:37:05 UTC ]
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Mark Wheeller's plays find new home at Salamander Street

Salamander Street, an independent publisher based in Bristol, has acquired the backlist of plays by Mark Wheeller.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 14:38:17 UTC ]
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Black British authors top UK book charts in wake of BLM protests

Bernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge take No 1 slots in wake of anti-racist demonstrations, as Waterstones staff ask chain to support causeBernardine Evaristo and Reni Eddo-Lodge have become the first black British women to top the UK’s fiction and nonfiction paperback charts, in a week where... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-10 13:46:40 UTC ]
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