CONTEMPORARY FASCISM HAS MOVED faster than conventional book publishing can turn out the books to explain it. Two recent releases highlight markedly different approaches to the contemporary far right and a fundamental disagreement over how to contain its spread. Sociologist Cynthia Miller-Idriss’s Hate in the Homeland comes from the world of anti-extremist social science. Talia […] The post Anti-Extremism Versus Anti-Fascism appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-25 15:00:46 UTC ]
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A teacher created a reading list for young children to start to understand why there are global protests fighting for racial justice. Who: Brittany Smith, a New Jersey-based pre-kindergarten teacher.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-06-05 10:35:13 UTC ]
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A list of recommended titles focused on the issues surrounding white supremacy and institutional racism, police brutality, mass incarceration, and anti-racist political activism. The post An Anti-Racist Reading List appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-06-04 10:00:41 UTC ]
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Add these to your reading list if you want to create a truly inclusive work environment. As massive crowds fill the streets to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd, many people are also taking another important action: reading.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-06-04 07:00:55 UTC ]
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It’s never too early to learn that racism is wrong and we should be doing something about it. These books will help show our kids how, writes publisher and bookseller Aimée FeloneDo the work: Layla F Saad’s anti-racist reading list The weight of the world seems heavier than ever right now. The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-04 07:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge, Ibram X Kendi and Robin DiAngelo are selling out on both sides of the AtlanticBooks tackling racism and white supremacy by authors including Reni Eddo-Lodge, Ijeoma Oluo and Layla F Saad are selling out in Britain in the wake of eight days of protests... Continue reading at The Guardian
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'PW' editors recommend recent books about some of the many issues at play in America today, including police brutality, institutional racism, activism, and what it's like to be black in America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 21st at 7:30 pm. EST Community Bookstore is hosting a virtual conversation about Curzio Malaparte’s Diary of a Foreigner in Paris between writer Gary Indiana and NYRB Classics editor Edwin Frank. You can register for free and learn more here. * Curzio Malaparte is a phrasemaker before... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-20 08:48:48 UTC ]
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On Monday, Joshua A. Bickel, on assignment for the Columbus Dispatch, took a photo that went viral. Bickel was in the Ohio statehouse, where he’d been sent, in the absence of a furloughed colleague, to film a briefing by Mike DeWine, the governor. His photo captured a group of protesters,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-17 12:00:34 UTC ]
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The Scottish Poetry Library has come under fire from transgender and non-binary authors for its stance against “no-platforming” authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 19:17:37 UTC ]
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“Will” revisits, in the third person, the “Umbrella” author’s struggles with addiction. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-29 19:14:57 UTC ]
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David Walliams look set to achieve a third Christmas number one with The Beast of Buckingham Palace (HarperCollins) racking up three straight weeks of sales above 100,000 copies—yet Pinch of Nom sequel Everyday Light could potentially cause an upset. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-12 11:53:50 UTC ]
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Authors John le Carré, William Boyd, Sathnam Sanghera, Frederick Forsyth and Antony Beevor are among a number of public figures declaring their refusal to vote Labour in the coming general election over the party's association with anti-Semitism. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-15 10:33:49 UTC ]
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The Washington Post has revealed the anonymous author behind forthcoming tell-all A Warning has claimed the US president is so unfit for office that a number of fellow administration officials contemplated resigning together in "a midnight self-massacre" but ultimately decided against it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-08 09:05:26 UTC ]
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Century has snapped up the "wickedly-funny and heartbreaking" memoirs of an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer following a major 14-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 22:25:39 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK will publish Fearless! How to be your true, confident self by anti-bullying charity founder Liam Hackett. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 13:01:07 UTC ]
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Amid cultural, social, and political unrest, including most recently the Trump impeachment inquiry, founder of the faith-in-action organization Sojourners Jim Wallis aims to reassert Christian values in his new book, ‘Christ in Crisis.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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‘New York Times’ opinion writer Bari Weiss, who felt compelled to fight the rise in anti-Jewish hatred after a white supremacist murdered worshipers at her former synagogue, urges readers of her new book to call out anti-Semitism wherever they see it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is facing a European Commission (EC) anti-trust investigation into how it uses sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-16 20:36:53 UTC ]
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THIS IS THE 30th in a series of dialogues with artists, writers, and critical thinkers on the question of violence. This conversation is with Natasha Lennard, an author, activist, and journalist whose work has been featured in many publications, including The Intercept, The New York Times, and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-07-01 12:30:03 UTC ]
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Jewish novelist Richard Zimler says he has been blocked from attending two UK literary events because organisers feared a backlash from anti-Israel protesters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 02:22:23 UTC ]
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