As we approach the one year anniversary of the first U.S. Covid-19 lockdowns, PW spoke with Columbia University epidemiologist Jeffrey Shaman, who offered a frank assessment of where we stand in our battle against Covid-19. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories c.e.o. Kate Edwards is stepping down from her role at the centre after 12 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a night when politics nearly overshadowed show business, NBC’s telecast of Golden Globes Awards was watched by 19 million viewers on Sunday, a 5% decline from 2017. Though the ratings from Nielsen were off from the previous year, the audience for the show emceed by “Late Night” host Seth... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW lists five books that examine racial reconciliation in the U.S. amidst the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency will officially launch its digital publishing arm, Studio 28, in March next year. Studio 28 will publish in the UK and other territories, seeking rights from authors already on the agency’s books or “rediscovering and reinventing literary gems from 100... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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At the 2013 Campus Market Expo (CAMEX) in Kansas City, Mo., the National Association of College Stores (NACS) announced the launch of IndiCo, a new subsidiary that will assist its 1,450 independent stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Happy Leap Year! Let's look back at the books that dominated bestseller lists on previous leap years. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-02-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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As his own life unfolds, an artist reconsiders his reaction to Joan Didion’s memoir about loss. Continue reading at The New York Times
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The journalist spoke to the 951 booksellers attending Winter Institute about the Race Card Project, which she launched 14 years ago, and how it has evolved into a much-needed dialogue about both race and identity in the U.S.—and a new book, 'Our Hidden Conversations.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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From ‘all the books I read this month’ pictures on Instagram to Goodreads targets, we are forgetting to read for pleasureHow long will it take you to read this article? It would almost certainly take me longer. On average, adults read about 240 words a minute, but I always exceed those pesky... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-12-31 09:00:13 UTC ]
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Entertainment trade publisher Variety, part of Penske Media Corporation, has notched a year of record revenue and reach, partly thanks to capitalizing on heightened consumer interest in the rapidly transforming film and television industry. The publisher posted the highest-ever revenue of its... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2022-12-05 12:11:04 UTC ]
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The Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, Kans., was named 'PW' Bookstore of the Year in a virtual awards ceremony held during the U.S. Book Show. Commission rep Kurtis Lowe of Book Travelers West is 'PW' Sales Rep of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New hero alert: Wong May, the winner of this year’s $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in poetry, who expressed surprise at the award given than she has consciously eschewed the literary world in favor of the work itself. On the Windham-Campbell website, Wong May has one of the all-time great... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Anne-Marie Slaughter shares how she examined her own behavior, flaws and biases. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Brands unwittingly spent a minimum of $235 million in advertising on sites linked to disinformation in 2019, according to Global Disinformation Index estimates, and digital media analytics, data and measurement platform DoubleVerify released a new report that examined three of the most important... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-02-23 00:05:16 UTC ]
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In August 2019, The Bookseller reported that children's books accounted for just 4.9% of review space, despite making up a third of the market. Latest figures from Books in the Media shows that this figure has dropped to 4.3%, when looking at reviews from the past 12 months. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 01:05:09 UTC ]
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Bookshops reopening since lockdown restrictions eased have boosted the market 18% in volume against the same period in 2019, with 14.6 million books sold since shop doors opened. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 09:17:49 UTC ]
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Book sales fell 11% by volume year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, estimates by Nielsen suggest, although there have been gains on 2019 since bookshops reopened. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-05 21:42:39 UTC ]
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W H Smith has unveiled its Books of the Year, with the retailer recognising two children's books for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-13 15:22:56 UTC ]
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At its core, science fiction is a tool for building thought experiment machines. That's the game Russell T Davies' new show is playing so beautifully. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-07-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The TV audience in Baltimore for Saturday’s Preakness race was down 10.65 percent compared with that in 2018. Those are household figures from Nielsen that measure the size of the audience during the actual running of the race. They are provided by WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate that aired NBC’s... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
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