AT&T completes purchase of Time Warner, ushering in new era for Warner Bros., CNN and HBO

Time Warner Inc. is no more. Late Thursday, AT&T Inc. announced that it completed its $85-billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc., just two days after a federal judge in Washington gave the deal the green light. AT&T wasted little time consolidating its hard-fought prize — a blockbuster purchase... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s Time to Radically Rethink Online Book Events

Before the stay-at-home orders came down in Baltimore, the last thing I did in person was participate in a panel conversation about—ironically—“art and the apocalypse.” In retrospect, we should have cancelled, but the threat in Maryland still felt surreal; those were the days when it seemed like... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2020-07-28 11:00:00 UTC ]
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'Dark' Is a Carefully Crafted Time Travel Puzzle

Netflix's German science fiction series stuck the landing in its third and final season. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2020-07-24 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Book to restate sales numbers for Dawson title after bulk purchase

Nielsen Book has said it is restating Mark Dawson's sales figures, after the author admitted to making a bulk purchase of his own book The Cleaner to secure his status as a "top 10 bestseller". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 11:24:27 UTC ]
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10 ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE Book Club Questions + Guide

We've got plot summary, themes, and ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE book club questions for this popular book club title. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-07-20 10:34:18 UTC ]
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'A visionary publisher': Tony Elliott, Time Out magazine founder, dies

Elliott developed his London listings and culture magazine into a ‘global media empire’Tony Elliott, the founder of the events listings magazine Time Out, has died after a long illness, the magazine has said.The 73-year-old set up the magazine in London in 1968 and grew it into a major... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-17 18:46:36 UTC ]
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James Baldwin spoke eloquently to his era. Does he speak to ours?

Princeton’s Eddie S. Glaude Jr. argues that the 1960s writer has prescient words for us. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Book Prize Winners Announced

The 40th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced today on Twitter. The prizes are given in 12 categories, and titles from Penguin Random House took home six. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gill Lewis shortlisted for Little Rebels Award for fifth time

Author Gill Lewis has been shortlisted for a fifth time in the Little Rebels Award's eight-year history for The Closest Thing to Flying (OUP). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 03:33:09 UTC ]
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‘Blockers are an industry stopper’: CNN sharpens its contextual tool for the brand safety fight

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[ Digiday | 2020-07-07 04:01:07 UTC ]
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Niamh Campbell wins £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 16:30:36 UTC ]
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I'm the first black author to win book of the year. I'm proud, but not completely happy

Instead of celebrating myself, I’m going to celebrate the books by black authors that came before meI have a funny thing about winning. I find it overwhelming. I don’t know how to cope or act when things are meant to be “good”. What do I do? Should I be happy? What is that? How many ways can I... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-02 07:00:46 UTC ]
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Leigh Stein’s ‘Self Care’ chronicles the rise and reckonings of the girlboss era

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[ Fast Company | 2020-06-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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It's time for the Mind Body Spirit genre to shed its missionary legacy

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 03:20:51 UTC ]
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CNN personality to headline Nashville entrepreneurship conference

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-06-24 17:39:29 UTC ]
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Navajo Times Closes for Two Weeks Due to Coronavirus

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-23 18:07:46 UTC ]
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“The greatest sci-fi work of all time,” Foundation, finally has a YouTube trailer.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-23 14:28:10 UTC ]
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The time for publishers to get serious about anti-racism was yesterday

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 20:01:52 UTC ]
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DC is making HBO Max-inspired comic books for some reason

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[ Engadget | 2020-06-15 18:28:41 UTC ]
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Grab an Amazon Kindle for $65 in time for Father's Day

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[ Engadget | 2020-06-15 16:15:58 UTC ]
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