BEA 2016: Christine Sneed: Stories Living a New Life

Christine Sneed’s new story collection, The Virginity of Famous Men (Bloomsbury, Sept.), has been with her for a while. She first wrote a (different) story with that title about 12 years ago, but decided it wasn’t good enough. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Life beyond ‘Star Trek’: Kate Mulgrew’s poignant, sometimes shocking family story

In her memoir “How to Forget,” the actress shows another side of her steely TV persona. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Live From BookExpo 2019, 'But That's Another Story'

Podcaster/moderator Will Schwalbe recorded his panel with authors Stephen Chbosky, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and Aarti Shahani and turned the live on-site BookExpo event into the next episode of his podcast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Chelsea Manning signs book deal for memoir that will tell her life story

Activist and former soldier Chelsea Manning will tell her life story in a memoir set for release next year. Manning, who spent seven years in prison for leaking thousands of documents related to the Iraq war to the website WikiLeaks, is writing the book for publisher Farrar, Straus and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-14 18:35:00 UTC ]
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McDermid launches search for real-life stories from people of Scotland

Crime author Val McDermid has launched the Blether campaign, searching for real-life stories from the people of Scotland, to be published on the Scottish Book Trust’s website. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupi Kaur | 'Paper is where poetry lives, but performance is where the words come to life'

Canadian instapoet Rupi Kaur talks to us about her poetry journey and love of live performance, following a sold-out UK event during London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: 'Rent,' nearly live on Fox, still packs the power of a holy text for bohemian life

The live theater war that NBC and Fox have been waging since 2013, when Carrie Underwood starred in NBC’s "The Sound of Music," saw its latest salvo Sunday with Fox's "Rent: Live," a sweet and energetic sound-staging of Jonathan Larson's 1996 Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning pop opera. For... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Snapchat feature lets publishers create live stories out of users’ posts

Snapchat is launching a new feature with 26 publishers including CNN and NBC Sports. And unlike a lot of platform features, it doesn't require a ton of resources. The post A new Snapchat feature lets publishers create live stories out of users’ posts appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novelist sentenced to life in prison for 2016 torture and murder of his fiancee

A graphic novelist who once had a fledgling Hollywood career was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for the brutal torture killing of his fiancee — a murder prosecutors say took cues from a gory book he worked on years earlier. Blake Leibel, 37, was convicted last week of the 2016 slaying of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attica Locke lives in L.A., but she writes about what she knows — black life in Texas

Few contemporary writers have portrayed black Southern life with as much wit and heart-pounding drama as Attica Locke, whose latest book is the mystery “Bluebird, Bluebird.” Formerly a writer and producer on the television show “Empire,” Locke took the publishing world by storm with her debut... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus launches Little Ways to Live a Big Life series

Quercus is publishing a new small-format "how to" series of books to help readers learn new skills for a more fun-filled and enriching life, called Little Ways to Live a Big Life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ryan Murphy says 'American Horror Story' will pull from the 2016 election

It’s the news that some might think makes perfect sense: “American Horror Story” will tackle the 2016 presidential election.  During an appearance on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live!” Wednesday night, “AHS” co-creator Ryan Murphy revealed that the next season of the popular FX horror anthology... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks Signs Author of Wattpad's Most-Read Story of 2016

Sourcebooks has acquired worldwide English rights to 'Chasing Red,' a novel by Canadian author Isabelle Ronin, which was the most-read story on Wattpad last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WIRED Book Club: Loved Arrival? Check Out Ted Chiang’s ‘Story of Your Life’

Now that Ted Chiang is super hot, let's read some of his short fiction for the month of February. The post WIRED Book Club: Loved Arrival? Check Out Ted Chiang's 'Story of Your Life' appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW’s 5 Most-Read Publishing News Stories of 2016

Among the most-read news stories on our website were our coverage of the increase in bookstore sales in the first six months of 2016 and stories related to book discoverability. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year in review: 2016's biggest stories

From politics to Potter, we take a look at some of the biggest stories in UK publishing in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 50 Most Read Technology Stories on Adweek.com in 2016

As we wind down for the holidays, we're looking back at the stories that were most popular among Adweek.com readers over the course of the year. Today, we look at stories from our Technology channel. 50. Facebook Vertical Video Ads Just Went Live and Are Evidently Producing Great Results 49.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BrandPost: In the New Year, Use Tech to Live Life to the Fullest

It seems like every new year brings the same old batch of resolutions: lose weight, join a gym, organize that closet once and for all. But according to consumer research firm Nielsen, there’s another self-improvement pledge that’s nearly as popular as fitness: “Enjoy life to the fullest.”That... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW's Most-Read Cooking Stories of 2016

From cocktails on the Lower East Side to dinner with Dalí to Anthony Bourdain at home, here are our top cookbook stories of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Book Publishing Stories of 2016

The ouster of Barnes & Noble's CEO, the sale of Perseus, and Follett's purchase of Baker & Taylor were the big publishing stories of 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2016

PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2016, and what they portend for 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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