Publishing industry figures have dismissed claims by children's authors that too many female... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Read new books by Stephen King, Helen Hoang, Lelila Slimani, Andrea Bartz and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Finnish literacy initiative Read Hour is coming to the UK for the first time in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 16:53:02 UTC ]
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Publishers are expanding their lines of Bibles as a new study reveals that readership is up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Standard Name Identifier Agency (ISNI-IA) is to formally review the way it handles gender identities in its records, saying that its current system is "derived from historic practices that have been in place for centuries but which many stakeholders now regard as outdated." Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-19 14:26:54 UTC ]
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The ISNI International Agency is having a group of advisers from sectors including book publishing and rights review its treatment of gender. The post Studying Gender Representation and the Contemporary ISNI Identifier appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-19 00:32:14 UTC ]
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The German Book Prize announces a series of author readings running through October 1 and set in many parts of Germany. The post German Book Prize: ‘Nationwide Blind Date Readings’ With Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-17 18:09:08 UTC ]
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There’s something about literary sisters. Siblings offer a unique, complex, and compelling relationship for novelists to explore, so it’s no surprise that so many novels have sisters at their heart. From Jane Austen’s loveable Bennett sisters in Pride and Prejudice, and Louisa May Alcott’s... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-08-13 08:49:04 UTC ]
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Laura Dave’s suspense novel is impossible to put down. But how satisfying is that conclusion? Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
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News and Events In this second episode of WLT Book Buzz, Laura Hernandez & Bunmi Ishola cover 42 books that connect with history. Find out what they read this summer and why these books should be on your shelf. Partition, World War II, the Tulsa Race... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-08-04 15:40:39 UTC ]
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In his memoir about being drafted into the Vietnam War, Jeff Danziger lays bare the futility and waste, as well as his own naiveté. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-08-03 20:35:22 UTC ]
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At Soft Punk Mag, a previously unreleased interview with the late Anthony Veasna So examines his path toward becoming a writer and how his reading list has always been all-encompassing. “People like to say that the best advice they can give to writers is to read a lot,” So says. “And that’s... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2021-08-02 20:30:32 UTC ]
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This month’s list includes a surprisingly serious turn from comedian Cecily Strong and a noir thriller set in 1970s Mexico City. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.S. Department of Labor's American Time Use survey found that the time Americans spent reading daily increased 21% in the May-December period in 2020 over the comparable period in 2019, rising to 34 minutes per day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Shari Lapena and Karin Slaughter are among the authors delivering satisfying suspense. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-27 16:02:23 UTC ]
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In late May, over the Memorial Day weekend, the top story on NBC’s Meet the Press was a recent vote by Republican senators to kill the prospect of an independent, fully bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. (Six Republicans backed the commission, but... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-26 12:44:33 UTC ]
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In 2006, Jason Hafer and Paul Oliver opened Wolfgang Books in Phoenixville, Pa. They opened Reads & Company in May 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cast your vote for one of the six books on the list to become the next #FallonSummerReads book club selection. Votes are due July 18th! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-07-15 18:52:12 UTC ]
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Katie Kitamura’s new novel follows an interpreter in The Hague who’s involved with a married man. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-13 05:17:24 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama released his summer 2021 reading list and it's packed with outstanding books to pick up. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-07-12 11:42:22 UTC ]
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No matter if it is Austen or Atwood, the Brontës or Booker winners, data shows men are reluctant to read women – and this has real world implicationsThe byline at the top of this piece reads MA Sieghart, not Mary Ann. Why? Because I really want men to read it too. Female authors through the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-09 07:00:41 UTC ]
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