Boston Literary Coalition Gets Boost for Cultural Hub Plan

Led by the writing non-profit Grub Street, a Boston literary coalition proposal for a cultural center along the city's waterfront got a boost this week with the announcement of a $2 million grant from the Calderwood Charitable Foundation should their plan be approved. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: August 13, 2024

Navid Sinaki on Scheherazade, secrets, and finding his voice as a young, queer Iranian immigrant. | Lit Hub Memoir “What do we inherit from trauma? Complicated stories, frayed genetics, and many, many hidden secrets.” Danzy Senna, Kristopher Jansma, Rosie Schaap and more take the Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Inaugural Inside Literary Prize Empowers Incarcerated Readers

The award—a collaboration between Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation—is judged by more than 200 incarcerated individuals from 12 prisons across six states, making it the first of its kind in the U.S. Imani Perry's 'South to America: A Journey Below... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dallas-based RobotLAB expands to Houston, plans hotel-cleaning robots

A business out of science fiction — a robotics repair workshop — is now in Houston, aiming to provide automated workers to local businesses. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-08-02 19:28:12 UTC ]
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Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans for Its Fourth Iteration

A public-facing event, the September Macondo Literary Festival will feature authors and culture from across Africa. The post Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans for Its Fourth Iteration appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-02 19:13:35 UTC ]
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Edna O'Brien, Prolific and Provocative Irish Literary Giant, Dies at 93

The author of 'The Country Girls' and 'The Little Red Chairs,' among many others, was best known for challenging Irish literary taboos through candid depictions of the lives of Irish women in full revolt against the oppression of traditional values—especially those of the Catholic Church. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: July 26, 2024

Lauren Markham on why she almost quit journalism (and what made her come back). | Lit Hub Memoir “I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.” Phil Christman considers the poetics of place. | Lit Hub Craft Sarah Manguso’s Liars, Anne... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-26 10:30:31 UTC ]
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Vivendi Updates Plans to Spinoff Hachette in Three-Way Split

Vivendi has updated its plans to separate into three entities. One of these would be the newly named company, Louis Hachette Group, which includes Vivendi’s 63.5% majority stake in Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Pearson on Writing a Literary Whodunnit

Welcome to I’m a Writer But, where writers discuss their work, their lives, their other work, the stuff that takes up any free time they have, all the stuff they’re not able to get to, and the ways in which any of us get anything done. Plus: book recommendations, bad jokes, okay jokes, despair,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-23 08:01:09 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Buchmesse and Bologna Plan Coordinated Games Areas

Frankfurter Buchmesse and Bologna Children's Book Fair are adding a 'games business center' to book-development trade-show assets. The post Frankfurt Buchmesse and Bologna Plan Coordinated Games Areas appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-18 10:52:21 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: July 18, 2024

In the undertaking of a lifetime, James Folta ranks 100 iconic ALA posters of celebrities urging you to read. | Lit Hub Maris Kreizman on being one of 500 literary voices who contributed to that New York Times best books of the century list: “If you’re a real book lover you know that 10 slots […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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R&L Acquisition, Sarah J. Maas Boost Outlook at Bloomsbury

In a July 16 trading update ahead of its annual general meeting, Bloomsbury said its recent acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield’s academic publishing business and strong trade sales paced by Sarah J. Maas’s titles underpin "the confidence we have in the future." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Myths about workplace culture

A manufactured culture creates more resentment than inspiration. Lior Arussy is chairman and cofounder of ImprintCX, and author of the upcoming book Dare to Author! Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-16 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Best Prime Day 2024 deals on Thunderbolt docks and USB-C hubs

Amazon’s Prime Days are a great opportunity to find the best deals on Thunderbolt docking stations and USB-C hubs, the best accessories to connect your laptop to all of your other computing peripherals. We’ve curated the very best deals on Thunderbolt docks, from manufacturers Anker and... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-07-16 07:04:00 UTC ]
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Inside Tapas Entertainment’s Plans for Webtoons, Web Novels, and Publishing

With the debut of Webtoon on the U.S. stock market dominating comics world headlines last month, South Korea’s other webcomic and webnovel giant, Kakao Entertainment, and its Tapas platform are eyeing ambitions of their own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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From 'Bridgerton' to 'Ripley,' Netflix's latest hit adaptations have also boosted book sales

Several recent hit Netflix series were adapted from books, leading to a boost in book sales. Next, the streamer is turning to Holly Jackson's book series "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-08 10:00:33 UTC ]
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Country stars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen have big plans for ‘Field & Stream’—and they go well beyond a magazine

The century-old magazine’s new owners are turning it into a lifestyle brand that appeals to hunters, fishers, Republicans, and Democrats. Many legacy periodicals that have survived the internet are husks of their former selves. New owners come in, slash costs, and squeeze what revenue they can... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A British Literary Festival Fit for a Queen

The second annual Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace celebrated what Queen Camilla has called the “great adventure” of the written word. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks

Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that keeps you on the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic tier includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access, a recently added feature we suspect... Continue reading at Engadget

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Boston Properties' Park Avenue South building lands publishing house HQ

Boston Properties has signed a new tenant to 360 Park Ave. South, a handsome but mostly vacant building whose co-owner sold its stake back to the developer earlier this year for $1.Ziff Davis agreed to relocate to corporate headquarters from 114 Fifth Ave. to the 20-story building at East 26th... Continue reading at Crains New York

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Lit Hub Daily: June 18, 2024

“We are all unreliable narrators, recounting our stories through the filters of perception and memory.” Matt Young considers the nuances of memoir and autofiction. | Lit Hub Craft Levi Vonk on Summer Brenner’s Dust and the complexities inherent to writing about the South. | Lit Hub Criticism... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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