Brianna Rollins leaps to first place in 100-meter hurdles at U.S. trials

If anyone needed a reminder of how capricious hurdles races can be, two-time Olympic 100-meter hurdles medalist Dawn Harper Nelson was eliminated in the semifinals and American record holder Keni Harrison finished sixth in the final Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Brianna Rollins... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Place writing in a pandemic

Since the turn of the millennium, whether responding to globalisation, the rise of digital technologies, or the climate emergency, many writers have become increasingly preoccupied with place and its meanings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 14:43:10 UTC ]
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Kobo's new entry-level e-reader is the $100 Nia

Rakuten’s Kobo readers are still hanging around to compete with Amazon’s Kindle lineup, and the company just unveiled a new model. The Kobo Nia is an entry-level reader with a six-inch, 1,024 x 758 Carta E Ink display (with Kobo’s ComfortLight front... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2020-07-15 10:05:12 UTC ]
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Cosmo Adds Metered Paywall, Membership Program | News & Notes

Starting this month, Cosmopolitan has introduced a new paid membership program, Cosmo Unlocked, and with it, a metered paywall limiting non-members to four free articles each month. For $2 per month, members can receive unlimited access to the website, (which currently publishes about 30 new... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-14 15:50:42 UTC ]
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‘Caravaggio’s ‘Cardsharps’ on Trial’ raises questions of artistic authenticity amid riveting courtroom drama

Another new masterwork of scholarship is also available: G. Thomas Tanselle’s “Descriptive Bibliography.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-08 16:30:33 UTC ]
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The four best audiobooks of June to take you places

Hardboiled mysteries, obscure farming communities, and tales of home and family provide ample entertainment in June’s audiobook roundup. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-06-23 23:13:15 UTC ]
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The four best audiobooks of June to take you places

Hardboiled mysteries, obscure farming communities, and tales of home and family provide ample entertainment in June’s audiobook roundup. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-06-23 23:13:15 UTC ]
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The four best audiobooks of June to take you places

Hardboiled mysteries, obscure farming communities, and tales of home and family provide ample entertainment in June’s audiobook roundup. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-06-23 23:13:15 UTC ]
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No one stood trial for the El Bordo mine fire. Yuri Herrera’s ‘A Silent Fury’ tries to right a century-old wrong.

By bringing moral exactitude to a story long silenced for American profit, “A Silent Fury” joins that most vital of canons, the literatures of witness. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-18 06:26:49 UTC ]
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Lose yourself in the places that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien

“The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien,” by John Garth is a beautiful journey through the landscapes, cities and architecture that influenced the creation of Middle-earth. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-09 14:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp announces end of more than 100 Australian print newspapers in huge shift to digital

Print editions of dozens of regional newspapers to finish, with sweeping job cuts feared‘Gutting’: News Corp Australia’s newspaper print closures will leave ‘thousands of stories’ untoldNews Corp Australia has confirmed that more than 100 local and regional newspapers will become digital only or... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-27 23:38:41 UTC ]
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Confirmed: Audiobooks are the brightest place in publishing right now.

Remember March? You know, a million years ago? During the month in which most places in the US began to shut down and enforce social distancing, book sales, unsurprisingly, suffered, with one notable exception: audiobooks. The Association of American Publishers released its sales numbers for... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-19 17:45:32 UTC ]
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Condé Nast Lays Off Nearly 100 Employees, Furloughs Others

Condé Nast is laying off "just under 100" staffers in the U.S. as part of a larger cost-cutting effort at the company, CEO Roger Lynch said Wednesday morning. In a staff memo obtained by The Daily Beast's Maxwell Tani, Lynch said the cuts are concentrated in "specific areas where we could bring... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-13 14:49:32 UTC ]
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Scott Turow is a master of the legal thriller. ‘The Last Trial’ proves he’s still at the top of his game.

The novel revisits Sandy Stern, a character Turow first introduced in his debut, 1987’s “Presumed Innocent.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-12 15:18:02 UTC ]
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On the Importance of People and Place: An Encounter with Sarah Davis-Goff

I MET SARAH DAVIS-GOFF, novelist and editor, at a café in Dublin to talk about publishing, her recent novel, and the particular moment Irish literature is having. After our drinks — she had a soy latte, I drank green tea — she pushed open the door, exposing a scar on her wrist. “I got it […] The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-05-02 17:00:06 UTC ]
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Audible Charts: My Sh*t Therapist leaps to top spot

Michelle Thomas' My Sh*t Therapist (Lagom) has risen to the top of the weekly Audible top 10 for the week ending 19th April, defeating the previous week's number one, Michelle Obama's Becoming (Penguin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 19:07:27 UTC ]
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Small Press Distribution is asking for $100,000 to cover coronavirus-related losses.

Small Press Distribution, which has brought titles from hundreds of independent publishers to readers for more than 50 years, is in urgent need of financial help to keep from folding. A GoFundMe campaign is aiming to raise $100,000 to cover its next month of costs, including health care for its... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 15:11:21 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury raises £8.4m through equity placing

Bloomsbury has raised gross proceeds of £8.4m, thanks to the completion of a share placement worth 5% of its existing share capital. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 13:18:40 UTC ]
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New manga subscription service launches with a quarantine-friendly 2-month free trial

Read "Attack on Titan," "Somali & the Forest Spirit," "Fire Force," "Arte" and more with Mangamo, a new mobile manga subscription service. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-15 13:00:12 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann Now Owns 100% of PRH

Bertelsmann has completed the acquisition of Pearson's remaining 25% stake in Penguin Random House, making it the sole owner of the world's largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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