I am a Black author and publisher in an industry that is dominated by white people. Black Lives Matter is not a hashtag. It is a movement that will carry on until we have seen real change. It is being said time and time again but there is still not enough representation in the publishing industry. It is frustrating to walk into a room and be the only Black person there. It is infuriating being in a meeting and being compared to another Black publisher, as if there are only two of us. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 01:22:51 UTC ]
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The 18th round of the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards' nominees totals 4,240, a new record for an award with a new category: Editing of Arabic. The post Abu Dhabi’s 18th Sheikh Zayed Book Award Cycle: Four Longlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-17 22:39:50 UTC ]
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Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-11-16 12:36:45 UTC ]
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'Blackouts,' 'The Rediscovery of America,' 'unincorporated territory [åmot],' 'The Words That Remain,' and 'A First Time for Everything' took home this year's National Book Awards at a ceremony that concluded with more than a dozen finalists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With several National Book Awards finalists planning to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at tomorrow's ceremony, Zibby Media has withdrawn its sponsorship of the event over what CEO Zibby Owens called the "inappropriate conduct and collusion of its nominees." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The awards recognize the best in Canadian books across 7 categories in both English and French. Other winners include Kyo Maclear, Hannah Green and Cliff Cardinal. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-11-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
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“The world here beats faster than a hummingbird’s wings,” writes Alexandra Chang in her new collection Tomb Sweeping. Chang, the author of Days of Distraction and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 recipient, writes poignantly about tenuous connection. In these stories, a wealthy housewife... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-11-02 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2023-10-25 19:50:33 UTC ]
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Scholastic Book Fairs will no longer offer a separate diverse voices book case. But they still fail to address many questions. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-10-25 14:12:58 UTC ]
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The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorshipPublisher Penguin Random House has launched a new writing award in the US celebrating freedom of expression in response to a rise in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-10-24 12:34:56 UTC ]
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The book shares secrets – Mantel’s own alongside those of the writers, historical figures and places she describes. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-10-19 14:40:38 UTC ]
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The week at Frankfurter Buchmesse features discussions ofissues in Arabic literature and its translation into other languages. The post In Frankfurt: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Events appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-17 22:48:03 UTC ]
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Scholastic said that it created its new "Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice" offering as a way to protect librarians and school officials dealing with restrictive new state laws and policies, but critics say that the program invites censorship. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for stepping back from honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-13 17:01:12 UTC ]
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The actor and literacy advocate will host the ceremony after the National Book Foundation dropped its original host, Drew Barrymore. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-13 14:37:31 UTC ]
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Burton replaces Drew Barrymore, whose invitation to host the awards was rescinded following her decision to continue filming and airing her talk show amid the Writers Guild of America strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A new collection of her novels and stories is a showcase for a science fiction pioneer. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-08 09:00:34 UTC ]
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The SA Book Awards program bases its shortlist on the bestseller date of Nielsen BookScan in a program now 23 years old. The post Winners in the South Africa Book Awards: Voted for by Booksellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-10-05 17:18:44 UTC ]
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Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-03 14:15:17 UTC ]
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Paul Harding and Cristina Rivera Garza are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-10-03 14:00:07 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has announced the 2022 National Book Award longlists. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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