After Chloe Dykstra warned Wednesday against “insidious and hard to spot” abusive behavior and acknowledged others caught up in the aftermath of her accusations against former boyfriend Chris Hardwick, Lydia Hearst stepped up in defense of her husband. Hardwick was the presumed subject of an essay... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asian American and Pacific Islander members of the book business have launched a social media campaign, #StandUpforAAPI, intended to raise awareness of the ongoing violence and hate incidents targeting AAPI communities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Annette Sharp suggested solicitor ‘is too old and deaf and can’t even get to court’, barrister saysThe high-profile Sydney criminal lawyer Chris Murphy was portrayed by a newspaper columnist as being “past it, decrepit and over the hill”, his defamation hearing has been told.The meaning... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-16 05:46:43 UTC ]
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The Maryland legislature this week became the first to pass legislation that would ensure libraries can license digital content that is available to consumers. Similar legislation is pending in New York and Rhode Island. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Why are many Americans committed to preserving words and images associated with forces bent on preventing fellow citizens from living freely and equally? Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-03-03 17:59:40 UTC ]
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Interviews Michael Berry is a professor of Asian languages and cultures and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA. He has published extensive works on addressing the richness and diversity of Chinese art and culture in sinophone... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-02-24 15:28:04 UTC ]
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Claire McGowan’s The Other Wife (Thomas & Mercer) has boomeranged back into the Bookstat e-book chart top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-24 12:53:51 UTC ]
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Tommee Tippee, the feeding and accessories brand for babies and new parents, has launched a new global campaign that aims to "demystify the complex realities of feeding." Created by agency Manifest, the campaign comprises a hero film and a digital content series. Titled "Spill the Milk," the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-02-23 00:46:05 UTC ]
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Vanessa Springora’s memoir, Consent, electrified the French literary world. American readers will find it exhilarating. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2021-02-15 10:50:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins is donating 50,000 books to organisations supporting families during the Covid-19 crisis, including titles by Michael Morpurgo, Ant Middleton and David Walliams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-11 05:16:31 UTC ]
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Following the restructuring of the consumer division of Bloomsbury USA, publishing director Cindy Loh and two other employees are leaving the publisher. Adrienne Vaughan, Bloomsbury USA executive director and COO, will assume the publishing director duties. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Press Distribution has hired a workplace investigation and mediation firm following allegations of wage and discrimination issues by current and former employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine plans limited edition with new photo after original was widely seen as disrespectfulVogue will publish a limited print edition of its February issue, featuring Kamala Harris, with a new photo following widespread backlash against an original cover image widely held to lack respect for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-01-19 20:51:50 UTC ]
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The National Literacy Trust's Connecting Stories campaign, championing literacy in diverse communities in need of support, has attracted the support of 18 publishers and 32 authors, including children's writers Sathnam Sanghera, Konnie Huq and Steve Antony. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-18 23:09:03 UTC ]
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The historical novel follows the daughter of a healer who risks everything to defy a cruel jailer. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-12 07:04:40 UTC ]
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Senior figures from across the publishing industry have shared their predictions for the year ahead with The Bookseller, with support for high-street retailers and further implementation of diversity practices cited as essential steps. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-07 21:52:12 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has welcomed an announcement that shops forced to close because of England's lockdown are eligible for one-off grants of up to £9,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 06:42:08 UTC ]
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Small Press Distribution, one of the nation’s oldest distributors of independent publishers, is under fire in a widening dispute about labor conditions sparked by a former employee’s anonymous article on Medium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has warned the effect of a new lockdown could be “severe” and has called for government to support retailers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-05 04:45:51 UTC ]
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Dame Helen Mirren has become an ambassador of the World Literacy Foundation's (WLF) UK initiative, UK Reads, and has added her support to its Christmas appeal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-07 18:36:55 UTC ]
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Atwood Tate's Lynne Willoughby explains how the company is supporting the government's Kickstart Scheme, and why publishers should too. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-04 21:41:53 UTC ]
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