Chris Rock on Joining Fargo and Avoiding ‘the Eddie Murphy Handbook’ for Black Comics

For Chris Rock, who has spent his career trying to avoid what he calls "the Eddie Murphy handbook" that Hollywood has for breakout Black comedians, Fargo was the perfect opportunity. Season 4 of FX's anthology crime series, inspired by the 1996 film, is set in 1950 Kansas City, where the head of the Black crime... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2020-09-24 12:00:46 UTC ]
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Yale University Press Launches Black Lives Series

In early 2022, Yale University Press will debut Black Lives, a series of brief biographies of Black individuals who profoundly shaped history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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University of Johannesburg Joins ProQuest’s Publishing Program

The University of Johannesburg becomes one of the schools that add some 200,000 works annually to ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses program. The post University of Johannesburg Joins ProQuest’s Publishing Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-16 21:51:12 UTC ]
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Angelique Tran Van Sang to join Felicity Bryan Associates

Angelique Tran Van Sang is joining Felicity Bryan Associates as an agent at the beginning of March 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 12:05:35 UTC ]
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Will Dutch library ban on 'Black Pete' books spell end for 'racist' festive tradition?

The portrayal of Santa’s Moor servant ‘Zwarte Piet’ is widely seen as offensive. Protesters applaud the decision to remove the character from children’s books Public libraries across the Netherlands are removing from the shelves children’s books depicting a black-faced Zwarte Piet, a side-kick... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-15 10:10:52 UTC ]
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Considering Malcolm X and the Perfect Black Man

Michael P. Jeffries reviews Les Payne and Tamara Payne’s book, “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X,” in this week’s issue. In 1992, Michael Eric Dyson wrote for the Book Review about a select group of books that examine Malcolm X’s life. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-11-13 10:00:01 UTC ]
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Parodi joins Europa Editions in new sales and marketing role

Caro Parodi, formerly of Octopus Books, is joining Europa Editions UK in the newly created role of sales and marketing manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 23:35:04 UTC ]
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Barack Obama and Duchess of Cornwall join Booker Prize ceremony

Barack Obama, the Duchess of Cornwall and Kazuo Ishiguro will be among the star speakers at this year's Booker Prize ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-12 16:38:03 UTC ]
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A Monumental and Rapturous New Anthology of Black American Poetry

“African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song,” edited by Kevin Young, contains an overwhelming amount of variety and history. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-11-10 20:51:39 UTC ]
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Vintage Español Joins PRH Grupo Editorial USA To Create PRH Español

Headquartered in Miami, Penguin Random House Español dedicates more than 20 employees to PRH's Spanish-language content. The post Vintage Español Joins PRH Grupo Editorial USA To Create PRH Español appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-09 16:41:37 UTC ]
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16 Best Gifts for Comic Book Lovers

From aparrel to toys to other merch (but no comics!), these best gifts for comic book lovers are sure to make their hearts go kablam. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-11-09 11:34:00 UTC ]
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20 Scary Comics For The Haunting Season

I've compiled a list of the best scary comics, graphic novels, manga and webtoons to scare and creep you out this season. Enjoy! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-11-06 11:32:00 UTC ]
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Katherine Armstrong joins S&S adult fiction

Katherine Armstrong is to join Simon & Schuster UK as deputy publishing director in the adult fiction department.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 00:45:39 UTC ]
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A rock photographer who captured John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Gene Simmons looks back on a charmed life

Bob Gruen’s “Right Place, Right Time” is a low-key chronicle of a man going with the flow. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-04 14:40:16 UTC ]
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Amina Youssef joins S&S Children's fiction team

Amina Youssef has been appointed commissioning editor at Simon & Schuster Children's fiction division, as the team announces new acquisition responsibilities as part of a larger growth plan.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 19:00:14 UTC ]
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Nielsen Is the Latest Company to Join The Trade Desk’s Cookie-less Unified ID 2.0

The Trade Desk today announced that Nielsen has signed on as a collaborator on its Unified ID 2.0, a cookie-less, open-source sign-on solution for the open web. This marks the third such deal within a week, as LiveRamp and Criteo just pledged their respective support for The Trade Desk's... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-11-02 18:23:42 UTC ]
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YA thriller about Native American teen to Rock the Boat

Oneworld imprint Rock the Boat has signed a "unique and compelling" YA thriller and coming of age story centred on a Native American girl, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by debut author Angeline Boulley.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 23:11:25 UTC ]
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Raven Leilani | 'I wanted to write a story about a young black woman who is unvarnished on the page'

"The first time we have sex, we are both fully clothed, at our desks during working hours, bathed in blue computer light.” So begins Luster, the extraordinary début novel from American author Raven Leilani, which has caused a sensation in the US and deserves to do the same here. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 23:03:04 UTC ]
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Easing the Path for Black Book Designers

Dominique Jones has long been the only Black designer on her team. Enter Black Book Designers, which Jones founded this summer as a way to reach other designers in publishing who shared her isolation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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2019 North American Comics Sales Rose 11%

Combined sales of graphic novels and comics periodicals reached $1.21 billion in North America in 2019, a new record, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lessons from Black publishing pioneers must catalyse lasting change in the trade

In the midst of Black History Month, the legacy of a number of Black publishers are remembered—and those they paved the way for call for further progress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-30 00:33:57 UTC ]
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