Perhaps it was because today is the last hurrah before A-listers head off to the beach and the mountains to escape summer's dog days. Whatever the reason, Michael's was jumping today. I was joined by CNN's Alisyn Camerota, whose new book Amanda Wakes Up was released July 25. I read it in three nights and... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About 150 publishing professionals were in attendance at the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association SpringCon last week. In addition to networking and professional development opportunities, the attendees discussed a new bill in the Texas legislature, which would place more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What states spend the most money on their public libraries and what states see the most use per person? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-04-06 11:21:40 UTC ]
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The Stinging Fly has helped launch several of Ireland’s most promising writers. How has a publication with 1,000 subscribers carved a niche in the Irish canon? Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-04-05 09:00:42 UTC ]
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Two new books, a U. K. paperback and a world first edition, were delivered to my door on the same day last week. I put the books side by side on the table. The first, suggestive of dark happenings in the past, was The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent. The second book’s […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-03 08:52:43 UTC ]
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In a victory for freedom to read advocates, federal judge Robert Pitman found that Llano County's "targeting and removal" of a host of allegedly "inappropriate" books from library shelves constituted viewpoint and content discrimination. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Are publishers acquiring fewer LGBTQ+ and diverse books in the wake of rising censorship? This week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-03-24 10:40:00 UTC ]
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The American Library Association (ALA) tracked 1,269 demands to censor library books and other resources last year, double that of 2021 and the highest in over 20 years; the highest since the ALA began tracking such things. Of the titles reported for whatever supposed thought crimes, the vast... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-23 15:00:01 UTC ]
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A new report from the American Library Association showed a spike in censorship efforts, with 1,269 attempts. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-03-23 13:10:19 UTC ]
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With book banning and legislative attacks on the freedom to read continuing to surge across the country, the American Library Association tracked a stunning 1,269 demands to censor library books and resources in 2022, nearly double the record-shattering 729 challenges recorded in 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium took place as a hybrid event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., and online on March 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist on his latest book, a Charles Manson-inspired work written in slang, his love of the band Mogwai and the trials of sorting post for Royal MailRichard Milward, 38, grew up in Middlesbrough and lives in London. He is the author of three previous novels: Apples, published when he was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-18 18:00:17 UTC ]
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Reading the titles that have been challenged and removed from public-school libraries across the country. Continue reading at New Yorker
[ New Yorker | 2023-03-10 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Letters to Trump will contain 150 private letters written over more than 40 years, including correspondence with North Korean leaderDonald Trump has not yet announced a deal to write a White House memoir but he will publish a second post-presidential book next month – reportedly including... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-03-09 12:58:59 UTC ]
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On the closing day of the ABA's Winter Institute 2023, a keynote and idea exchange tackled book banning and other threats to the freedom to read. Stories of outrage were easy to come by, but solutions were in shorter supply. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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As was perhaps inevitable, ChatGPT—the free chatbot created by OpenAI that has been ruffling feathers ever since it was launched in November—has now spawned “a boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon,” according to Greg Bensinger at Reuters. Bensinger counted over 200 e-books in Amazon’s Kindle... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-22 17:10:52 UTC ]
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“As a leading publisher of progressive education books, our response to Ron DeSantis and the College Board will be to bring attention to this chilling, racist, and cynical moment,” New Press publisher Ellen Adler told PW. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'research solutions' division of Springer Nature acquires the TooWrite platform, still in development, for research writers. The post Springer Nature Acquires TooWrite for Its Writing Researchers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-02-14 18:04:52 UTC ]
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The decision to suspend the publisher's editorial and educational arms will "consolidate our efforts around our book publishing program," the publisher said in a statement. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Women’s Prize Trust hopes to make the first award in 2024, after research showed female writers were far less likely than men to be reviewed or win prizes The Women’s prize is to launch a non-fiction award to sit alongside its long-running fiction prize, in response to research that found... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-02-08 08:00:10 UTC ]
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Denise Crittendon’s debut science fiction novel, Where It Rains In Color, leads us to the planet of Swazembi, a blazing, color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the galaxy. Set far in the future, this idyllic, peace-loving world sees no real trouble. But Lileala’s perfect, pampered... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-03 09:51:26 UTC ]
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