Challenging in public those whose views we find odious can help change others’ mindsTwo memes have become central to much contemporary political debate. The first is that we need to break out of our echo chambers. The second is that we should not provide space for hatemongers. Increasingly, the two have come to collide.One such collision came in the controversy over Steve Bannon’s (non) appearance at the New Yorker festival. Bannon, a key figure on the “alt-right”, was invited to the festival to be interrogated by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick, only to be disinvited when a number of speakers threatened to pull out in protest. To host Bannon at a literary festival, critics argued, was to afford a white supremacist a platform and to provide him with legitimacy. Related: Steve Bannon dropped from New Yorker festival after invite sparks anger Related: The New Yorker has dropped Steve Bannon from its festival – and played right into his hands | Arwa Mahdawi Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This is the second in a two-part series, providing an in-depth look at new and soon-to-open children’s bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For bibliophiles, it is tempting to buy books as presents to ‘fix’ people who don’t read – but this is snobbery of the worst kindYou’re making a list, you’re checking it twice, and your fall-back position will be a nice book or two for friends and family to unwrap on Christmas Day. Everybody... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now more than ever is the time for local news publishers to come to the aid of their country. It's not the lack of disclosures or disclaimers that has enabled unscrupulous actors to run wild in our political system--it's the free-wheeling approach to ad sales that's wreaking havoc. The market is... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2017-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you like variety, these 2017 releases offer an abundance of that, from a football book by an NFL commissioner’s son to the story of a small-college, women’s basketball team that achieved championship stature during the Depression. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s largest exhibition devoted to Winnie-the-Pooh for 40 years is to launch this weekend aiming to inspire children to “write their own stories or draw their own pictures”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texans will not get a say in editorial decisions, says Meredith, as it hails ‘transformative’ deal to merge magazine stablesMeredith Corporation has announced that it is buying the Time Inc publishing group in a “transformative” $1.8bn deal that joins two huge magazine companies. Meredith, which... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writers of licensed children’s books speak about the challenges and rewards of their slice of the industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has commissioned poet and novelist Ben Okri to compile an anthology of "inspiring" political poetry, Rise Like Lions: Poetry for the Many, to publish in spring 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University has confirmed it is reviewing how it teaches postcolonial literature following a petition from one of its students calling for the curriculum to include “post-colonial” or “BME authors”, to avoid “perpetuating institutional racism”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate has acquired 11 political stories about “the way we live now” from Man Booker-longlisted author Joseph O’Neill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture and digital minister Matt Hancock is to give the keynote speech at the 2017 Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression. The post Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage (PRH Children's/David Fickling Books) has been "worth the wait" and is "full of wonder" according to reviews. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is finally letting publishers build paywalls inside Instant Articles, but only on Android phones.On Thursday, the social network announced its latest remedy for publishers that while able to tap into large audiences on Facebook, are afraid to give away their content too cheaply. The... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures have given George Saunders' Man Booker win their seal of approval, congratulating the prolific short story writer on his first full length novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's Frankfurt Book Fair experienced a 3% rise in visitor numbers on 2016, but was marred by "physical altercations between left- and right-wing groups" which required police intervention, its organisers have revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The advantage UK publishing companies have in terms of exclusive rights in the European market will be over when the country leaves the European Union, according to Simon & Schuster president and chief executive officer Carolyn Reidy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishers show more pop-ups, autoplay ads and content recommendation ads to flyby readers. The post Some publishers give Facebook and Google visitors a worse user experience appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Originally founded in Chicago as Third World Press in 1967, the Third World Press Foundation has been challenging the publishing landscape with its African-American literature ever since. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine days after Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as "crazy" the idea that fake news on his company's social network played a key role in the U.S.’s November election, then-President Obama pulled aside the youthful tech billionaire and delivered what he hoped would be a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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