More than 31,000 people have signed a petition calling on Oxford University Press to change the Oxford Dictionaries’ definition of “woman,” which includes “bitch” as a synonym and lists examples of usage that show men denigrating women. The campaign, created by Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, has attracted support from academics, linguists, and domestic violence activist, and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-03 19:55:02 UTC ]
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Last week we dropped my two sons off at their first overnight camp. They are 9 and 11. They will spend almost a month there, and we will be here, at home, feeling weird about things. Since the only way I can communicate with them is by mail, and since one of my favorite Slate pieces this year... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The German ebook self-publishing market is exploding and here are 6 reasons why smart English-speaking writers should take advantage of the opportunity. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English PEN in partnership with Foyles has launched a new website which celebrates contemporary... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, already topping charts across Europe, will be published in the UK in AugustHaruki Murakami's UK publisher has announced that the Japanese author's latest novel, which is currently topping charts in Germany, Spain and Holland, will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A kick-ass lady protagonist? Check. Greek mythology? Check. Comic book source material? Check. Wonder Woman has all the ingredients for a hit TV series. So?where is it? Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a woman recently turned herself in to American authorities and confessed to participating in setting several fires, a judge ordered she read both 'Goliath' and Mary C. Wood's 'Nature's Trust' in addition to serving a prison sentence and completing community service. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advocates for women writers – working to counter what is seen as bias towards males in the literary community – suddenly seem to be everywhere. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedians, punks and sportspeople now among 'notables' in the online reference work, once the preserve of the great and goodThe Dictionary of National Biography has charted the lives of the British establishment for 130 years. But while entry into its prestigious pages after death used to depend... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should book publishing be all about profit? The success of OUP, despite its elitism, suggests notOUP is one of Britain's truly great institutions, up there, or nearly, with the NHS and the BBC. As in these other cases, its modern history has been largely dominated by the struggle to preserve its... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, which topped book charts across Europe, set for English publication in 2014A literary thriller that has sold almost a million copies in France and has knocked Dan Brown's Inferno off the top of bestseller lists across Europe this summer, will be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An amnesiac on a journey of self-discovery in WWI makes an oddly listless character in bestselling author Anita Shreve's new novel.There's no doubt that public education has neglected World War I, with history teachers squeezing in a few lectures before launching into succeeding conflicts.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine companies are increasingly shifting their attention to the surging Hispanic community in the U.S. and their impressive buying power.In the last 10 months, Hearst, Conde Nast and Time Inc. have introduced or strengthened English-language magazines and inserts aimed at Latinas, a growing... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tamil publishers are increasingly eager to find bestselling books to translate from English to Tamil, but there is little reciprocity. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What does it take to sell a new edition of a national dictionary? In Australia, one publisher is hoping a year-long guerilla marketing campaign and the birth of a word will be enough.Over the past year, McCann Melbourne has quietly been seeding a new word across the world-"phubbing." It's a term... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The prestigious UK writing prize will now be open to any works that are published in the UK and were written in English. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuba Libro, Cuba's first (tiny) English-language bookstore opens — one more sign of an easing of restrictions on the island. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chad W. Post offers an overview of some classic Brazilian texts (available in English) and some of what’s planned for the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Brazil is guest of honor. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK and Germany were the top overseas markets for US print books in 2012, while Europe led the UK in consumption of US ebooks, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Part of the agenda of New Vessel Press, a recently launched ebook publisher, is to demonstrate that translated fiction can be as entertaining as it is edifying. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The "Korea Times" compares the Seoul International Book Fair to Tokyo's International Book Fair, and finds it sorely lacking. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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