Does Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman kill a mockingbird?

No one who reads To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time now can read it as we did before this week. No teacher, no student can ever ignore the complicated history of the book and its characters. Go Set a Watchman, published on Tuesday, changes everything. But is that as terrible as it sounds? Is the Mockingbird dead? Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hermione Lee made chair of David Cohen Prize

Dame Hermione Lee has been named the new chair of the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 07:50:04 UTC ]
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Macmillan US sets up inclusive management team as Sargent steps back

Macmillan Publishing in the US is setting up a new 13-member committee to run the company, with c.e.o. John Sargent stepping back from day-to-day management “to make room for new voices”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 17:16:31 UTC ]
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Donald Trump's niece Mary set to publish explosive book about her family

Too Much and Never Enough, due in August, is expected to detail her role as primary source for exposé of the president’s tax affairsDonald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, will publish a “harrowing and salacious” book about the president this August, according to reports.The Daily Beast revealed on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-06-15 12:17:31 UTC ]
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Bluebird snaps up Kaur's 'agenda-setting' debut

Bluebird has snapped up Brown Girl Like Me, an “agenda-setting” debut by award-winning spoken word artist and teacher Jaspreet Kaur. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harper’s Bazaar Names Samira Nasr Its Next EIC | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_181565" align="alignright" width="150"] Samira Nasr[/caption] For the first time in nearly two decades, Harper's Bazaar has a new editor-in-chief. Samira Nasr, currently the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, has been named the next top editor of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-06-10 15:53:10 UTC ]
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Harper’s Bazaar Appoints First Woman of Color as Top Editor

Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-10 01:35:04 UTC ]
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10 Books Set in Museums

Museums are a lot like libraries and bookstores: quiet, contemplative spaces filled with wondrous objects that can light up your imagination and transport you to a different time and place. Now, like so many other cultural institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most are shuttered for the time... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2020-06-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’: Publishers set for a second wave of layoffs

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[ Digiday | 2020-06-08 04:02:00 UTC ]
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Anti-racist book sales surge in US and Britain after George Floyd killing

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-03 14:40:35 UTC ]
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Rob Biddulph sets new world record for largest online art lesson

Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph has broken the Guinness world record for largest online art class, in collaboration with Entrepreneur First and Art World Records. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 13:43:13 UTC ]
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In Elliot Ackerman’s ‘Red Dress in Black and White,’ a viral photo at a Turkish protest sets a plot in motion

The events at Istanbul’s Gezi Park in 2013 form the linchpin of Ackerman’s shrewd, intricately plotted fourth novel. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2020: Librarians’ Day Set for 10 A.M. Kick Off

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuts at The Atlantic Set Off Alarm Bells for the Industry

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[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-21 16:30:08 UTC ]
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Lee Enterprises Receives Notice From NYSE to Comply with Listing Standards

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-20 15:03:52 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-12 17:39:44 UTC ]
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[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-04 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Entertainment Group SVP Will Lee on PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Digital Strategy

This episode we talk to Will Lee, SVP/Head of Digital for the Meredith Entertainment Group, about how the PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly teams are adapting digital content strategy and driving audience engagement during the pandemic. Plus, Lee addresses the industry-wide advertising struggle... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

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Killing Eve writer Jennings joins Big Book Weekend

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 23:52:40 UTC ]
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My Job in 5: Becca Harper-Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 19:31:48 UTC ]
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