Endnotes: How ‘Beautiful Villain’ by Rebecca Kenney Got Made

An inside look at the publication process for the author’s paranormal reimagining of ‘The Great Gatsby.’ Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The man who made Indian classical music mainstream

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[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 07:17:52 UTC ]
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Rebecca Solnit, who inspired the term ‘mansplaining,’ explains herself (sort of)

“Recollections of My Nonexistence,” a memoir by the feminist icon, is both revealing and not. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Beauty, at what price? ‘If I Had Your Face’ explores women’s lives amid unnatural expectations.

Set in contemporary South Korea, Frances Cha’s new novel is an astute tale of four resilient women. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-21 14:13:00 UTC ]
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S&S to publish 'powerful, beautiful and personal' book from Tom Percival

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-25 16:26:40 UTC ]
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‘House Beautiful’ Contracts ‘Business of Home’ for Guest Column

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How Working in Publishing Made Me Appreciate Books More

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Helen Rochester made Thorsons editorial director

Custom Publishing's Helen Rochester is joining HarperNonFiction as editorial director for Thorsons. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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In ballot initiatives, they made their voices heard. Then came the backlash.

GOP officials squashed efforts to expand the vote and combat gerrymandering, David Daley writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Rebecca Solnit on the Intersection of Activism and Writing

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-12 08:49:53 UTC ]
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Rebecca Solnit’s Memoir Is Much More Than a Feminist Manifesto

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[ New Yorker | 2020-03-11 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes at Little Tiger Group as Truong made group publishing director

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‘The Visual History of Science Fiction Fandom’ beautifully demonstrates the evolution of a genre

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[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-04 17:19:27 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Everything Is Beautiful, and I'm Not Afraid by Yao Xiao

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Evans made agent at PFD

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-03 01:31:13 UTC ]
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Voicing the Villains: Spotlight on Serena Valentino

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Washington and Franklin: Teamwork that made the new nation work

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Rudêncio Morais: Suturas do Amor and the Beautiful, Persistent Threads of Pessoa, by Susan Smith Nash

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How a Book Cover Gets Made: Nicole Caputo on Belletrist’s Studio Sessions

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Make Coffee, Do Crimes: Mugs Featuring Comic Book Villains

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