Fairfax and Westchester are set for Round 2 in their regular-season rivalry

Round 2 of the Fairfax-Westchester basketball rivalry is set for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Faifax, with the No. 1 seed in the City Section Open Division playoffs on the line. Fairfax (22-1) held on for a 50-48 victory over Westchester (20-2) on Friday night. On Wednesday, each team tuned up. Westchester... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 2, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended September 2, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft announces October 2 event: New Surface devices inbound?

Microsoft has scheduled an event in New York City on Oct. 2, where the company is expected to release new Surface devices.Officially, the event is scheduled to update journalists on “how Microsoft is continuing to think about empowering every person on the planet to achieve more.” But it's... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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State censures 2 judicial officers for court conduct, online rants about immigrants, gays and Obama

One man was cited for posting far-right memes on Facebook, railing against immigrants, gays and Muslims and claiming that former President Obama was trying to convert the nation to Islam. The other was admonished multiple times for improper conduct and for making “discourteous, demeaning and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Noted keynote speakers set for Bend Venture Conference

The Bend Venture Conference is back this fall and will feature a keynote from "Bloomberg Technology" anchor and executive producer Emily Chang. The conference is slated for Oct. 18 and Oct. 19 in downtown Bend. Chang authored the book “Brotopia,” which was released in February and chronicles... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BXsellers, PW’s Facebook Group, Suggests Seasonal Handsells

For our inaugural column sourced from our new bookselling Facebook group, PW asked what booksellers are handselling for families shopping during back-to-school time. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Great American Read' Vote Count Tops 2 Million

More than 2 million votes have been cast in the search to find America's Most Loved Novel, a fan competition organized as part of PBS' documentary series, 'The Great American Read.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Rock will star in the fourth season of FX's 'Fargo'

In his first regular TV role in more than a decade, Chris Rock is set to star in FX’s crime drama anthology series “Fargo.” The network announced the fourth season of the acclaimed show Friday at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Beverly Hills. Season 4, slated to begin production in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mills & Boon commissions 10 stories set in UK's most romantic places

Mills & Boon has commissioned 10 short stories to celebrate the UK's most romantic spots. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clancy Dackbulge and Senator Potato toast the Fairfax takeover | First Dog on the Moon

What is all the fuss about? This merger is just the next evolutionary stage. Inevitable reallySign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'What We Were Promised' depicts post-Mao China in a deft debut novel set in Shanghai

'What We Were Promised' depicts post-Mao China in a deft debut novel set in Shanghai Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Cormoran Strike instalment set for September release

The fourth instalment of Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike series is set for release on 18th September, J K Rowling has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rose 2% in First Half of 2018

With unit sales of print books rising 4% in the adult nonfiction segment—the industry’s largest major category—total unit sales for the first half of 2018 increased 2% over the comparable period in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Script of Rankin's Rebus play set for publication

Orion is publishing the script of Rebus: Long Shadows, the stage debut for Ian Rankin's detective protagonist John Rebus this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 2, 2018

Putnam lands a novel by a U.K. editor, Princeton UP invests six figures in a book by a pair of high-profile economists, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 2, 2018

This week: the two men who ruled the underworld of old Shanghai, plus a journey through India's new Gilded Age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 2, 2018

Beach read mainstay Elin Hilderbrand has the #2 book in the country with ‘The Perfect Couple,’ her first murder mystery. Plus Instagram cartoonist Catana Chetwynd debuts at #10 in the country with ‘Little Moments of Love,' and Carson Daly’s recommendation boosts ‘First, We Make the Beast Beautiful.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Event Attendees Rose 2% at BookExpo; BookCon Attendance Held at 20,000

The total number of BookExpo attendees rose 2% in 2018 over 2017, reaching 7,732. The figure includes all retailers, librarians, authors, and other attendees, with the exception of exhibitors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boisterous crowd blocks roadway in Fairfax area during memorial for slain rapper XXXTentacion

An impromptu memorial for the slain rapper XXXTentacion turned rowdy Tuesday night as hundreds of people gathered in the street in the Fairfax area, with some climbing onto rooftops and swarming moving cars as police ordered them to disperse. At its peak, the event drew up to 1,000 people to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mostly Lit host edits 'agenda-setting' anthology

Trapeze is publishing an anthology of writing by and for black British men, about their voices, experiences and representation, edited by Mostly Lit podcast host Derek Owusu. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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