Filmmaker says Canada's largest book publisher released memoir depicting her sexual assault as consensual

A filmmaker has accused Canadian writer Leah McLaren of sexual assault, saying that Penguin Random House Canada knowingly published a memoir by McLaren that depicts the alleged incident as consensual. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2022-12-09 19:13:28 UTC ]

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19 New Books Coming in September

New novels by Sally Rooney and Richard Powers, a memoir by the first Black woman on the Supreme Court — and more. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ Comes Out in Paperback This October

Penguin Random House has announced the forthcoming paperback edition of the Duke of Sussex’s memoir, which will be released in the U.S. on October 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Baillie on the Ethics of Making Literature From a Loved One’s Suffering

In all of Martha Baillie’s books you can feel her sister. Her words offer a portal to the multiplistic experiences of existence—to understand better how cut off we can be from each other and where true connection flickers too. This year, Baillie’s memoir There is No Blue was published by Granta... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2024-08-23 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned in the book banning wars

The new memoir 'That Librarian' by Amanda Jones is a troubling portrait of America's culture war over censorship and book banning Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-22 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Nihar Malaviya Names Amanda D’Acierno To Lead PRH Audio Worldwide

Amanda D'Acierno is named as the global president of Penguin Random House Audio, after leading PRH audio in the US since 2008. The post Nihar Malaviya Names Amanda D’Acierno To Lead PRH Audio Worldwide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-21 17:32:12 UTC ]
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Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Myers

Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Myers Lit Lists [email protected] Wed, 08/21/2024 - 08:53 In the summer of 2022 I (James Fawcett) walked from Denver to Durango on the Colorado Trail. I started the walk alone and... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Meyers

Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Meyers Lit Lists [email protected] Wed, 08/21/2024 - 08:53 In the summer of 2022 I (James Fawcett) walked from Denver to Durango on the Colorado Trail. I started the walk alone... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2024-08-21 13:53:38 UTC ]
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Amanda D’Acierno Named Global President of PRH Audio

The longtime president and publisher of Penguin Random House Audio Group in the U.S. will join the company’s global executive committee and add its global audiobook program to her purview. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Catherine Taylor Wins London’s 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize

Catherine Taylor's memoir of political and sexual awakening set in South Yorkshire wins the 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize in England. The post Catherine Taylor Wins London’s 2024 TLS Ackerley Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-16 22:00:59 UTC ]
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A Memoir Offers an Insider’s Perspective Into the Pentagon’s U.F.O. Hunt

In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A Memoir About Recovering From Men

Anna Marie Tendler’s mordant account of her life suggests a single source for her pain. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2024-08-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
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J.T. Blatty on Writing in a War Zone

The U.S. Army combat veteran and author of the memoir 'Snapshots Sent Home: From Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine' addresses the the character, and complications, of works written in the midst of war. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: August 14, 2024

Take a literary road trip across America, with book recommendations for all 50 states. | Lit Hub “Although I have not inherited a physical plot, I’ve inherited dual impulses related to how I define home.” Sadiya Ansari on family, place and inheritance in South Asia and North America. | Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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6 Political Audiobooks to Help You Understand the D.N.C. in Chicago

Political histories, a courtroom drama and the memoir of a daughter of the South Side illuminate the legacy of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Penguin Random House Opens Its Audio Narrator Mentorship

The Penguin Random House Audio Narrator mentorship is a six-month program, opening its fifth session in January. The post Penguin Random House Opens Its Audio Narrator Mentorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-13 21:21:54 UTC ]
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Lit Hub Daily: August 13, 2024

Navid Sinaki on Scheherazade, secrets, and finding his voice as a young, queer Iranian immigrant. | Lit Hub Memoir “What do we inherit from trauma? Complicated stories, frayed genetics, and many, many hidden secrets.” Danzy Senna, Kristopher Jansma, Rosie Schaap and more take the Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-13 10:30:55 UTC ]
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Moon Unit Zappa on the 'emotional trauma' of her childhood: 'Is genius worth the collateral damage?'

Moon Unit Zappa's memoir is a self-portrait of an insecure and often confused child, worshipful of her absent father, Frank Zappa, and thirsty for maternal affection. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-13 10:00:51 UTC ]
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PRH Audio Opens Applications for Fifth Narrator Mentorship Session

Penguin Random House Audio has opened the application process for the fifth session of its narrator mentorship program, which aims to increase diversity and inclusion within the audiobook industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Secret Desire Many Workers Share

Kristi Coulter’s memoir Exit Interview might inspire you to tell your boss what you really think. Continue reading at The Atlantic

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The Years: an audacious adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece of memoir and sociology

A life in five parts in a changing France is wrought powerfully on stage in this adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s book The Years Continue reading at The Conversation

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