For presidents considering military force, Robert Gates has some questions

The former defense secretary laments that America has let its nonmilitary powers atrophy. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-07-24 12:00:00 UTC ]

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After AWP Dismisses Exec Director, Questions and Anger Linger

Hours after AWP18 wound down last week, the literary organization's board of trustees severed ties with its longtime executive director, David Fenza. The move has angered a number of former board members and others within the literary community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ted Dekker’s New Series Questions Reality — Again

With "The 49th Mystic," Ted Dekker is back in the Circle universe, the setting of his earlier bestselling series of novels, where spiritual reality contests with physical reality. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Presidency Reinvigorates Feminist Bookstores

While there are only a handful of feminist bookstores in the U.S., several of them report that the perfect storm of Donald Trump’s 2016 election and the subsequent #MeToo movement have reinvigorated their businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee's will, unsealed after a lawsuit, raises questions

A court in Alabama unsealed the will of Harper Lee, and the result raises questions about the fate of the estate of the author of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The New York Times sued to have the document made public. Generally a will would have been part of the public record. Lee's will had been... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australian media companies join forces to appeal Rebel Wilson damages payout

News Corp Australia, Fairfax Media, Macquarie Media, the ABC and the Seven and Nine networks line up with publisher BauerMajor Australian media companies have lined up with the magazine publisher Bauer in its appeal against the record amount of damages awarded to actor Rebel Wilson last year.The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail force: Honeyman's debut claims number one for second week

Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (HarperCollins) has breezed into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 27,844 copies for £166,643. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s new branded-content guidelines will force some publishers to abandon a business model

A change Facebook made to its branded-content guidelines has scrambled several publishers' distribution strategies. The post Facebook’s new branded-content guidelines will force some publishers to abandon a business model appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Olympian John Daly traces rekindled love of skeleton to question on a first date

The question stumped John Daly. Amid the usual first-date conversation at a Washington restaurant 15 months ago, the woman he met online asked what he was passionate about. Daly didn’t have an answer. Nothing in his life matched the rush from plunging headfirst downhill at more than 80 mph in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions for...Author and Grammy Winner Lynell George

PW spoke with the recent Grammy Award-winner about the art of writing liner notes, her forthcoming essay collection, and the underappreciated literary scene in L.A. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robert Riger Dies at 57

Robert Paris Riger, the longtime publisher and author, died on January 26 of flu-related complications. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kremer succeeds Wise as AAA president

Lizzy Kremer of David Higham Associates has succeeded Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown as president of the Association of Authors' Agents (AAA). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strava says military users should opt out of heatmap feature to avoid revealing secret army base locations

Military personal who used the fitness app Strava have unwittingly contributed to revealing the location of secret army bases around the world. Strava published a "heatmap" of global user activity in November, and from this data visualization the location of secret military bases was... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Still Have Plenty of Questions Amidst Facebook’s Latest Pivot

Despite lingering uncertainties, systemic shifts over the past year offer a silver lining for magazine media. The post Publishers Still Have Plenty of Questions Amidst Facebook’s Latest Pivot appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's news trust survey comprises just two questions

A survey used to determine which publishers to favour amounts to two brief questions. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wine Spectator Questions N.J. Prison Ban

Or, what a 32-year-old wine magazine has in common with Don Diva and Hustler. The post Wine Spectator Questions N.J. Prison Ban appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barbour Publishing Names New President, COO

Mary Burns, a Barbour Publishing veteran of 23 years, has been named president and chief operating officer of the Ohio-based Christian press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP's new president on his key challenges

CILIP president Ayub Khan MBE outlines the key challenges facing libraries, and how they can turn these into opportunities. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Letter from the Editor: Macmillan Stands Up to President Trump

PW' editorial director Jim Milliot examines Macmillan's resolution to stand firm against threats from President Trump, and 'PW' publishes Macmillan CEO John Sargent's letter to staff on the matter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philippe Sands to take on English PEN Presidency

Prominent human rights lawyer Philippe Sands QC is to be the new president of English PEN, taking over from Maureen Freely. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump's lawyers try to stop release of explosive exposé on his presidency

Donald Trump's lawyers have moved to prevent publication of an explosive "insider's account" of his presidency, due to be published next week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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