Vanessa Hua’s masterful novel tells the story of women whose lives were essentially erased by the Cultural Revolution in China. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The distribution and remote-printing powerhouse Ingram Lightning Source becomes the anchor tenant at Sharjah Publishing City, the world's first free trade zone for publishing. The post At BookExpo: Sharjah Publishing City Signs Ingram Lightning Source appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. ... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-31 13:01:16 UTC ]
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The British accent you hear on Netflix or Facebook could well be voiced by an award-winning Kiwi from Northland. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2019-05-31 01:14:56 UTC ]
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White supremacists and misogynists see the ancient Mediterranean as a touchstone. A group of concerned scholars, including the Facebook founder’s sister, are sounding the alarm. When members of the Unite the Right rally marched through Charlottesville on August 11, 2017 in polo shirts and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-05-30 12:59:08 UTC ]
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Jenny Slate is an actress ('Parks and Recreation'), stand-up comedian (a season on 'SNL'), and author of the children’s book 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,' which is the basis for a series of videos and an upcoming movie. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has scooped a “thrilling” work by accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy, telling the history of physics through its 12 foundational experiments. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-23 15:09:13 UTC ]
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Amazon already brings joy to the millions of people who receive its packages, but now it wants to know how you’re feeling during the other 1,400 minutes in your day. Bloomberg reports that Amazon is developing a new wearable device “that can discern the wearer’s emotional state from the sound... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2019-05-23 14:16:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury imprint Sigma has snapped up Dr Alice Bell's book on the history of climate change. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 17:01:46 UTC ]
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The acclaimed debut novelist talks of his fellow-feeling for 'aspiring writers, who are writing from a place similar to where I began.' Gunaratne divides his time between London and Malmö. The post Guy Gunaratne Wins the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize for ‘Mad and Furious City’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-17 03:10:10 UTC ]
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Début The Moss House, by Angela Clare writing as Clara Barley, is a novel based on the life of Anne Lister, a 19th-century landowner who lived at Shibden Hall in Halifax. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this Q&A, PW talks with a number of creators from 'This Place: 150 Years Retold,' an anthology of graphic stories that retell the troubled history of Canada’s indigenous people, which will be published this month by Highwater Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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When Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh defended selling her “Healthy Holly” books to the University of Maryland Medical System, she made one specific claim that touched off concern at City Hall. Pugh told The Baltimore Sun on March 20 that she had not sold her books beyond those she provided to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age just produced its 75th annual Agency Report, so we dug through the archives to see how the agency business has (and has not) changed. The result is an agency timeline capturing highlights from 1945, when we published the first Agency Report, to 2019. The timeline shows the rocket growth... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A crop of new books about the therapeutic benefits of forest bathing, or simply spending time in nature, are coming from religion and spirituality publishers this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the book categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, general nonfiction, and criticism on Monday afternoon at the Columbia University School of Journalism in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prolific author T.C. Boyle paid a visit to the Times studio at the Festival of books to discuss his 28th book, “Outside Looking In.” The recently released novel, which plays off his 2003 book “Drop City,” takes place on Harvard’s campus in the early 1960s and follows the “beginnings of LSD.”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press and Yale University Press have bagged two nominations each as the Wolfson History Prize 2019 shortlist is revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rigoberto González’s recent book of poetry, "The Book of Ruin," has a dark core. “It’s an apocalyptic narrative,” González tells The Times in a video interview. “I’m imagining the end of the world: climate change, all of the different damage that we’ve done to this world. I’m exploring the ways... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and director Sally Wainwright will make a rare appearance at the Wimpole History Festival in June with Bart Van Es, Michael Morpugo, Melvyn Bragg and Lucy Worsley also on the bill. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An exhibition charting the 175-year history of art book publisher Batsford will be held at Holborn Library. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Season 9 finale of "The Walking Dead" was the lowest-rated finale the show has ever had. In the Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings, Sunday's finale averaged a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers. In fairness, that is up over 20% in both measures compared to last week's episode... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-02 15:50:00 UTC ]
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