Free-speech groups defend publication of Milo Yiannopoulos memoir

In the face of pressure for Simon & Schuster to drop the far-right star’s book Dangerous in the US, campaigners say that stifling him will have ‘a chilling effect’A boycott of far-right controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s publisher Simon & Schuster will have “a chilling effect” on authors and publishers and will not prevent the spread of “noxious ideas”, according to free-speech campaigners.Led by the National Coalition Against Censorship, eight groups have issued a statement criticising the backlash over his $250,000 (£203,000) book deal as the latest attempt to stifle books likely to cause offence. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Odenkirk's memoir goes to Hodder Studio

Bob Odenkirk's "highly entertaining and heartfelt memoir" has been signed by Hodder Studio. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 17:45:59 UTC ]
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Goff named new Quarto group chief executive

Alison Goff has been announced as the new group chief executive officer at Quarto. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 08:37:56 UTC ]
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Born Black and poor in Stockton, he was mayor by 26. Michael Tubbs' memoir tells the tale

Out this week, 'The Deeper the Roots' is an intimate, personal story of defying odds, helping others do the same and making history along the way. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-16 14:36:39 UTC ]
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My Workplace Joined the Fine-Free Library Movement (And Here’s What I Learned)

The realities -- the good, the challenging, and the great -- of going fine-free in libraries from a public librarian. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-15 11:30:00 UTC ]
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A Charming, Poignant Middle-Grade Memoir of Soviet Russia

In “The Genius Under the Table,” the artist and writer Eugene Yelchin recalls his boyhood in 1970s Leningrad. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-12 20:41:15 UTC ]
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John Blake lands 'shocking' memoir from ex-head of UFO programme

Bonnier Books UK imprint John Blake has landed a “shocking” memoir by Luis Elizondo, the former head of the US government’s highly sensitive UFO programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-12 02:01:18 UTC ]
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Forrest moves to W&N with 'breathtaking' solitude memoir

Writer Emma Forrest is switching from Bloomsbury to Weidenfeld & Nicolson with a new memoir, Busy Being Free, which is billed as "a love letter to being alive or alone".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 05:07:04 UTC ]
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Will Smith celebrates memoir with Sevenoaks Bookshop art installation

Will Smith has partnered with Black-owned bookshops and artists of colour across the UK and America to celebrate his upcoming memoir Will (Century), with Sevenoaks Bookshop featuring an artist’s display.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 02:48:04 UTC ]
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Hachette Ireland acquires Döring's 'visceral' memoir

Hachette Ireland has acquired Mia Döring's "deeply personal and astutely political" literary memoir and debut Any Girl. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-10 15:02:25 UTC ]
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12 Free Short Stories by Your Favorite Authors

These free short stories by your favorite authors will entice and enchant you with bookkeeping aliens, ant writing, and sentient drones. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-11-10 11:34:00 UTC ]
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In Will Smith’s memoir, the superstar is self-deprecating but ultimately invincible

It’s hard to imagine a more political flex than publishing a memoir the same month you release your biggest Oscar contender in years. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
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How a public library helped my family cope with the effects of climate change

With the ongoing climate crisis, public libraries are a temporary refuge from extreme temperatures for low-income families like my own, writes Carol Eugene Park. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-07 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Ken Follett rules out non-fiction and memoir

Bestselling author Ken Follett said "it doesn't appeal" to him to write non-fiction and insists his life lacks the necessary drama for memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 02:23:57 UTC ]
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Unpublished Paul Newman Memoir To Come Out Next Year

The untitled book will include the Oscar-winning actor’s thoughts on acting, directing, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward, drinking, politics and racing. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2021-11-03 17:41:46 UTC ]
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Paul Newman’s memoir—which he started writing in the 80s—will finally be released next fall.

If you’re like me and have a deep appreciation and love of classic Hollywood, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Knopf plans to publish Paul Newman’s memoir in the fall of 2022. The actor, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, began working on his memoir in the 1980s; according to the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-03 14:46:35 UTC ]
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Artwork for Ai Weiwei’s memoir broadcast across Piccadilly Circus billboard

Artwork has been displayed on the largest billboard in Europe, at Piccadilly Circus, as part of the campaign for Ai Weiwei’s 1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Bodley Head). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-02 09:01:47 UTC ]
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Lots of good bookish things happened this week, including research that proves libraries lead to healthier, more equitable communities. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Review: Katie Couric is done pleasing people, as her new memoir proves

The TV news star's memoir, 'Going There,' is fearlessly, wildly entertaining, often emotional and sure to upend the idea that she wants your love. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Selma Blair's Mean Baby memoir coming from Virago in 2022

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Seven Dials signs memoir from Princess Diana's bodyguard Sansum

Seven Dials has scooped the "explosive" memoir from Lee Sansum, the bodyguard who protected Hollywood royalty and Princess Diana, to be written with Howard Linskey.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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