Girl Power Is Big At Licensing Expo

Female superheroes and other properties intended to inspire confidence in girls were a big presence at Licensing Expo. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redefining What It Means to Be a Horse Girl

It could have been soccer or tap dancing, it could have been Dungeons & Dragons or Model United Nations, but for editor Halimah Marcus and the contributors of the new anthology Horse Girls: Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond, what stamped them most profoundly... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-08-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Laura Lippman’s suspense novel ‘Dream Girl’ takes its cue from Stephen King

In Lippman’s 25th novel, a bedridden novelist is haunted by a woman who claims to be one of his characters. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-11 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier appoints Power to head children's marketing and publicity

Bonnier Books UK has appointed Rob Power to head marketing and publicity for its children's and YA trade division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-10 01:13:24 UTC ]
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Star power

This year’s class of Rising Stars arrives as a welcome boost in what, on the national stage, has been another tough week heralding much uncertainty ahead. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-10 01:05:56 UTC ]
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Waterstones prize winner Elle McNicoll: ‘I never saw autistic girls in books’

The author was repeatedly told that no one wanted to read fun books with disabled heroes. Now she has won the £5,000 Waterstones children’s book prize for her debut, A Kind of SparkWhen Scottish author Elle McNicoll was first trying to enter the publishing world, she was repeatedly told that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-07-01 05:01:05 UTC ]
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Debut power

Publishing a debut novel is never easy. 100,000 long-form works of English-language fiction are published every year and even in normal circumstances it’s a struggle to for a first-time novelist to stand out from the pack. But the last 15 or so months have been particularly trying. Full lockdown... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-12 22:02:54 UTC ]
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CRISPR gives us the power to short-circuit evolution. What now?

Bioethicist Henry T. Greely ponders the implications of the gene-editing technology. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the tailored suit — not ruffles and lace — became synonymous with power

Richard Thompson Ford traces how the evolving rules of fashion shaped gender norms. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In Blood and Ash, Blue Box Press Finds a Big Hit

The fledgling full-length fiction imprint of M.J. Rose and friends' Evil Eye Concepts is spreading its wings, with social media word-of-mouth driving remarkably strong sales for a new fantasy series by Jennifer L. Armenstrout. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Adin Dobkin Admits He’s in the Pocket of Big Sandwich

In our series “Can Writing Be Taught?” we partner with Catapult to ask their course instructors all our burning questions about the process of teaching writing. This month we’re talking to Adin Dobkin, author of the forthcoming book Sprinting Through No-Man’s Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-05-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Olivia Laing’s ‘Everybody’ explores the power and vulnerabilities of the human body

Laing uses the life of psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich as a springboard to explore a range of topics. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-05-07 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Trauma Has Forced Me to Become a Powerful Witch

In the introductory essay of White Magic, Elissa Washuta—a Native American author and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe—examines the colonization of spirituality, as well as her own reticence to describe herself as a witch: “I just want a version of the occult that isn’t built on plunder, but I... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2021-05-07 11:01:00 UTC ]
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Big Trade Publishers Have a Good Start to 2021

First quarter financial reports from five major trade publishers showed the sales momentum that built up through 2020 has carried over into this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Platforming Big Liars four months on from the insurrection

Yesterday, the Washington Post hosted a live video chat with Josh Hawley, the Republican senator for Missouri. The interview was billed as being about Hawley’s new book on the “tyranny of big tech,” but before discussing that, Cat Zakrzewski, a tech-policy reporter, asked Hawley about tyranny of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-05 12:12:52 UTC ]
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Power of the platform

Mohsin Zaidi, author of A Dutiful Boy, discusses how the publication of underrepresented voices has the potential to transform lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 08:34:44 UTC ]
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Sales of Adult Titles Had Big Gains Last Week

Unit sales of print books jumped 35% last week over the comparable week in 2020, driven by huge sales gains for adult books. At this point last spring, sales of adult books were soft because of the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rickett reaps rewards of Ebury restructure as non-fiction powers list to new heights

A sensational run of form for Ebury, led by the breakout illustrated hit by Charlie Mackesy, has culminated in a Publisher of the Year shortlisting—and it’s a result of a nimble reorganisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-17 11:12:07 UTC ]
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Brittany Higgins' memoir will join a powerful Australian collection reclaiming women's stories of trauma. Here are four

Brittany Higgins' forthcoming memoir will allow her to tell her story in her own words. She'll join a group of strong women who've done just that. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-04-15 03:00:00 UTC ]
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The Awesome Power of Picture Books

Sari Feldman reflects on how these “wizards of the literary world” can be the key to a lifelong love of reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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8 of the Best Nonfiction Books About Girls Around the World

If you’re looking for nonfiction about girls around the world, check out these books, including Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada, Hyung-Ju Ko. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-03-30 10:37:00 UTC ]
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