Google and Barnes & Noble come together to offer same-day shipping

Customers in certain areas of New York City and Los Angeles can now get same-day shipping on Barnes & Noble products. Will it help the book retailer? Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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HarperCollins marks 'five days of giving' this Christmas

HarperCollins is participating in "five days of giving" this week, to highlight the charities and causes it is supporting this Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 14:56:31 UTC ]
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He saw a ‘noble’ future for Black and Indigenous composers. He was wrong.

Why Antonin Dvorak’s prediction about American classical music didn’t come true. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-10 13:00:00 UTC ]
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How to watch Ann Patchett discuss 'These Precious Days' at the L.A. Times Book Club

Novelist Ann Patchett will be in conversation with columnist Steve Lopez tonight at the L.A. Times Book Club Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-12-10 00:05:08 UTC ]
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A Jeffrey Epstein accuser shares scathing allegations in a new memoir: ‘My book is my day in court’

‘Silenced No More’ is unsparing in its accusations against Epstein and, especially, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is on trial on charges of sex trafficking. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-07 18:00:00 UTC ]
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Forever and another day

It might seem odd for a magazine called The Bookseller to have a dedicated issue for “booksellers”, but this week’s issue is a dedicated one for, well, booksellers, including our now-annual listing of the Bookshop Heroes, those purveyors of the written word who, when push came to shove in 2021,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 15:21:51 UTC ]
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Cheerio hosts two-day exhibition and event with Alderton and Birch

Literary imprint and film production company Cheerio is hosting a free two-day Francis Bacon exhibition featuring a live poetry showcase, alongside a ticketed in conversation event with Dolly Alderton and author James Birch (pictured).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 19:55:34 UTC ]
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Ann Patchett’s ‘These Precious Days’ is a beautiful reminder of what’s important

Patchett’s collection is built around an essay she wrote about an unexpected friendship. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-26 11:43:51 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘These Precious Days,’ by Ann Patchett

In her essay collection “These Precious Days,” the novelist and bookstore owner explores friendship, marriage and mortality. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-19 15:41:34 UTC ]
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Witch + Spy = Essayist: The Millions Interviews Randon Billings Noble

Randon Billings Noble discusses her path to essay writing, current reading life, the anthology editing process, and what's next in her career. The post Witch + Spy = Essayist: The Millions Interviews Randon Billings Noble appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2021-11-17 11:00:36 UTC ]
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Here's every Marvel show announced during Disney+ Day

Disney held its first-ever Disney+ Day on Friday, and wouldn’t you know it, new content from Marvel Studios dominated the slate, with the company announcing or providing updates on 12 different live-action and animated shows. You can see an early look at footage from some of the upcoming shows... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-12 18:47:14 UTC ]
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How did Natalie Wood die? Forty years later, her sister offers theories in a new book.

Lana Wood’s “Little Sister” offers circumstantial evidence that Natalie’s death might not have been an accident. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Google lets Android apps use third-party payments in South Korea

Google is honoring South Korea's law requiring support for third-party payments, but not quite in the way you might have expected. The Wall Street Journalreports Google will allow the use of alternative payment systems for Play Store apps in South Korea. Check out with a supporting app and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-04 13:42:55 UTC ]
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Amazon offers steep discounts on recent Echo devices

This may be one of your best chances of scoring a smart speaker or e-reader before the holiday rush. Amazon is selling multiple recent Echo devices (plus a Kindle reader) at very low prices. To start, the fourth-generation Echo speaker is on sale for just $60 (usually $100), or the same as its... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-31 14:22:12 UTC ]
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‘The Days of Afrekete’ is a bitingly funny novel with echoes to ‘Mrs. Dalloway’

The centerpiece of Asali Solomon’s story is a dinner party that goes off the rails. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-28 14:04:39 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s SFF Deals of the Day: October 25, 2021

The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-25 13:26:34 UTC ]
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Terry J. Stokes Offers Prayers for Millennial Situations

In ‘Prayers for the People,’ debut author and youth pastor Terry J. Stokes blends traditional prayer practices with contemporary needs and concerns, from online dating to anti-racism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Great Novels That Take Place Over the Course of a Day

A book that takes place in one day offers immersion in a character’s life and consciousness, with the added resonance of a creative constraint that mirrors our own lived experience of 24 hours with changing light, ticking numbers, and the book-ends of sleep. My attempt to try this in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-19 08:50:02 UTC ]
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During Frankfurt: Springer Nature Offers Auto-Translation for Research

The newly piloted program from Springer Nature translates into English from Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese and French. The post During Frankfurt: Springer Nature Offers Auto-Translation for Research appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-10-19 07:06:57 UTC ]
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Question of the Day: The state of the holiday season for publishers

The Digiday Publishing Summit brought leaders in the world of media companies together with the platform and technology partners that work with them. Across the course of three days in Miami, in September 2021, experts and executives framed the state of publishing — identifying trends and next... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-10-19 01:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Does Thoreau Live On? A Few Famous Writers Offer Answers.

In “Now Comes Good Sailing,” an anthology gathered by Andrew Blauner, famous writers including Pico Iyer, Lauren Groff and Amor Towles meditate on Thoreau’s influence. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-14 09:00:04 UTC ]
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