Graywolf Hoping for 'On Immunity' Bump Thanks to Zuckerberg

The small press is hoping Mark Zuckerberg's selection of Eula Biss's short work will lead to a sales bump, and renewed interest, in the title. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperNorth signs 'hopeful' non-fiction on fractured society from Yates

HarperNorth has signed a “bold and hopeful” book on political and social divisions by Youth Endowment Fund executive director Jon Yates. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 13:48:05 UTC ]
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‘Dog Flowers’ traces a mother’s struggle and a daughter’s hope

In a memoir about family and identity, Danielle Geller uses her archival skills to create a portrait of her absent mother. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-02-05 15:52:48 UTC ]
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‘Dog Flowers’ traces a mother’s struggle and a daughter’s hope

In a memoir about family and identity, Danielle Geller uses her archival skills to create a portrait of her absent mother. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-02-05 15:52:48 UTC ]
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At 22, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer. Now she’s delivering a hopeful message when we need it the most.

‘Between Two Kingdoms’ shows us not only how to live through a painful time, but also how to live, period. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Stuart Lawrence | 'Without optimism and hope, I wouldn’t be able to do the things I do'

"I’m a very optimistic person. Without optimism and hope, I wouldn’t be able to do the things I do,” says Stuart Lawrence, the author of the uplifting and motivating Silence is Not an Option: You Can Impact the World for Change, which will be published by Scholastic in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 23:20:06 UTC ]
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Film review: in My Salinger Year, hope and optimism win out

Based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir of working for JD Salinger's agent, the film lacks some of the wit but none of the heart of Joanna's story. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-01-13 01:19:06 UTC ]
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Epistolary novel Love, Hope to Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has bagged Love, Hope by Juliet Ann Conlin, an "uplifting" and "life-affirming" epistolary novel about overcoming loneliness and finding happiness. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 01:17:41 UTC ]
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Michael J. Fox mixes candor, humor and hope in his heartfelt new memoir

In “No Time Like the Future,” the beloved actor and activist offers life lessons he’s learned the hard way. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
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A green beacon of hope

I hold my manuscript in my hand that will in the not too distant future become a book: I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain (Bloomsbury, 2021), the first of my nature writing trilogy. Over 200 pages of paper and the first time I’ve ever printed it out despite multiple drafts.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 06:28:17 UTC ]
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Carrie Hope Fletcher reunites with Grewal at HQ in two-book deal

Actress, singer and writer Carrie Hope Fletcher is joining HQ in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 03:31:29 UTC ]
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Review: Barack Obama's memoir is a masterful lament over the fragility of hope

"A Promised Land," out Tuesday in a worldwide release, eloquently and ruefully documents the first two and a half years of Obama's presidency. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-11-16 21:30:00 UTC ]
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Spare 'Zoom' Project calls on professionals to meet publishing hopefuls virtually

The Spare Room Project is collaborating with Penguin Random House to temporarily transform into "The Space Zoom Project" – an adaptation of the scheme in light of continued home-working across the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 21:12:52 UTC ]
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Column: America's oldest children's bookstore is struggling in the pandemic. But there's hope

Jimmy Fallon, local authors and devoted regulars are rallying to help Once Upon a Time in Montrose — the country's oldest kids' bookstore — survive the pandemic that has destroyed so many small businesses. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-10-27 12:00:02 UTC ]
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Abigail Dean | 'It is meant to be a novel about humanity and hope'

Girl A, the novel that was the centre of a bidding frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic, looks set to catapult Abigail Dean into the bestseller lists Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-26 05:10:18 UTC ]
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On ‘herd immunity,’ vaccines, and pandemic whiplash

In mid-March, as the British government dragged its feet on implementing strict coronavirus lockdown measures that it would soon impose anyway, Patrick Vallance, the country’s chief scientific adviser, gave a series of interviews and discussed a concept with which many people were not then... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-10-21 12:30:20 UTC ]
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Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America,’ read anew in 2020, feels prophetic — and in some ways, hopeful

Tocqueville’s masterpiece is a reminder of the strengths and weaknesses of the American political experiment. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-14 14:04:31 UTC ]
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Keep up 'authentic' social media engagement, says Carrie Hope Fletcher

West End performer and author Carrie Hope Fletcher has advised industry professionals to mobilise their social media platforms and create "engaging, authentic" content to increase audiences.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 13:54:26 UTC ]
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Bookstores Need More than Hope. They Need Sales. And Soon.

Despite expanding their services during the most challenging time for retailers in recent memory, booksellers enter the holiday season worried about forces beyond their control. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans hope Marvel comic book improves Native representation

Native American comic book fans hope a new Marvel anthology by Native artists and writers will jump-start authentic representation in mainstream superhero fare Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2020-08-29 15:14:44 UTC ]
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In Matthew Baker’s ‘Why Visit America,’ the U.S. is an absurd place, but also full of hope

Baker’s short story collection brilliantly envisions everyday life for individuals in alternative Americas. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-13 15:01:53 UTC ]
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