Houston Texans slam local school official's racist comment about Deshaun Watson

Houston coach Bill O’Brien and defensive end J.J. Watt spoke out Wednesday against a racist comment about Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson posted on Facebook by a Texas school superintendent. Commenting on a post linking to coverage of the Texans’ 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday,... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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In the darkly comic boarding-school world of ‘Oligarchy,’ being thin is everything

Scarlett Thomas continues her streak of turning complicated subjects into must-read novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-13 23:13:01 UTC ]
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Transworld donates 4,000 copies of Our Planet to schools

Transworld has donated 4,000 copies of Our Planet to three schools in London and Middlesbrough. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-22 20:48:42 UTC ]
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Emma Watson hides copies of Little Women across London

Actress Emma Watson has hidden copies of Little Women across London as part of The Book Fairies’ biggest campaign to date, with 2,000 copies of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel hidden in cities across the world for potential readers to find. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 03:38:14 UTC ]
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Vintage teams up with Football Beyond Borders for school poetry session

Vintage Books and education charity Football Beyond Borders have teamed up for a poetry and spoken word session for footballer Eniola Aluko’s new book, They Don’t Teach This (Yellow Jersey). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-15 18:45:26 UTC ]
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Checking Out Midwinter

We offer some educational events of interest at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, which will take place January 24–28 in Philadelphia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: Education and Representation at AASL

Librarians share their takeaways from the American Association of School Librarians National Conference, which wrapped up November 16 in Louisville, Ky. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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School & Library Spotlight 2019: OverDrive Education Celebrates Sora

Sora, OverDrive Education’s K–12 student reading app, is marking its first birthday with some impressive stats, as well as ed tech honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Wyndham-Read | 'I hated sport at school'

With a massive online following, Lucy Wyndham-Read could be on the verge of publishing success with her book based on a seven-minute workout. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 13:21:47 UTC ]
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Stormzy takes Merky authors to former school

More than 400 pupils at Stormzy's former school were treated to an event with the grime rapper Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 10:23:36 UTC ]
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Pavilion buys interiors follow-up from Watson-Smyth

Pavilion has bought a companion book to Mad About the House by Kate Watson-Smyth, the author behind the UK’s number one interiors blog. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 00:37:55 UTC ]
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German publisher drops Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam over Holocaust comments

Extinction Rebellion leader Roger Hallam has been dropped by his German publisher Ullstein following remarks he made about the Holocaust.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 01:04:37 UTC ]
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The precarious state of local news giants

Even compared to this year’s other brutal weeks for American journalism, the past seven days have been particularly turbulent. Last Wednesday, the publishing giant McClatchy reported severe liquidity problems along with its third-quarter results; its share price has since collapsed from $2.28 to... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-11-20 13:10:34 UTC ]
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Robyn Crawford exposes the villains in Whitney Houston’s transcendent, tragic life

In “A Song for You,” Crawford worries that the scandal of Houston’s last years can make it easy to forget the greatness of her life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-12 11:00:00 UTC ]
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QUIZ: Shop at a Scholastic Book Fair and We’ll Guess How Cool You Were in School

Were you a big nerd or queen of the lunch room? Your nostalgic book choices in this Scholastic Book Fair quiz will reveal the truth. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-05 11:36:16 UTC ]
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Great School Libraries: A UK Campaign Promoting An Essential Service

Get involved in the Great School Libraries campaign to promote an essential service in UK schools. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-11-01 10:34:56 UTC ]
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HarperCollins partners with The Sun in free books for schools campaign

HarperCollins and newspaper The Sun have partnered up to hand out two million free books to school children across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 18:36:19 UTC ]
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Vertebrate sends free Fantastic Female Adventurers book to schools

Indie publisher Vertebrate is sending out free copies of Lily Dyu’s Fantastic Female Adventurers to schools. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-30 13:16:08 UTC ]
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Rosen calls for libraries in schools to be made compulsory

Children's novelist Michael Rosen has written an open letter calling for libraries to be made compulsory in schools, backed by ringfenced government money to support libraries and the training of librarians. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-22 10:47:59 UTC ]
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NYT's 'Anonymous' Trump Official to Publish with Twelve

The White House staffer who wrote an anonymous opinion piece for the 'New York Times' last year, in which he declared himself "part of the resistance," is publishing a book with Hachette's Twelve imprint. 'A Warning' is set to be released next month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sethi responds to racist hate crime with two books for Indigo

Journalist and broadcaster Anita Sethi is publishing two books with The Indigo Press exploring race and place in wake of her experience of a race hate crime earlier this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 22:45:58 UTC ]
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