How decades of greed and bad choices left us vulnerable to a pandemic

Covid-19 deaths are a symptom of many other social ills, including inequality, federalism and factory farms, John Ehrenreich argues. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-29 12:00:40 UTC ]

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Eyewitness: DK boss Coesfeld on the challenges of leading a list in a pandemic

DK’s new c.e.o. took the reins just before Covid-19 forced lockdowns across the globe, but Carsten Coesfeld has had a promising start at the helm of the respected global publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-13 08:43:16 UTC ]
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Looking back on a year of the pandemic, and WPP’s recovery of sorts: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters.  One year later Good morning! We have now been living with the threat of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-03-12 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The many anniversaries of the start of the pandemic

Recently, Lulu Garcia-Navarro, of NPR, asked her Twitter followers to share when and where they first realized that the coronavirus would upend all our lives, and tag their recollections using the hashtag #TheMoment. Responses poured in. “Pi Day,” a tweeter named Beth Ochsner wrote. “We always... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-03-09 13:16:14 UTC ]
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‘Brood,’ a quiet meditation on the small stuff, makes for a perfect pandemic read

Jackie Polzin’s novel finds the joy in raising chickens, baking — even cleaning. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries Offering Services to Seniors During COVID-19 Pandemic

Taking a look at libraries offering services to seniors during the pandemic, with programs for memory care, vaccine roll-out, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-03-03 11:33:00 UTC ]
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International pandemic book trends discussed at ReBoot workshop

The resilience of the print market, digital library borrowing and the appetite for backlist titles during the pandemic were among topics discussed at the ReBoot Books Business and Reading workshop held on Thursday (25th February).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-25 18:25:30 UTC ]
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In ‘All Girls,’ a decades-old sexual assault at a boarding school prompts a vigilante to take action

Emily Layden’s debut follows a parade of characters at a school that’s reckoning with its past mistakes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-25 06:43:17 UTC ]
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International markets showed mixed response to pandemic in 2020

While the pandemic sent shockwaves across the world’s publishing industry in 2020, some international markets reported strong performances with the US posting record-breaking sales while Australia also saw a major boost. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-25 01:03:16 UTC ]
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Translating Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary amid the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Conversation with Michael Berry, by King Yu

Interviews   Michael Berry is a professor of Asian languages and cultures and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA. He has published extensive works on addressing the richness and diversity of Chinese art and culture in sinophone... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-02-24 15:28:04 UTC ]
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8 Wonderful Libraries to Visit Post-Pandemic

If you're planning some bookish trips for the future, don't miss adding these gorgeous libraries to visit post-pandemic to the list. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-02-22 11:30:00 UTC ]
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What’s Left Unsaid: How Ismail Kadare Escaped Suppression but Embraced the Style It Taught Him, by Peter Constantine

Essay Photo by Tyler Quiring / Unsplash Ismail Kadare has a remarkable quality of saying a great deal and with much clarity, but in an elusive, oblique, and allegorical way. Peter Constantine situates Kadare’s work in the long history of the... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-02-18 14:09:58 UTC ]
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HarperFiction plucks King's Bad Fruit in five-way auction

HarperFiction has snapped up debut author and Faber Academy graduate Ella King's "beautiful, shocking" Bad Fruit in a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-16 18:31:35 UTC ]
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DK's Quick Pandemic Pivot

Carsten Coesfeld took over as DK CEO days before Covid-19 shut down the publishing world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For a mother forced to give up her child, decades of grief, shame and secrets

Gabrielle Glaser’s story starts in the 1960s but has resonance for today’s migrant parents. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow flies into its second decade on the back of impressive 2020 growth

Just 10 years on from the children's indie's inception, the list has stonking TCM sales and a flurry of awards to its name. Its three co-founders reveal the key to its success. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 19:35:06 UTC ]
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Virago to publish first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones

Virago is publishing the first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones, Palmares, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil on Portuguese plantations and in the last fugitive slave settlement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-17 23:38:33 UTC ]
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Debut fiction did well in pandemic-hit 2020

Debut novelists performed solidly last year, despite widespread fears that they would lose out to more established authors due to 2020's pandemic-hit publishing schedules.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 13:16:53 UTC ]
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Earle marks decade as an author with two books for Andersen

Andersen Press has acquired the 20th children's novel from Phil Earle, 10 years since his first book was released.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 02:54:40 UTC ]
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NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade

One-third of 2020 growth in US print book sales was driven by juvenile fiction, NPD BookScan reports, with overall sales of 751 million units. The post NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 21:07:49 UTC ]
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New Report Offers Post-Pandemic Outlook for Book Business

In a free 50-page report released this week, three veteran publishing and digital media consultants offer a postmortem on 2020 and a glimpse at what the future holds for publishers, booksellers, libraries and readers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
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