How grief became path-breaking poetry in Victoria Chang's 'Obit'

After her parents fell ill, Victoria Chang, finalist for a Times Book Prize, wrote 'Obit,' poems styled as obituaries of loved ones — and herself. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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How Stan Lee's heroes helped change the world

Through Spider-Man, the X-Men and others, the godfather of comic books inspired positive change. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obama’s Becoming to a bookshop near you: Penguin preps record-breaking campaign

Michelle Obama’s memoir, issued next Thursday in a simultaneous global publication, is the recipient of Penguin General’s biggest ever marketing spend, with campaigns to run across formats, platforms, and even on the bare walls of Brixton... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Coen Brothers’ New Netflix Movie Is a Western Out to Break All the Rules

Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson), the clean-cut, white-clad singing cowboy who ambles into view atop a white horse at the beginning of the Coen brothers’ new Western anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, may be the movie’s title character, but he’s hardly its protagonist. First of all,... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Expanding Its Test of a Breaking News Tag to Publishers in More Countries

Facebook is expanding the breaking news tag it began testing in March to more markets and displaying the resulting breaking news label in more countries. The social network kicked off the test in March with more than 50 publishers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Australia. Product... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doubleday buys Ella Risbridger collection for 'new moment in poetry'

The Pool columnist and author Ella Risbridger has collated a poetry collection for Doubleday titled Set Me On Fire: A Poem for Every Kind Of Feeling, to be published next autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Change Coming to Touchstone After Moldow Exit

The staff at Touchstone will join either Atria or Gallery Books following the imminent departure of Susan Moldow, publisher of Touchstone. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selling Graphic Novels In a Changing American Marketplace

Over the last five years, the North American graphic novel market has welcomed a wave of new readers. At NYCC 2018, a group of comics professionals focused on identifying some of the consumer and cultural trends driving this growth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Mags Reveals Major Editorial and Business-Side Changes | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_138663" align="alignright" width="150"] Jessica Pels[/caption] Hearst Magazines announced several changes to its editorial and leadership staff this week, including appointing Jessica Pels, most recently the digital director of Cosmopolitan.com,  as editor-in-chief of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines Announces Sweeping Staffing Changes

Months after Troy Young was named president of Hearst Magazines, the company announced a series of sweeping leadership changes across brands today. "Our magazines will always play an integral role, and we are fully committed to them. The complementary strengths of our offerings are what gives us... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CBA Changes Raise Questions, Concerns for the Future

Christian retailers and publishers are concerned about the future of the CBA and it’s annual trade show, UNITE, amid a new investor and changes to its leadership. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily News publisher changing name back to Tribune

Over two years after a much-ridiculed branding change, Tronc, owner of the New York Daily News and other publications, is changing its name back to Tribune Publishing on Oct. 9. [] "> To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Record-Breaking Sales and More Rights Deals for Finnish Sports Biography

Ahead of Frankfurt, Finnish publishing house Siltala has seen record-breaking sales for a book that brought in a six-figure deal at the London Book Fair in April. The post Record-Breaking Sales and More Rights Deals for Finnish Sports Biography appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Copyright Clearance Center’s Frankfurt Programming; Changes Ahead for LitAg

As the world's largest book industry trade show prepares to undergo some construction updates in coming years, this year's longtime Frankfurt sponsor announces key programming events for the upcoming book fair. The post Industry Notes: Copyright Clearance Center’s Frankfurt Programming; Changes... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP makes changes at Carnegie and Kate Greenaway following diversity review

Library and information association CILIP has opened up nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards to other industry bodies and is introducing a ‘children’s choice’ prize, in response to the recommendations an independently chaired diversity review. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paris Fashion Week: For spring and summer 2019, a mutinous Maison Margiela breaks with the binary

Waiting for the Maison Margiela spring and summer 2019 runway show to begin Wednesday, I ran across a TED Talk a friend had posted to her Facebook feed. Titled “How Your Language Shapes the Way You Think,” it featured cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky explaining how the Kuuk Thaayorre people... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Extended Its Ad Breaks Video Monetization Options to More Languages and Countries

Facebook announced Monday that its Ad Breaks <span aria-describedby="tt" class="glossaryLink " data-cmtooltip=" Monetization Monetization is utilizing existing website traffic or app users to produce revenue, often via ads or affiliate links. Influencers monetize their social media profiles... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith, Power and Berry win Forward poetry prizes

Danez Smith has been announced as the winner of the Forward poetry prize for best collection, with awards also going to Phoebe Power and Liz Berry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Nonfiction and Poetry

Ten books have named to each of the National Book Foundation's 2018 longlists in young people's literature and the widely welcomed new National Book Award in translated literature. The post National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Nonfiction and Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Layoffs and Big Changes Rock Meredith’s Birmingham Office

[caption id="attachment_109685" align="alignright" width="488"] Meredith Corp.'s Des Moines, Iowa headquarters.[/caption] Meredith has taken further steps in its long-term reorganization strategy that began after its acquisition of Time Inc. nearly two years ago. The Wall Street Journal first... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A book by any other name: why does the US change so many titles?

Stuart Turton’s new novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle has been supersized to Seven and a Half – and not because Americans die more oftenThere was widespread reaction when the Philosopher’s Stone in the title of the first Harry Potter book became the Sorcerer’s Stone after its US... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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