Last March, amid the myriad upheavals and uncertainties that marked early pandemic life, various scientists and public health officials started to model out how many cases and deaths we might be looking at in the long run, and the press, unsurprisingly, took great interest in their work. A team at Imperial College, in London, concluded that the coronavirus could kill upwards of two million people in the US alone should it be allowed to spread unchecked. That number spread like wildfire in headlines (usually alongside the worst-case caveat). On March 29, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, a new household name, to lay down some predictions; Fauci replied that, with mitigation, the US was likely looking at between one- and two hundred thousand deaths, though he also stressed that such projections aren’t especially helpful. Later the same day, then-president Trump said that if deaths were to end up in the range that Fauci cited, it would mean that “we altogether have done a very good job.” The next morning, Dr. Deborah Birx went on Today and said that that range would apply even “if we do things almost perfectly”; the day after that, she raised the upper bound to two hundred and forty thousand deaths. The projection continued to drive coverage across the media, as did a debate about its reliability. Outside experts said they had no idea how the White House had arrived at its numbers, since it hadn’t published any underlying data. The White House said it wasn’t... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-02-23 13:34:38 UTC ]
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Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, the enormously successful Japanese manga and anime franchise, brings the series to a truly global audience. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2023-09-14 20:04:49 UTC ]
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Over 30 years since it was first published, Julia Cameron’s famous ‘The Artist’s Way’ takes #1 in Religion Nonfiction, Mitch Albom’s ‘The Stranger in the Lifeboat’ remains #1 in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wingfeather, Andrew Peterson’s middle grade fantasy series from Christian publisher WaterBrook, follows three siblings as they encounter good versus evil, in a story ‘that doesn’t cheapen the reality that the world can be a scary place,’ the author says. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Holiday-themed devotionals have a strong presence in faith-based publishing catalogs this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The 1.2% decline was largely driven by a 4.1% drop in sales for hardcovers in the first six months of 2023, according to figures released by the AAP. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Extraordinary Birder' host Christian Cooper brings his memoir 'Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World' to the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-16 20:59:16 UTC ]
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After aimlessly walking about Bloomsbury on an intermittently rainy afternoon, I unsuccessfully decided to search for the grave of John Milton while nursing a wicked hangover, or as is probably more likely, while still being drunk from the previous evening. Only my second week in London, I was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-15 10:00:18 UTC ]
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Despite a dip in June, sales increased 6.9% at bookstores during the first six months of 2023 over last year, rising to $3.86 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Five schools, each located in states affected by book bans, will receive up to $5,000 in diverse titles for students and libraries from We Need Diverse Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With students accessing the system from 170 countries, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is ahead of its anticipated schedule. The post Cambridge University Press Reaches 100-Million User Milestone appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-08-03 20:46:43 UTC ]
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The Oracle by Joanna Pearson You name it, Lola’s found it in someone’s ear. A green Skittle, a watch battery, the tarnished back of a gold earring, a bunched-up bit of mint floss, a Lego head. Insects—yes, of course. Roaches of various sizes, a wasp, a small beetle. Hardened ear wax (cerumen,... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-07-31 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Hachette Book Group fell 8.6% in the first six months of 2023 compared to the first half of 2022, parent company Lagardère reported. Sales for all of Lagardère Publishing fell 2.5%, and profits dropped 16%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales dipped 2.7% in the first half of 2023 and were down 8.5% from the midpoint of 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With the rise of fan fiction publishing and TikTok, microgenres — genres that have defined and specific plots — have reached new heights. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-28 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Books & Music, Canada's leading book retailer, reported that retail sales improved, as the company recovered from pandemic-era lockdowns, but online sales suffered, due in part to a cyberattack earlier this year. Markus Dohle has also joined the company board. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At its Tudum 2023 event today, Netflix revealed new trailers for two highly anticipated live-action adaptations of beloved animated series. One Piece gets a full trailer ahead of its August 31st premiere on the streaming service, while we’ll have to settle for a brief teaser trailer for Avatar:... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-06-17 22:28:28 UTC ]
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You won't make a living wage working as a bookseller in an indie bookstore. Here's a look at wages across the country. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-12 10:37:00 UTC ]
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When I first became a single mother, I hid it from everyone, including myself. In my new book, The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays, I track the evolution of my relationship with motherhood, starting as a reluctant mother of two in a married household and ultimately ending as a single mother... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-05-12 11:10:00 UTC ]
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Now in its third year, the U.S. Book Show is back as a hybrid event—in-person and livestreaming to a virtual audience at NYU’s Kimmel Center in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We seek inspiration, consolation – and the unvarnished truth. And we know that all the best stories are trueCaroline Knox is director of the Boswell book festivalMy love affair with biography began aged nine, when my subscription book club sent me a compendium of “true life” adventure stories.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-05-09 08:00:15 UTC ]
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