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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Apple News+ launches in the UK with The Times and Hearst on board

As with all publisher relationships with platforms, there are trade-offs to be made, depending on how far advanced publishers' subscription businesses are. The post Apple News+ launches in the UK with The Times and Hearst on board appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-09-30 18:05:44 UTC ]
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Authors and Librarians on Why Schools and Libraries Need LGBTQ+ Books

Book Riot speaks to authors and librarians on the importance of LGBTQ+ books in educational environments such as schools and libraries. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-09-27 10:35:05 UTC ]
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New Anne Enright novel on fame and sexual power set for 2020

Man Booker-winning author Anne Enright’s next novel, Actress, about sexual power and celebrity, will be published by Jonathan Cape in February 2020. Jonathan Cape publisher Robin Robertson acquired UK and Commonwealth rights excluding Canada from Peter Straus of Rogers, Coleridge & White... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-27 08:38:57 UTC ]
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Plitt joins board of Felicity Bryan Associates

Carrie Plitt has been appointed as a director of Felicity Bryan Associates (FBA) and will join the board, three years after she joined the company.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-26 15:45:24 UTC ]
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Legal Action Group to publish children’s book based on life of Lady Hale

Legal Action Group will publish a children's book based on the life of Supreme Court president Lady Hale next month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 19:10:02 UTC ]
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Drawing Power review: a searing comics anthology on sexual violence

This searing new comics anthology edited by Diane Noomin shows us stories of sexual violence, harassment and – most critically – survival. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2019-09-24 06:56:54 UTC ]
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Cressida Cowell warns industry will become 'dead in the water' without school libraries

Author Cressida Cowell has argued that the industry will become "dead in the water" without more support for children's reading, as she reiterated her campaign to make school libraries a statutory requirement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 04:02:45 UTC ]
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SCIBA Board Passes Resolution to Dissolve

A few days before its annual Fall Trade Show, the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association board has passed a resolution to dissolve the bookselling organization at the end of 2019. SCIBA members will vote on the resolution at the trade show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘High School,’ Tegan and Sara Quin reflect on coming out and hitting it big

In alternating chapters, the twin musicians look back at their tumultuous teen years. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-17 20:37:52 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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Take your mind back to school with the 10 best books of September

From thought-provoking fiction by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Petina Gappah to biographies of Susan Sontag and Condé Nast, your reading list starts here. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-09-16 22:39:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust to deliver 700,000 free books to schools as Time to Read campaign kicks off

BookTrust will deliver 700,000 free books to every school starter as part of the annual Time to Read campaign this week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 12:05:14 UTC ]
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Rebel Girls joins forces with International Rescue Committee

Rebel Girls has joined forces with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and will donate $100,000 to the organisation over the next year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 15:28:50 UTC ]
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The 6 Coolest Campuses Featured in High School Manga

Kick in the new academic year with these high school manga series and the unusual campuses their characters attend every day. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-09-13 10:39:40 UTC ]
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Scholastic to relocate school-facing warehouses to one site

Scholastic UK has announced plans to relocate its two English schools-facing warehouses to one Warwickshire site. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 18:20:54 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books reports operating profit for first time in a decade

Atlantic Books has announced that 2018 saw its first operating profit since 2009. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 19:58:43 UTC ]
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Why are we squeezing creative writing out of schools?

Publicist and debut children's author Liz Hyder calls on publishers to be more vocal about the negative impacts of creative writing being sidelined by the current education system. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-08 17:32:31 UTC ]
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