In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality

No surreal elements disrupt the grim progress of this follow-up to “The Underground Railroad.” Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-09 16:10:36 UTC ]
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The Chernin Group's Billy Parks Imagines Reality TV, Without TV

This past summer media and entertainment company The Chernin Group (founded by former News Corp. president and COO Peter Chernin) released a digital reality series that took the notion of digital media and ran with it.Mr. Parks: The first thing I did was call all my favorite smartest people... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ethiopians Complain Publishers are Out of Touch with Reality

Ethiopian readers lament that their publishing industry cynically puts out too many books people don't want and then charges too much for them. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chip Kidd, on Why Kids Should Learn About Graphic Design

Kidd designed some of the most iconic book covers in circulation, and now he wants to impart lessons to youngsters. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. returns to black in final year before spinoff

News Corp., the publishing company that owns The Wall Street Journal, reported $506 million in net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, the last year before its split from Rupert Murdoch's entertainment operations.The profit, which amounted to 87 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.08... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A chorus of ghosts watches over David Levithan's 'Two Boys Kissing'

Not Just For Kids: Open, frank and ultimately optimistic, David Levithan's YA novel 'Two Boys Kissing' embraces the lost generation of gay men.When it came out in 2003, David Levithan's young-adult debut, "Boy Meets Boy," had the pinkish glow of wish fulfillment. Its gay-teen hero found love in... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 Kids get real, ready to 'make learning fun'

It peeked its head out just a day ago by way of a Korean back-to-school catalog, and now Samsung's ready to let its kid-friendly cat out of the bag. The Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is, as the name implies, aimed at ever more tech savvy young ones, featuring a child-friendly skinned Android 4.1 and a slew... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'If I Ever Get Out of Here' offers a boy's reservations from the rez

In Eric Gansworth's engaging YA debut, friendship blooms between two junior high outsiders."If I Ever Get Out of Here," Eric Gansworth's first novel for young people, rings true with a sophisticated look at what it's like to be an outsider and what it takes to be a true friend. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Rogue By Any Other Name: What Was Learned?

Porter Anderson's wrap-up of Publishing Perspectives' look at literary agents in digital transition pinpoints issues highlighted by The Rogue Reader project. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boy and a Bear wins debut book award

Author Dave Shelton and editor David Fickling win this year's Branford Boase Award, with Shelton's illustrated tale A Boy and a Bear in a Boat. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries must 'face reality', warns Ashley

Libraries must adapt to the realities facing them in a "complex" landscape, Brian... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Layoffs Hit BSA’s Boy’s Life, Scouting

The Boy Scouts of America are cutting more than 30 positions from the staff of its two flagship magazines—Boy's Life and Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prizes: “Maggot Moon” Wins Carnegie, “Black Dog” Takes Kate Greenaway

Sally Gardner has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for "Maggot Moon;" Levi Pinfold won the Kate Greenaway Medal, which awards excellence in illustration, for his picture book "Black Dog." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys benefit from Read for My School

The free online library created for the Read for My School made children "excited" to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Launches Multibranded Augmented Reality Effort

Augmented reality plays are usually rolled out one title at a time, but Meredith has launched the enhanced execution across its entire Parents Network, linking them with a single app. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Clean Teen' for HCCB

HarperCollins Children’s Books has coined the term “Clean Teen” for a new sub-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What the Toronto Star, Chicago Tribune and Other Media Companies Have Learned From Publishing eBooks

In the last year, plenty of media and content companies have started publishing ebooks for the first time. In a panel at the Publishers Launch conference at Book Expo America on Wednesday, several of them discussed what they&rsquo;ve learned from ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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