Marisa Crane’s debut novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself is set outside of our reality: in an America where a cruel form of public shaming has taken the place of prisons. In Exoskeletons we meet Kris, a new mother struggling to see a future for herself and her kid in the wake of her partner’s […] The post In “I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself,” a Cruel Form of Public Shaming Has Replaced Prisons appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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Following recent news reports into the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Bloomsbury Sigma is bringing forward the publication of an investigation into how algorithms control our lives by leading mathematical modeler, David Sumpter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In her début novel, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones explores infidelity, messy relationships and second chances. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department on Monday made the release dates of jail inmates — including those in the country illegally — publicly available online, marking the latest local revolt against California’s so-called sanctuary laws. Undersheriff Don Barnes said the action is in response to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This publishing house is embarking on a major, and unique, transformation of its publishing program and editorial mind-set. For president Li Xueqian of CCPPG, current changes in the industry demand an aggressive move. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian Sofie Hagen’s debut, an "intelligent, funny, provocative response to body shaming", will be published by 4th Estate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Echoes of Amélie in Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water, traces of Nabokov in Kristen Roupenian’s Cat Person ... Where is the line between influence and plagiarism?The age of the internet, where everything is connected, has made plagiarism both easier to commit and more difficult to hide, as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Or, what a 32-year-old wine magazine has in common with Don Diva and Hustler. The post Wine Spectator Questions N.J. Prison Ban appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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The Cameroonian-American novelist, poet, and academic, who was arrested last month following the publication of an article critical of government repression in Cameroon, has been freed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has acquired Tenants: Stories of Britain’s Housing Shame, the first book by award-winning journalist and campaigner Vicky Spratt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Subscribing to Seventeen magazine is a rite of passage for many young readers. Luckily, between today's ubiquitous variety of devices and platforms, the Hearst title has kept up with its evolving and savvy audience. Lately, that's meant not waiting for readers to come through their front door,... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Comic books are a brilliant medium, but keeping up with the latest releases can be expensive. If you live in the US, it's worth checking out Hoopla; the service is supported by more than 1,500 public libraries, and offers free digital access to DC, I... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the first public hearing on the plan to renvovate the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman main library, NYPL officials promised to the concerns and desires of their constituents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After 21 years as v-p and publisher of TarcherPerigee, Joel Fotinos is leaving the position. He will be replaced by Megan Newman, publisher of Penguin Random House's Avery imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The annual Vida count of authors across the world suggests about two-thirds of those published, and the critics who review them, are men – but their intersectionality survey is less conclusiveThe 2016 Vida count has been released and it demonstrates yet again that the media can’t seem to locate... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary magazine 'A Public Space' has launched APS Books with Bette Howland's 'Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage,' and will publish three more books in its inaugural year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s c.e.o. designate David Shelley is stepping down from the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s programming committee after seven years, due to work demands. His place will be filled by Julia Wisdom, publisher for HarperFiction’s crime and thriller list. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A novel called 'Cherry,' which was acquired un-agented by an editor at Knopf from an author in a federal prison, was described by one scout at the fair as "the secret book of Frankfurt." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘My private life being an open sewer, I am sometimes a little touchy,’ wrote the authorHis prose matched his macho lifestyle, from wartime adventures to big-game hunting, boozing and bullfighting. But Ernest Hemingway was extremely sensitive about his private life, which he described as “an open... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Conway is set to join the Publishers Association as head of public affairs and Ruth Howells has been appointed as its head of communications in two newly-created roles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor Publishers Services will offer distribution and other functions to children’s, trade, K‐12, higher education and academic publishers. To help lead the unit, B&T has hired distribution veteran Mark Suchomel as senior v-p of sales & client services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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