In praise of the older women who shaped American history

Gail Collins tells the stories of those who made their mark in middle age and beyond. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-18 13:47:38 UTC ]
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Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It?

“Little Weirds,” a new collection by the actress and comedian, isn’t the funny memoir you might have expected. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-10-25 09:00:27 UTC ]
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The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category

Funny women who write, Helen Lederer decided, needed award recognition. So she started a prize program, Comedy Women in Print. This is its second year. The post The UK’s Comedy Women in Print Prize Adds Graphic Novel Category appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-25 05:45:30 UTC ]
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‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ delves into the history of collectors and their stunning, strange acquisitions

When private collecting went public, the tchotchkes of noblemen became hot tickets. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-24 12:56:40 UTC ]
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At last, we hear the beautiful — and sometimes bawdy — Persian poems by women

In “The Mirror of My Heart,” Dick Davis gives voice to writers from the 15th century to the present Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-23 17:04:25 UTC ]
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National Geographic Turns Its Instagram Account Over to Women of Impact

National Geographic is turning its Instagram account over to the women this week. The science, adventure and exploration content publisher is celebrating its Women of Impact month, highlighted by the November issue of its magazine, which debuted Oct. 15. National Geographic director of Instagram... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-10-23 13:00:11 UTC ]
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Faber lands Shapiro's 'surprising' new history of United States

Faber will publish James Shapiro's "surprising" new history of the United States as a lead title for spring 2020.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 08:01:40 UTC ]
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Brandi Carlile’s protest set off a backlash against ‘Fortune’ for hosting Kirstjen Nielsen at Most Powerful Women Summit

The former United States Secretary of Homeland Security is attending the event in Washington D.C. and a number of people are not pleased. Power is an intangible commodity with a fluid definition. Among the participants in Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington DC this week are CEO’s... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-10-22 14:45:41 UTC ]
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Kate Braverman, Who Wrote of Women on the Margins, Dies at 70

Her novels, short stories and poetry were dense with lush and spellbinding imagery. As a teacher, one former student said, “She lived and died by the word.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-10-18 22:39:19 UTC ]
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Publishing Perspectives Talks: Executive Women on Pay and Bias in the Book Business

Amid what Amazon Publishing's Mikyla Bruder describes as 'the unconscious bias you're confronted with every day,' panelists call for equal pay for women. The post Publishing Perspectives Talks: Executive Women on Pay and Bias in the Book Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-18 04:27:59 UTC ]
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Price bags feminist medical history for W&N

Maddy Price has made her first acquisition for W&N: a book tracing womankind's "frustrating and complex" journey through medical history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-17 17:49:10 UTC ]
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Two British historians among finalists for $75k Cundill History Prize

The $75,000 Cundill History Prize – the largest prize for a work of non-fiction in English, open to publishers worldwide – has announced three "outstanding" women as its finalists for 2019, two of whom are British. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 22:25:10 UTC ]
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Safran Foer’s memoir to illuminate family’s Holocaust history

HarperCollins imprint HQ will publish a "heartwrenching" post-Holocaust memoir from the mother of Jonathan Safran Foer, the story of which was the basis for his bestselling 2002 novel, Everything is Illuminated. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 20:21:07 UTC ]
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W&N wins seven-publisher auction for Pennock's tale of Native Americans discovering Europe

W&N has triumphed in a seven-publisher auction for Aztec historian Caroline Dodds Pennock’s untold story of the Native Americans who discovered Europe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 19:15:44 UTC ]
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Feminist Writing by Women from around the World, by Olivia McCourry

Lit Lists Olivia McCourry Asja BakićMarsTranslated by Jennifer Zoble Feminist Press, 2019 With imaginative and striking prose, Bosnian author Asja Bakić’s debut story collection, Mars, tells a tale of a series of different universes. Each realist tale... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2019-10-16 13:12:17 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2019: Nicholas Lemann Takes Stock of the American Dream

Ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair, PW caught up with Nicholas Lemann, author of the brilliant new book, 'Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What’s Next for American Media, LLC? | News & Notes

After nearly two years of ongoing scrutiny related to the alleged activities of its CEO, David Pecker, and chief content officer, Dylan Howard, the company now known as American Media, LLC is moving on to life after The National Enquirer, the cornerstone upon which Pecker built his tabloid... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-15 20:27:22 UTC ]
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W&N scoops Taylor's narrative history of Nile in five-way auction

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has snapped up Liquid History by historian Dr Vanessa Taylor in a "significant five-figure" deal following a five-way UK auction, with bidding in the US still underway.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 13:28:56 UTC ]
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Stanfords to unveil treasure trove of travel history with new exhibition

Historical letters from Florence Nightingale and Captain Scott will go on display alongside antique travel books, maps and globes at Stanfords after a treasure trove of artefacts were found in the bookshop's former premises.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-15 04:36:58 UTC ]
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History Press snaps up first biography of Churchill's daughters

The History Press will publish the first biography of Winston Churchill's daughters in spring 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 04:01:25 UTC ]
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Libraries Connected launches programme for BBC Novels That Shaped Our World festival

Libraries Connected has launched a programme of activities and partnerships as part of the BBC’s The Novels That Shaped Our World festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-10 15:45:24 UTC ]
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