‘In the Country of Women’: Featured Nonfiction from Susan Straight

In our latest edition of featured nonfiction, we present an excerpt from National Book Award finalist Susan Straight’s new novel, In the Country of Women, out now from Catapult. The post ‘In the Country of Women’: Featured Nonfiction from Susan Straight appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'

[ The Millions | 2019-11-19 20:00:11 UTC ]
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Susan Orlean on the crazy things people ask a librarian, from ‘The Library Book’

The Los Angeles Times Book Club is reading "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean. Here’s an excerpt. The opposite of a sensory-deprivation tank might be to spend a Monday morning in the library’s InfoNow Department. The phone rings with that weird blooping electronic tone all day long, and the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze scoops 'This Country' book in six-way auction

Trapeze has scooped the first official book for triple BAFTA-winning comedy "This Country" in a six-way auction, promising to reveal “the real s*** that goes down in Kerry and Kurtan’s village”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 02:46:19 UTC ]
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Q&A with Susan Orlean

Good morning, and welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. We caught up with bestselling author Susan Orlean ahead of her June 25 visit with the Los Angeles Times Book Club to ask about her current books, binges and guilty pleasures. Here’s what she said: Reading: “Barbarian Days” by... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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W&N acquires 'dazzlingly original' history of women's self-portraits

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a “dazzlingly original” book from frieze magazine editor Jennifer Higgie on the history of female artists through their self-portraits. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-09 14:37:49 UTC ]
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Folio: Toasts the Most Inspiring Women in Media

[caption id="attachment_159797" align="alignright" width="300"] AARP's Myrna Blyth accepting the Lifetime Empowerment and Achievement Award.[/caption] NEW YORK – 200 of the brightest leaders, creatives and business professionals in the magazine media industry gathered at the Grand Hyatt... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-07 19:10:56 UTC ]
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Tackling the Underrepresentation of Women in Media

Around the world, women are far less likely than men to be seen in the media. As subjects of stories, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-06-07 15:13:18 UTC ]
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Big Adult Nonfiction Gains Drive Up Units in Late May

Led by double-digit gains in adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books rose 4.4% in the week ended May 25, 2019, compared to the similar week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burns tipped to win Women's Fiction Prize

Anna Burns is the bookies' favourite to win the £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction, with the latest odds from William Hill putting Milkman (Faber) at 6/4.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-30 07:48:44 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Maaza Mengiste on Women and War

A trip to Italy on a Fulbright fellowship provided the subject for Ethiopian-born writer Maaza Mengiste’s second novel, 'The Shadow King' (Norton, Sept.). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: Gail Collins On Women of a Certain Age

Author, journalist, and New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins may be personally responsible for saving the mental health of untold numbers of readers who depend on her witty, incisive takes on the world to get them through another day in Crazytown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age Women to Watch, a new Gillette ad and a deal for Sports Illustrated: Tuesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today For over two decades, Ad Age has named Women to Watch in the marketing,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Searls Wins Wolff Translator’s Prize; UK’s Women’s Poets Announce Swift Book

Translator Damion Searls has received the US$10,000 Wolff Translator's Prize, and the Women Poet's Prize announces a collection of Rebecca Swift's work. The post Searls Wins Wolff Translator’s Prize; UK’s Women’s Poets Announce Swift Book appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-24 05:31:10 UTC ]
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Nonfiction Boosts Unit Sales 2.6% in Mid-May

Gains in nonfiction in the week ended May 18, 2019, helped lift unit sales of print books 2.6% over the comparable week in 2018 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Men Outnumber Women by Far in News Photos Posted to Facebook

If you look at images posted to Facebook by news organizations, you are far more likely to see men than women, according to a new study from Pew Research Center. Pew analyzed images posted (publicly) to the social network by 17 national news outlets between April 1 and June 30, 2018, using a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 18:45:42 UTC ]
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Men Appear Twice as Often as Women in News Photos on Facebook

A new study of the images accompanying news stories posted publicly on Facebook by prominent American news media outlets finds Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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The House of SpeakEasy Book Truck Will Tour the Country

"Poetry to the People," a new program launched in collaboration with storytelling nonprofit Narrative 3, will bring the Book Truck to ten cities in ten days for book giveaways and promotion of literacy and literary organizations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Finland in Georgia: Tbilisi International Book Fair Has a Nordic Focus Country

The 21st annual Tbilisi International Book Fair's focus country is Finland, and the International Publishers Association will help open the event on May 30. The post Finland in Georgia: Tbilisi International Book Fair Has a Nordic Focus Country appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-20 05:30:38 UTC ]
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Sunday Times thriller list criticised for 'bias against women'

The Sunday Times Top 100 Crime List has come under fire, after women made up just a third of the listed novels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Street Noise Books Readies a New Line of Nonfiction Graphic Books

Street Noise Books, a new independent publishing house specializing in graphic memoir and illustrated nonfiction for young adults, will publish its first list in January 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Storytelling Featured in BookExpo Kickoff Roundtable

“BookExpo’s Leadership Roundtable: Storytelling in 2020 and Beyond” will be held May 29 at 11 a.m., an hour before before the exhibit floor opens at this year's conference, which is set for New York's Javits Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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