It's time for Alberta's United Conservative Party to focus on uniting following leadership review

One of the first steps of healing the divisions within the United Conservative Party is to welcome MLAs Todd Loewen and Drew Barnes back into the fold, says Michael Solberg. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2022-05-25 10:00:00 UTC ]

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Denmark’s New Saga Kids Imprint: Focused on Translation

The emphasis in the new children's imprint at Saga Egmont is on translation of audio works into as-yet unexploited languages and territories. The post Denmark’s New Saga Kids Imprint: Focused on Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-04 17:23:03 UTC ]
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Google lets Android apps use third-party payments in South Korea

Google is honoring South Korea's law requiring support for third-party payments, but not quite in the way you might have expected. The Wall Street Journalreports Google will allow the use of alternative payment systems for Play Store apps in South Korea. Check out with a supporting app and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-04 13:42:55 UTC ]
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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ centers technology by focusing on those who don’t have it

This post contains moderate spoilers for the first episode and slight spoilers for episode two of ‘Star Trek: Prodigy.’How do you make a series that can draw in newcomers while still appealing to long-time fans? In the case of Star Trek: Prodigy, you set it in a place where the United Federation... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-10-28 07:00:33 UTC ]
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Are Customers Shopping Early? Unit Sales Rose 7% Last Week

With all segments except adult nonfiction posting gains, unit sales of print books rose 7% last week over the week ended October 24, 2020. The increase could indicate that consumers are heeding warnings that they should buy holiday gifts early to avoid missing out on items due to shortages... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Katie Couric is done pleasing people, as her new memoir proves

The TV news star's memoir, 'Going There,' is fearlessly, wildly entertaining, often emotional and sure to upend the idea that she wants your love. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-26 13:00:12 UTC ]
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The last time America broke apart: How author Kevin Boyle retold the 1960s

The award-winning author of 'Arc of Justice' talks about his new book, 'The Shattering,' and how he came to write history for people like his father. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-10-25 13:00:08 UTC ]
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‘We Begin Today the Publication of a Supplement Which Contains Reviews of the New Books’

The New York Times Book Review first appeared on Oct. 10, 1896, but its roots can be traced back to its very first issue of The Times on Sept. 18, 1851. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-22 11:33:55 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Street,’ by Ann Petry

This classic story of a single mother’s struggle against poverty, published in 1946, would become the first novel by a Black woman to sell a million copies. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-22 04:28:52 UTC ]
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Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ by Hilary Mantel

This fictional portrait of Henry VIII’s scheming aide Thomas Cromwell — the first volume in a trilogy — won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:24:11 UTC ]
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Review: ‘Sister Carrie,’ by Theodore Dreiser

The novel’s headline-making candor and explicitness led the Book Review to assure its readers, “It is a book one can very well get along without reading.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:21:29 UTC ]
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Review: ‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi

A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:21:11 UTC ]
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125 Years of Book Review Covers

What did the Book Review look like in 1896, in 1916, in 1962? Scroll down to see what it looked like — and how it changed — through the decades. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 15:11:48 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Liars’ Club,’ by Mary Karr

The Times would later call this 1995 memoir of a hardscrabble Texas childhood “one of the best books ever written about growing up in America.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Review: ‘Color,’ by Countee Cullen

In 1925, the Book Review raved about the “sensitive” love poems and “piercing” satire from a young star of the Harlem Renaissance. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:15 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Age of Innocence,’ by Edith Wharton

This tale of Gilded Age New York City became, in 1921, the first novel by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:14 UTC ]
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Review: ‘The Woman Warrior,’ by Maxine Hong Kingston

This brilliant 1976 memoir evokes the author’s Chinese immigrant family and summons the ghosts who haunt it. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:13 UTC ]
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IPG Buys U.K Distribution Company United Independent Distributors

Independent Publishers Group has acquired U.K.-based United Independent Distributors. IPG CEO Joe Matthews called the deal a “game-changing acquisition,” and one that will make IPG one of the world’s largest book distributors for indie publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed 'Bad Art Friend'?

Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-20 03:57:12 UTC ]
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Third time lucky as Caldwell wins BBC National Short Story Award

Lucy Caldwell has won the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University, a prize she has been nominated for three times. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-20 02:07:31 UTC ]
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