Jack T. Chick, whose cartoon tracts preached fundamentalist Christianity while vilifying secular society, evolution, homosexuality and the beliefs of Catholics and Muslims, has died. He was 92. Chick died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday evening, according to a Facebook posting Monday by Chick... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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He wrote richly detailed obituaries but was best known for “Final Salute,” an article and book about a U.S. Marine who helped comfort the families of troops killed in Iraq. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-24 13:32:46 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twice (Penguin) has claimed the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction top spot, with its predecessor The Thursday Murder Club bouncing four places up the chart to join it in second. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 01:43:42 UTC ]
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Richard Osman's The Man Who Died Twice (Viking), the sequel to his blockbuster debut The Thursday Murder Club, has thundered into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 114,202 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-21 06:44:44 UTC ]
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Tributes have been paid to academic publisher Michael Holdsworth after his death, aged 73. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-15 13:03:36 UTC ]
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Peter Warner, former president and publisher of Thames & Hudson, has died at the age of 79 from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-12 20:14:10 UTC ]
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'Christianity Today' news editor Daniel Silliman shows how five novels—and the Christian bookstores that sold them—influenced evangelical culture. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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His volume “Same-Sex Love in India” was regarded as a foundational text for queer studies in India and in recent years was cited in petitions to the country’s supreme court to end the criminalization of homosexuality. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-02 05:09:05 UTC ]
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The prize-winning Scottish children’s author Cathy MacPhail has died at the age of 75 following a long illness. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 17:49:46 UTC ]
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His acclaimed fiction and a memoir had a common theme: alcoholism. After becoming sober, he called his former besotted muse “Drunkspeare.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-28 11:13:30 UTC ]
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After publishing well-received historical studies, his career was tainted by charges of plagiarism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-28 08:22:08 UTC ]
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Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books, has died aged 72. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 03:26:07 UTC ]
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Former federal attorney general seeks declaration that media outlets never publish ABC’s unredacted defence without judicial permissionChristian Porter has revived an element of his defamation proceedings, by seeking a declaration that three media outlets never publish the ABC’s unredacted... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-08-18 05:52:27 UTC ]
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Jack Covert, founder of the business book bookseller and distributor Porchlight Book Company (originally known as 800-CEO READ), died on August 13. He was 77. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The founder and owner of Emerald Publishing, Dr Keith Howard, has died peacefully at his home at the age of 89. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-14 08:04:56 UTC ]
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The UC-Berkeley professor wrote deeply researched books about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-14 05:31:09 UTC ]
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He was also a contentious defender of traditional education and architect of neoconservative foreign policy. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-12 08:47:01 UTC ]
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A former book editor and agent, she got her first movie studio job, at United Artists, when she was 48. She insisted on being hired as a vice president. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-11 20:23:42 UTC ]
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Religion publishers find tests such as the Enneagram are big with believers who seek self-awareness. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-08-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and astrologer Judy Hall has died aged 77, her publisher Octopus has announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-09 06:06:31 UTC ]
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A “kitchen anthropologist,” he created a mecca in Manhattan for chefs, writers, scholars, everyday cooks and anyone else who is, well, hungry for culinary knowledge. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-08-08 00:23:01 UTC ]
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