James Patterson Leads Group Seeking to Raise Millions for Bookstores

Author James Patterson is spearheading a group that includes Reese Witherspoon, Reese’s Book Club, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, and the American Booksellers Association in an effort to raise millions of dollars to help save independent bookstores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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$600 million will go to Ohio residents affected by the Norfolk Southern derailment

Anyone who lived within 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) of the derailment can get up to $70,000 per household for property damage plus up to $25,000 per person for health problems. A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad... Continue reading at Fast Company

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On Appeal, Llano County Seeks Book Ban Ruling That Would Upend Public Libraries

At an appeal hearing this week, lawyers for the rural Texas county told the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that it should strike down a three-decade-old precedent and hand politicians near total authority over what books can go on—or be banned from—public library shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Stop press: it’s the very last Evening Standard in London today. And that tells us a lot about Britain in 2024 | James Hanning

Local, national, international – the weekday paper was a brilliant one-stop shop. But information, and how we get it, is more atomised nowLocal daily to close.” Ultimately, that is the truth. From today, London’s Evening Standard is indeed ceasing to appear every weekday, as it has for almost... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Guardian Media Group in talks to sell the Observer newspaper to Tortoise

News publisher Guardian Media Group says it is in talks to sell The Observer newspaper to “slow news” outlet Tortoise Media Continue reading at ABC News

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Emmys Ratings Bear Fruit, Hit Nearly 6.9 Million Viewers After Record Low

Thanks to the new Emmys ratings, ABC was the big winner on Sunday night. According to Nielsen numbers, the 76th Emmys on ABC scored its highest ratings in three years. The latest iteration of the awards show, hosted by father-and-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, reached... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Over 67 Million Viewers Watched ABC News’ Presidential Debate

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Threshing Pain and Passion through Poetry: Gjekë Marinaj’s Teach Me How to Whisper, by James Manteith

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Nihar Malaviya Names Amanda D’Acierno To Lead PRH Audio Worldwide

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Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Meyers

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Perspectives on Walking: A Lit List, by James Fawcett & Madeline Myers

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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles

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SPCK Group Signs Distribution Deal with Two Rivers Distribution

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The coolest bookstore bars in America.

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