‘Perestroika in Paris’ may star a talking horse, but it’s a story about humanity, too. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Many events at March's London Book Fair will feature authors and others focusing on women in the business and issues of diversity. The post Issues and Authors at London Book Fair 2019: Women’s Voices appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corporate sponsorship needs to steer clear of impinging on artistic freedomsNews that investment managers the Man Group is withdrawing its sponsorship from the Booker prize after 18 years has shocked the literary world. The hedge fund’s decision to move on was linked in the press to novelist... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the seventh annual iteration of the convention, fans paid homage to favorites from Sailor Moon to 'Coming to America'’s Prince Akeem. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos may be having a difficult time in his personal life right now, but professionally, the multi-billionaire is doing phenomenally. Amazon's stock is through the roof, and there seems to be no slowing down the online retailer. Long gone are the days when the... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even the preschool-aged fans of French picture-book writer-illustrator Antoon Krings will likely be bored by “Tall Tales,” a funny-animal movie with a convoluted plot. Set in an insect kingdom, this flat-looking, computer-animated feature follows a traveling performer named Apollo (voiced in the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W F Howes has signed BAFTA-winning actor Will Poulter to voice The Wall, a new novel by John Lanchester. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the best pop culture of 2018 on Friday, posting his favorite books, movies and music of the year on his official Facebook page. Sorry, television. Better luck next year. “As 2018 draws to a close, I’m continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly every morning, a pseudo-dystopian scene unfolds just steps away from America’s gates. At the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, someone reads aloud from a mysterious, unsanctioned notebook filled with the names of thousands of people from across the globe. Each of them — including the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Of course, Michelle Obama’s Becoming was No. 1. Barack Obama may be out of the White House, but he is continuing a few traditions. The former president–and current most admired man in the U.S.– took to social media on Friday to share a few of his favorite things, including Black... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Havell, who has died aged 65 of pancreatic cancer, was my business partner in the independent publishing house Maia Press.We planned the launch of the company over a kitchen table with a large glass of wine in 2002 and over the next six years, before it was bought by Arcadia, we published... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 800 members of Bxsellers, a private Facebook group of booksellers established by PW, name their favorite titles of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We asked the authors of our top 10 books of 2018 to share their favorite titles published this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edtech startup KalamTech has created an app series about great thinkers from history, voiced by Stephen Fry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comedian and TV presenter David Baddiel will be the ambassador for Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire, in its 70th anniversary year in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix will create an original animated series of Roald Dahl stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and The Twits. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 36,000 fans attended Anime NYC 2018, an annual convention focused on anime, manga and Asian pop culture held at the Javits Convention Center, launched last year by Leftfield Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A major investment stake from Chinese media firm Vanguard Visionary Associates will be used to fund publishing projects at Dark Horse in addition to creating a development fund for film projects based on Dark Horse comics properties Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo Books is partnering with the RSPCA to publish a series of novelty board books, sticker and activity titles, illustrated by Sebastien Braun. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Neal Stephenson's *Crytponomicon*, to N.K. Jemison’s *Broken Earth Trilogy*, WIRED staffers share their personal reading lists. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another Day of Life also uses documentary to translate the horror and poetry of Ryszard Kapuściński’s book In November 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński telexed his editor in Warsaw to plead for permission to return home from Angola. The era of Portuguese colonialism was ending, the fight for... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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