Jeremy O. Harris: Brandon Taylor ‘Subjugates Us With the Deft Hand of a Dom’

In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Kamala Harris, history, and a break from pandemic TV

Yesterday, shortly after Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for president, picked Kamala Harris, the senator for California, as his running mate, Peter Doocy, a Fox News correspondent, tweeted, “But… you told me on Saturday…” That day, Doocy asked Biden—who was zipping past on a bicycle,... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-08-12 12:12:59 UTC ]
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BookTrust hands out 237,000 books during lockdown

Children's reading charity BookTrust says it has handed out more than 237,000 free books to help families hit by the Covid-19 lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 10:28:34 UTC ]
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Harry and Meghan biography hits Amazon number one on pre-orders

Finding Freedom (HQ), the new book about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, has hit number one on Amazon based on pre-orders alone following a weekend of headlines about its contents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 07:39:44 UTC ]
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Anxious Authority: PW Talks with Jeremy Leon Hance

In ‘Baggage’ (HCI, Oct.), environmental journalist Hance conveys what it’s like to travel with severe anxiety and OCD. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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O'Porter, Harris and Fallon make Richard and Judy's Summer Book Club list

Novels by Dawn O'Porter, Robert Harris and Jane Fallon are among the six-strong line up for Richard and Judy's Book Club this summer.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 22:08:41 UTC ]
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Medill Selects Jeremy Gilbert of Washington Post as Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications has selected Jeremy Gilbert (BSJ00, MSJ00), director of strategic initiatives Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-07-07 17:10:58 UTC ]
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Taylor Jenkins Reid wins Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award

Taylor Jenkins Reid has been awarded the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award for her sixth novel, Daisy Jones and the Six (Arrow).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 22:53:04 UTC ]
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Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Death in Her Hands’ kicks off like a murder mystery. But the missing dead body is beside the point.

“Death in Her Hands” is not so much about solving a death as it is about conjuring a life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-23 14:05:17 UTC ]
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Harris leaves Bonnier Books UK for Welbeck

Jane Harris is leaving her role as m.d. of Children's Trade at Bonnier Books UK to take up the post of group publisher for Children's Books at Welbeck.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-18 15:34:29 UTC ]
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Harry Hoffman Dies at 92; Led the Expansion of Waldenbooks

In a pre-Amazon world, Mr. Hoffman solidified his company’s stature as the No. 1 book retailer in the United States. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-05 23:22:22 UTC ]
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Mukherjee and Taylor double listed for CWA Daggers

This year's Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Daggers awards multiple longlists have been announced, and feature Abir Mukherjee and Andrew Taylor appearing in two categories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-05 03:49:55 UTC ]
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Parakeet Brings out the Delightfully Weird, Unexpectedly Wise Side of Marie-Helene Bertino, by Taylor Hickney

Cultural Cross Sections Taylor Hickney In this profile, one of Marie-Helene Bertino’s students at the New School provides a personal glimpse of the author, whose new novel, Parakeet, was published June 2. On the evening of the National Book Awards,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-06-04 19:40:55 UTC ]
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Bookselling Visionary Harry Hoffman Dies at 92

Harry Hoffman, the most powerful person in bookselling in the 1980s as the CEO of Waldenbooks, died on May 20 at age 92. Hoffman took over the 500-bookstore chain in 1979 and, when he retired in 1991, the chain had about 1,300 outlets and sales of over $1 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Harry Potter to Kevin Hart

A selection of recent audiobooks of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-05-26 09:00:06 UTC ]
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Joanne Harris to publish lockdown writing guide with September

September Publishing is to release a new guide to writing by Chocolat creator Joanne Harris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-11 05:14:14 UTC ]
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Sleight of Hand: On Meena Kandasamy’s “When I Hit You” and “Exquisite Cadavers”

THE UK PAPERBACK cover of Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You shouts out with a chorus of one-word reviews: “Scorching” (The Observer), “Searing” (The Financial Times), “Explosive” (the Guardian) and “Shattering” (The Daily Telegraph). My experience of reading it was that I often realized I had... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-05-06 12:30:45 UTC ]
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Quiz: Which Member of Dumbledore’s Army from Harry Potter Are You?

Answer the 10 questions in the Dumbledore's Army quiz and you will find out if you are more of a Harry or Neville or one of the other members! Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-06 10:34:02 UTC ]
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Spotify, Wizarding World bring Harry Potter to digital audio

Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning are among a handful of celebrities who will be reading various chapters of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone” exclusively on Spotify. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-05 18:54:51 UTC ]
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Spotify takes aim at Audible with help from Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning are among a handful of celebrities who will be reading various chapters of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone” exclusively on Spotify. The move underscores the streaming giant's efforts to invade all things digital audio. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-05 18:54:51 UTC ]
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Wicked! Daniel Radcliffe kicks off a star-studded reading of the first Harry Potter book

David Beckham, Dakota Fanning, Eddie Redmayne and "Harry Potter" himself, Daniel Radcliffe, have all signed on to read chapters of "The Sorcerer's Stone." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-05 18:07:58 UTC ]
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