Author Jim Wallis argues that current racial tensions are embedded in deep, unresolved, systemic sins such as slavery and racism in his book ‘America’s Original Sin.’ Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the 2023-2024 school year, state legislation was “particularly critical in accelerating book bans,” the report states, “making it easier to remove books from schools without due process, or in some cases, without any formal process whatsoever.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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I know, I know. Leaves are turning. Charli’s called it. It’s been fun, but it would seem we’re just about done with this nebulous wink of an aesthetic category. But before we shift wholeheartedly into Demure Autumn, I’d like to present one last candidate for admission to the brat pantheon. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-06 15:00:08 UTC ]
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Little Free Library has partnered with the American Library Association and PEN America to develop an interactive map that indicates areas in which books are banned and pinpoints locations of its book-sharing boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The bookstore bar aspires to combine two beloved things: wine and stacks. Though people have been pairing vittles and pages as long as either have existed, the retail trend has taken off in recent years. As Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner reported in Eater this week, the book bar creates “a third... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-16 17:01:25 UTC ]
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The pros are here to remind us that racism persists in publishing. Plus: an adaptation from a queer icon and an MCU-style romance enterprise. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-15 15:15:00 UTC ]
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New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Hum by Helen Phillips Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-08-10 19:43:55 UTC ]
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The agreement, which was reached on July 10, follows 21 months of bargaining and comes less than two weeks after members of the staff union PEN America United authorized a strike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With J.D. Vance as the 2024 Republican vice-presidential candidate and 'Hillbilly Elegy' back on the bestseller list, the plight of America's working class is once again the subject of intense media scrutiny. Here are eight recent books worth reading on the subject. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2024-07-13 16:10:17 UTC ]
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Samuel Roth was the sort of bookseller whose wares came wrapped in brown paper. Titles like Gershon Legman’s The Sexual Conduct of Men and Women, Maxwell Bodenheim’s My Life and Loves in Greenwich Village, and most notoriously his anthologized periodical of high-brow smut, American Aphrodite: A... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-03 08:56:41 UTC ]
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The rise of artificial intelligence in our media and entertainment industries has raised a lot of concerns about programs like Open Al’s text-to-video maker Sora replacing the artistic endeavors and aspirations of humans. If those AI made movies are anything like a new brand film about the Toys... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-06-25 21:47:30 UTC ]
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Announcing Publication of the RESISTIR Latin America Online Poetry Anthology, by The Editors of WLT News and Events [email protected] Tue, 06/18/2024 - 14:20 On November 18, 2023, World Literature Today and Latin American Literature Today... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2024-06-18 19:20:43 UTC ]
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Viz Media will expand its Viz Originals initiative to include Viz Originals One-Shots, "bite-size original manga stories created locally by debut and up-and-coming creators," and has tapped former 'Weekly Shōnen Jump' editor-in-chief Hisashi Sasaki to lead the program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In columns and notably “The New York Times Book of Wine,” he introduced Americans to European and premium domestic varieties in the 1970s and ’80s. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-06-03 18:35:34 UTC ]
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