Judge Allows PEN America Suit Against Trump to Proceed

The suit was first filed in October of 2018, after President Trump made numerous threats against journalists and organizations whose coverage he disliked. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Station Eleven author pens 'brilliant follow up'

Picador has acquired a new novel from Station Eleven writer Emily St. John Mandel to publish in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read Barack Obama’s heartfelt Facebook denouncement of Trump’s DACA decision

Barack Obama published a Facebook post calling the White house out on its decision to rescind the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Act. “To target these young people is wrong–because they have done nothing wrong,” Obama writes. “It is self-defeating–because they want to start new... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GBBO judge Leith cooks up new publishing with Quercus

New "Great British Bake Off" judge, restaurateur Prue Leith, is publishing a revised and updated version of her memoirs Relish with Quercus. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Wiesenthal Center Slams German Mag for Its Trump-as-Hitler Cover

A translation:The right-wing protesters in Charlottesville raised their arms to the Nazi black, and the American president has not distanced himself from this gesture or from the mindset of the people. On the contrary, Donald Trump had seen in some of them "fine people." With this attitude, he... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antifa: the Anti-fascist Handbook – 'What Trump said made the book seem even more urgent'

Rushed into print after the US president said there were ‘fine people on both sides’ of the Charlottesville clashes, Mark Bray’s guide provides tactics for those hoping to ‘defeat the resurgent far right’When US president Donald Trump drew a parallel between the far-right protestors in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump tweet causes Amazon's stock to fall $5bn

Amazon had $5bn (£3.8bn) wiped off its stock market valuation after the US president Donald Trump hit out at the e-commerce giant for doing “great damage to tax paying retailers” in a tweet. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Still No Opinion, but Judge's Order Bans Distribution of 'Infringing' KinderGuides

A federal judge has signed off on a permanent injunction immediately barring Moppet Books from distributing in the U.S. any versions of its KinderGuides series held to be infringing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in America are full of swear words: the more recent, the more profane

It's not just your @#%& imagination: American books have gotten a lot more profane over the last six decades, according to a study led by a San Diego State University psychology professor. A team of scholars reports that there's been a “dramatic” increase in curse words in American... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maccabees' frontman pens picture book

Former member of The Maccabees, Orlando Weeks, has created an illustrated children’s book about a gritterman for Penguin Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandberg pens foreword to Yellow Kite's When to Jump

Sheryl Sandberg has written a foreword to a new Yellow Kite book called When to Jump by Mike Lewis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Writing Her First Novel and Being Banned by Trump

Perhaps it was because today is the last hurrah before A-listers head off to the beach and the mountains to escape summer's dog days. Whatever the reason, Michael's was jumping today. I was joined by CNN's Alisyn Camerota, whose new book Amanda Wakes Up was released July 25. I read it in three... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Comey, casualty of Trump's 'Russia thing', signs $2m book deal

The former FBI director, sacked in wake of clash with the US president, promises insights into the ‘highest-stakes situations’ of his careerThe former FBI director James Comey has signed a $2m (£1.5m) deal for a book about leadership and decision-making that will draw on his career in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes

Time Inc. spins SI Swimsuit into its own division, 1105 Media's new ABM platform receives a nod, and more... The post Trump Takes a Swing at Golf Magazine | Industry Notes appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge rules classic picturebooks infringe copyright

A judge in the US has ruled that unauthorised children’s editions of classics infringe the copyright of the originals published by Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PBS to Unveil America's Favorite Books in New TV Series

The summer 2018-slated Great American Read is an eight-part TV series that will explore the power of books in American society. The show will culminate with a list of the top 10 books ever written, according to the general public. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Asks Court to Dismiss Yiannopoulos Suit

In a July 28 filing, S&S claims that Yiannopoulos legally "accepted" termination of the contract, and asked the court to "put an end to Yiannopoulos’s self-promotional misuse of judicial resources." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Little Free Pantries Say About Hunger In America

As a stopgap and communal gesture, the mini food donation boxes are great. But they also point out a much larger issue: Food insecurity is on the rise–and can’t be solved by charitable donations alone. Around two years ago, Jessica McClard noticed three Little Free Libraries–tiny,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker International 2018 Judges: Prize Honors Translator, Author

Five jurors based in the UK and North America will select the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize in the spring of 2018. The post Man Booker International 2018 Judges: Prize Honors Translator, Author appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harassment suit puts book by John Doerr, BetterWorks CEO on hold

A book co-written by John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and BetterWorks Systems Inc. CEO Kris Duggan has been put on hold in the wake of a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against Duggan. “We and the authors have agreed to defer publication of 'Measure What Matters' at the... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Haig to pen Reasons to Stay Alive 'sequel'

Canongate is to publish two new books by Matt Haig: a "sequel of sorts" to bestselling Reasons To Stay Alive and a second adult novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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