Junot Diaz cleared to return to teaching at MIT

Pulitzer prize-winning author and creative writing professor Junot Diaz has been cleared to teach at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this autumn following harassment claims and an investigation into the author's conduct. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Oneworld postpones publication of Diaz picture book

Oneworld has postponed the publication of Junot Diaz's upcoming picture book, Islandborn, originally scheduled for this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A revenger’s return

Philip Jones ponders what Marcus Leaver's resignation and Laurence Orbach's return to the board could mean for the future of The Quarto Group.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Junot Díaz | 'If you tell a child you’re a writer and don’t have a story for them, no one can make you feel more fraudulent'

The critically lauded US author turns his hand to children’s books with a fortuitously timed tale of immigrant experience—and keeps a decades-old promise as a result. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shock return for Orbach at Quarto

In a dramatic move, Quarto's founder Laurence Orbach has been re-appointed as executive chairman of the illustrated publisher following a shareholder revolt, six years after he was ousted as chairman and chief executive of the company. The group also appointed fellow shareholder Chuk Kin Lau of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FlatWorld Returns to Its Roots

FlatWorld Knowledge, intended to combat the high cost of college textbooks by publishing low-cost, quality educational materials, began straying from its mission over the years. Now, under new leadership and with a shortened name, it's back on track. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzers, MIT Investigate Díaz

MIT and the Pulitzer Prizes have each launched investigations into claims of misconduct against award-winning author Junot Díaz, who has stepped down as chairman of the Pulitzer board. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: ‘Teach This Poem’ Wins National Book Foundation’s Innovations Prize

A program that provides more than 27,000 educators with weekly poetry and teaching materials to support it has won the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize from the National Book Foundation. The post Industry Notes: ‘Teach This Poem’ Wins National Book Foundation’s Innovations Prize appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jasper Fforde returns with new 'rich, dark' novel

Hodder’s Jasper Fforde has returned with a new novel, Early Riser, which sees 99.9% of the human population go into hibernation every winter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Annual Meeting Focuses on Returns, POD, Indie Retail, Millennials

In a series of panels held at its annual meeting in New York City, the Book Industry Study Group looked at the biggest issues facing the publishing supply chain today, including returns, POD technology, and millennial consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gentle returns to Penguin General

Jane Gentle, most recently communications manager at Mumsnet, has joined the Penguin General Communications team as senior campaigns manager. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy 'Search for a Bestseller' competition returns

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are launching their third “Search for a Bestseller” competition to find a promising first-time writer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Omid Safi Highlights Islam’s Poetic Teachings on Love

Rather than explaining or defending his faith, Islamic scholar Omid Safi translates a collection of Sufi mystics’ poems that extol the ‘transformative and redemptive’ love of God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viv Groskop manifesto to teach women to 'own the room'

Transworld has acquired How Women Own the Room, a "celebration of women and public speaking" by writer, stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter Viv Groskop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dare YOU face the orcs? 80s game books Fighting Fantasy return

The role-playing adventure books sold 20m copies in the 80s, before being eclipsed by video games. Now they’re back with a new story by Charlie Higson, can they captivate the web generation?Ian Livingstone calls it the “five-fingered bookmark”: that grip known to children of the 80s and 90s.... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Holy Gail: Eleanor Oliphant returns to number one

Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Harper) has boomeranged back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, claiming a fourth non-consecutive week at the top and displacing Tom Fletcher and Shane Devries’ World Book Day title Brain Freeze (Puffin). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angel to leave Faber to return to New York

Faber & Faber publisher Mitzi Angel is leaving the press at the end of June to return to New York, where she will take up the role of senior vice president and publisher at her former firm Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s Books in China 2018: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

This company needs little introduction, having collaborated with more than 500 international publishers since its inception in 1979. It is also China’s largest foreign language publisher and its third largest in terms of sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oneworld pushes boat out for Diaz’s first picture book

Oneworld will make its first foray into picture books with the début children’s title from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Millennials Return to Religion?

A wave of new books by young pastors and concerned experts focus on coaxing Millennials into -- or back to -- religious life by addressing the challenges they pose to parents, pastors, and society. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson returns to profit, PRH revenue up 'slightly'

Pearson has returned to profit a year after posting its biggest ever loss, at the same time as announcing it is putting its K12 school courseware business up for sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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