Kamala Harris added to line-up for Little People, Big Dreams series

The Quarto Group's Frances Lincoln Children’s Books imprint has added US vice-president-elect Kamala Harris to its Little People, Big Dreams list for 2021.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-15 14:59:22 UTC ]
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Apple’s must-see iPhone privacy ad, and how brands have been scaling up influencer marketing: Datacenter Weekly

Plus, Ad Age Agency Report 2022, Nielsen alternatives, macroeconomic news in a nutshell and more. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-05-20 17:50:22 UTC ]
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Phil Mickelson’s big gambles are the subject of a new biography

Mickelson's gambling debts reached in excess of $40 million over a four-year period, according to biographer Alan Shipnuck Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-15 12:00:28 UTC ]
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Bono to release memoir about ‘the people, places and possibilities’ of his life

Surrender, which will ‘draw in detail’ what he had previously only sketched in songs, will contain 40 chapters, each named after a U2 song, and include 40 original drawings by the singerThe first memoir by Bono will be released this year, publisher Penguin Random House has announced.While the U2... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-10 15:24:58 UTC ]
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Ad groups evaluate TV measurement beyond Nielsen

ANA and 4A's join CIMM to foster transition to 'multi-currency' market for TV and video. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-05-05 20:04:57 UTC ]
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Ali Smith’s ‘Companion Piece’ is a novel for people who love language

Ali Smith's first novel since her seasonal quartet takes place in our pandemic-inflected world. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-04 11:00:00 UTC ]
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‘One-Shot Harry’ conjures up a Los Angeles we rarely see

The latest mystery novel from Gary Phillips give us a classic Golden Age noir from a different perspective Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-02 11:00:30 UTC ]
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We Are in a Golden Age of Historical Fiction for People of Color

“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” I’ve always found these words by E.L. Doctorow a compelling argument for the unique power of fiction to enliven the past. Yet when thinking about the lives of people of color in America, you can’t count on... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-04-29 08:49:53 UTC ]
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15 Middle School Book Series to Delight Young Readers

No matter what the middle school reader in your life needs, there is definitely a book series to fill that void, including Front Desk by Kelly Yang and The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) by Tui T. Sutherland. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-26 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Rare proof sheets of first Harry Potter book expected to sell for £20,000

The ‘fascinating insight into what was to become an iconic work’ is the only known surviving copy of its kind and is to be auctioned along with a first edition signed by RowlingA prepublication version of the first Harry Potter book by JK Rowling is expected to fetch at least £20,000 when it is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-04-26 09:29:11 UTC ]
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The people who teach us history aren’t always historians

Filmmakers, novelists and photographers, among others, also shape our collective memory, Richard Cohen writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-22 12:00:50 UTC ]
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In ‘Deaf Utopia,’ Nyle DiMarco Dreams of Integrating the Deaf and Hearing Worlds

“Being Deaf assigned me a battle,” said the model, producer and now writer. His memoir braids his life, his family’s legacy and the history of Deaf rights. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-04-19 17:05:48 UTC ]
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Fulfill Your Bookish Dream Job: How to Become an Audiobook Narrator

Think you have what it takes to be an audiobook narrator? Follow these steps to get started on your narrator journey. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-04-18 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Dreaming of France? Two new mystery novels will feed your fantasies.

Martin Walker’s ‘Bruno’s Challenge’ and Cara Black’s ‘Murder at the Porte de Versailles’ should come with wine and cheese. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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From 1741, bizarre ideas about what made people Black

These essays from Enlightenment thinkers help show how pseudoscience about race developed, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Andrew S. Curran write. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Marvel’s 'All-Out Avengers' Series Is Coming This Fall. Here’s What Fans Should Know.

Marvel says the new comic book series will kick off with everyone's favorite A-List Avengers. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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‘Big steps’: Slowly, but surely French publisher Groupe Figaro’s attempts to diversify get traction

Publishers have been talking about diversification for as long as the tech companies have insisted they’re not media owners. The challenge for publishers, however, is moving beyond charging people to read content to make money. The post ‘Big steps’: Slowly, but surely French publisher Groupe... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2022-04-13 04:01:00 UTC ]
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People Who Shaped the Book Business

A glance at the movers and shakers over a century, and some who have starred in the past 25 years (reprinted from PW's 125th Anniversary issue in July 1997) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Kingdom Hearts IV' features a new look for series protagonist Sora

Square Enix is developing a new mainline Kingdom Hearts game, the publisher announced on Sunday during an event in Tokyo celebrating the franchise’s 20th anniversary. Kingdom HeartsIV sees series protagonist Sora return after 2019’s Kingdom Hearts III concluded the story arc that began with the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-04-10 15:16:36 UTC ]
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The people and institutions that benefit from shame

Humiliation can be profitable — or it can spark needed change, Cathy O'Neil explains. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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MoCCA Art Fest Returns to New Venue, Big Crowds

The MoCCA Art Fest, an indie comics and graphic novel festival held April 2-3, returned after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, attracting nearly 6,000 fans to a new venue in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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