Suddenly, all bets are on regarding the future of American sports gambling. A surge in betting caused by the Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports wagering is expected to trigger new gaming opportunities and burnish existing sports books in Las Vegas casinos — but also spawn a battle... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell is running a virtual “Summer Camp” for youngsters featuring guest authors and illustrators. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 10:46:08 UTC ]
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In a victory for President Trump, New York State Supreme Court justice Hal B. Greenwald has issued an order to show cause and a temporary restraining order blocking publication of Mary L. Trump's forthcoming tell-all, 'Too Much and Never Enough.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dave Portnoy launched Barstool Sports in 2003 as a print publication about sports gambling and fantasy sports projections. In the later 2000s, it became a company known for raunchy blog posts and throwing paint parties for college students at bars. Fast-forward to 2020, and it's one of the most... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-23 22:10:32 UTC ]
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Macmillan Publishing in the US is setting up a new 13-member committee to run the company, with c.e.o. John Sargent stepping back from day-to-day management “to make room for new voices”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 17:16:31 UTC ]
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A federal judge ruled Saturday that former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-06-20 14:56:06 UTC ]
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A Friday afternoon court hearing on the Trump challenge to John Bolton's book produces no prior restraint, and Simon & Shuster thanks the International Publishers Association for its support. The post As IPA Backs Simon & Schuster on Bolton Book, Court Hearing Yields Little appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-19 21:17:52 UTC ]
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Too Much and Never Enough, due in August, is expected to detail her role as primary source for exposé of the president’s tax affairsDonald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, will publish a “harrowing and salacious” book about the president this August, according to reports.The Daily Beast revealed on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-15 12:17:31 UTC ]
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Bluebird has snapped up Brown Girl Like Me, an “agenda-setting” debut by award-winning spoken word artist and teacher Jaspreet Kaur. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 01:15:39 UTC ]
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Museums are a lot like libraries and bookstores: quiet, contemplative spaces filled with wondrous objects that can light up your imagination and transport you to a different time and place. Now, like so many other cultural institutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most are shuttered for the time... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-06-09 11:00:00 UTC ]
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"You make short-term cuts, you rightsize the teams and then you build it back up, but that’s what we’ve been doing for years," said one global magazine publisher executive. The post ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’: Publishers set for a second wave of layoffs appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-06-08 04:02:00 UTC ]
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Children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph has broken the Guinness world record for largest online art class, in collaboration with Entrepreneur First and Art World Records. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 13:43:13 UTC ]
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The events at Istanbul’s Gezi Park in 2013 form the linchpin of Ackerman’s shrewd, intricately plotted fourth novel. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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No one will be charged in connection with the leak of plans to extend spying powers, Australian federal police sayThe Australian federal police has ruled out pursuing charges against the News Corp journalist Annika Smethurst or anyone else for her story revealing plans to extend the Australian... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-27 04:33:28 UTC ]
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BookExpo Online's first full day of programming begins with a panel featureing five library leaders who will take stock of how libraries are handling the coronavirus pandemic thus far and how the public library might change in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Even as layoffs, pay cuts and indefinite furloughs become an almost daily occurrence in the media industry, news about such developments grows no less tragic and alarming. Such was the case Thursday morning, when Atlantic Media chairman David Bradley revealed in a staff memo that, despite... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-21 16:30:08 UTC ]
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A great lineup: books about Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Willie Mays, Alice Marble and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-19 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Taco Bell Quarterly is the literary magazine for Taco Bell-inspired literature. When I started it, I had heard the jokes about the looming cease and desist that Taco Bell would eventually banhammer down upon me. Rebellious and having no working knowledge of copyright laws, my motto was RIDE OR... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-19 08:49:11 UTC ]
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Francophone African books are still very often published by French imprints, which can make them hard to get at home. But there is a growing push for changeWhen Cameroonian author Daniel Alain Nsegbe first saw his debut novel for sale in his home city of Douala, the price was so high “you would... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-05-14 09:59:14 UTC ]
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For about two months in 1970, ITV aired episodes of a bonkers science fiction comedy series based (oh so very loosely) on Miguel de Cervantes’ literary classic Don Quixote. The show, entitled The Adventures of Don Quick, follows an astronaut named Don Quick (Ian Hendry) and his sidekick, Sam... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-12 17:39:44 UTC ]
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The novel revisits Sandy Stern, a character Turow first introduced in his debut, 1987’s “Presumed Innocent.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-12 15:18:02 UTC ]
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