Lib Dems pledge to end child illiteracy by 2025

The Liberal Democrat 2015 election manifesto will include a commitment to end child illiteracy by 2025, Nick Clegg announced yesterday (18th January). The party leader said the Lib Dems was the only party which could ensure all children who leave primary school in 2025 will be able to read and write because “we are the only party committed to protecting the education budget from cradle to college in the next five years”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Poetry Foundation Responds to Criticism, Pledges Action

The staff and board of the Poetry Foundation said in an open letter that they are committed to "ongoing action in response to the call to dismantle white supremacy." The pledge came after an open letter highly critical of the Foundation's past treatment of marginalized was released and led to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Internet Archive is ending the National Emergency Library over lawsuit from publishers.

Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library initiative, which made more than 1.3 million books available online for free, will end early as publishers sue for copyright infringement. The nonprofit began offering free books during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to quarantine... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-12 14:06:26 UTC ]
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Internet Archive Will End Its Program for Free E-Books

The nonprofit has said its National Emergency Library was a public service to people unable to access libraries during the pandemic, but publishers and authors accused it of theft. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-06-11 19:56:08 UTC ]
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In Zaina Arafat’s ‘You Exist Too Much,’ a child of the Palestinian diaspora tries to heal the psychic wounds passed down by her mother

As the lost Palestinian motherland haunts one woman, so does an unavailable mother torment her daughter Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-08 13:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Ends Comics Distribution Pact with Diamond

In a surprising development in the direct market comics shop channel, DC is ending its 25-year relationship with Diamond Comic Distributors, the dominant distributor of comics periodicals in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Child, Cole and Rankin join online festival in support of food banks

Crime fiction writers, including Lee Child, Martina Cole and Ian Rankin, are participating in an online festival to raise money for the food bank charity Trussel Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 14:34:19 UTC ]
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Own it! pledges solidarity with Movement for Black Lives

The founders of publishing and lifestyle brand Own It! have announced their active support for a US-based Black communities group, the Movement for Black Lives. It follows the death of George Floyd on 25th May, as protests over police brutality in the US multiply. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:57:42 UTC ]
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21 Excellent Books With Happy Endings

Need a YA book with a happy ending? Or maybe a heartwarming romance? We've got your books with happy endings right here for blissful reading. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-03 10:39:38 UTC ]
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News Corp announces end of more than 100 Australian print newspapers in huge shift to digital

Print editions of dozens of regional newspapers to finish, with sweeping job cuts feared‘Gutting’: News Corp Australia’s newspaper print closures will leave ‘thousands of stories’ untoldNews Corp Australia has confirmed that more than 100 local and regional newspapers will become digital only or... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-27 23:38:41 UTC ]
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Latest Wimpy Kid, The Deep End, out in October

Puffin has revealed The Deep End, the 15th book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, is to be released on 27th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-26 21:47:51 UTC ]
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Yes, Literary Fiction With Happy Endings Exists: Here are 20 Must-Read Examples

If you think lit fic endings are all sorrow or question marks, think again. Here are some happy literary fiction books that will leave you hopeful. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-21 10:34:27 UTC ]
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Essential end-of-the-world reading list offers a glimpse of the abyss

Emily St. John Mandel, Susan Orlean, T.C Boyle, Marlon James and others share apocalypse reading picks. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-05-13 18:56:28 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rise Nearly 5% at the End of April

Solid gains in the adult fiction and juvenile nonfiction categories lifted print unit sales up 4.7% in the week ended May 2, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A quest to understand the parent-child bond, driven by a mother’s self-doubt

Bethany Saltman sets out to settle her worries about her daughter and her own upbringing. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-07 13:10:46 UTC ]
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This flat purse is designed for the end of retail as we know it

This flat-pack purse is designed to be shipped. Ikea built an empire out of a simple idea: furniture designed in such a way that it could be flat-packed to ease shipping costs and eliminate the need for a delivery truck. Today, that same innovation comes to purses, as the Milan-based bag label... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-05-06 09:00:23 UTC ]
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Instagram’s story: Fast growth, a $1 billion sale and Facebook’s broken pledge

Sarah Frier traces the company’s cultural impact along with its business history. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-30 15:32:33 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Puts Abrupt End to Good Start for Lagardère Publishing

In the first two months of 2020, sales in Lagardère's worldwide publishing group were up 5.3% over the comparable period in 2019, but fell 19% in March. For April, Lagardère said it expects global publishing sales to be down 45% from April 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ishmael Beah’s memoir revealed the realities of child soldiers. His fiction shows the humanity of homeless kids.

“Little Family” speaks to the plight of poor people in countries riddled with corruption and violence. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-28 16:54:34 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave: 'Some readers have found the ending hard to understand'

Kiran Millwood Hargrave answers our questions about her YA reimagining of Dracula, The Deathless Girls (Bellatrix), which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 16:22:04 UTC ]
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