A hip-hop musical about the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury didn’t exactly scream global phenomenon when it launched on Broadway in 2015. But Lin-Manuel Miranda had such a clear vision for Hamilton that it became exactly that, winning a Pulitzer Prize along the way. Miranda’s boundless creativity has stretched into writing songs for blockbuster Disney films including Encanto, Moana, and […] A hip-hop musical about the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury didn’t exactly scream global phenomenon when it launched on Broadway in 2015. But Lin-Manuel Miranda had such a clear vision for Hamilton that it became exactly that, winning a Pulitzer Prize along the way. Miranda’s boundless creativity has stretched into writing songs for blockbuster Disney films including Encanto, Moana, and the upcoming Mufasa: The Lion King; directing the film adaptation of the musical of Tick, Tick… Boom!; and now developing a concept album based on the 1979 film The Warriors. In this conversation, you’ll hear what he thinks about Hamilton’s legacy, why he’s revisiting The Warriors, and how he weaves fleeting moments of inspiration into songs you can’t stop singing. Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2024-09-24 12:31:42 UTC ]
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Charles Dickens (1812-70) is best-known for his fifteen novels and for shorter books like A Christmas Carol. However, Dickens’s was a restless talent, and during his publishing career that spanned more than thirty-five years, he also wrote countless articles, essays, and short stories. Although... Continue reading at Interesting Literature
[ Interesting Literature | 2021-02-25 15:00:13 UTC ]
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Do you love One Punch Man and want to read more things like it? Here's a list of webtoons, light novels, and manga like One Punch Man. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-23 11:39:00 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton is to publish The Every, a "hilarious and horrifying" follow-up to The Circle by Dave Eggers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-21 22:04:32 UTC ]
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Ben McPherson, author of the new suspense novel 'Love and Other Lies,' picks ten exceptional thrillers based on real-life events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For your own escapism needs, here are the 10 of the best fantasy comics you can safely snag from your local comic book store. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-02-16 11:36:00 UTC ]
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The company behind the London Book Fair, the “retired” BookExpo, and other publishing-adjacent events saw revenue plunge by 71% in 2020 compared to 2019. Reed said that, due to the pandemic, it is managing its 2021 event schedule “flexibly.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Several publishers say they may not be attending the London Book Fair this year amid concerns over the way last year's cancellation was handled and its new 2021 date in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-10 19:10:15 UTC ]
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Sylvain Neuvel, author of the new sci-fi novel 'A History of What Comes Next,' picks ten of his favorite alternate histories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen put out a list of the Super Bowl’s TV audience going back to 1967. You were not alone in not watching Super Bowl LV last Sunday. The uneven matchup, in which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trounced the Kansas City Chiefs, was among the least-watched Super Bowls in recent memory, even as more... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-09 13:39:34 UTC ]
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The latest TikTok trend is surprisingly old-school: it’s a book. Last week, Sherry Argov’s 2002 relationship guide Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship made the Sunday Times bestseller list for the first time since its release... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-02-08 17:27:52 UTC ]
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Hachette UK is partnering with the National Literacy Trust for the next three years to co-create programmes that help children, young people and adults in disadvantaged communities to develop their literacy skills. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-08 15:36:05 UTC ]
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Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain gather activists and scholars to write a group history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading choices for your night in — whether you like sweet, steamy or need a good cry. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist has been announced for this year's Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-05 08:37:57 UTC ]
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Welbeck Publishing Group has reported turnover of £13m and operating profit of £1.3m in 2019 in its inaugural financial results, taking stock of its first nine months of trading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 21:05:10 UTC ]
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Bernard Cornwell is bringing back his famous Richard Sharpe character after 15 years' absence, for a new adventure with HarperCollins this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-03 20:30:31 UTC ]
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‘The Ideal City’ collects the most successful urban ideas from around the world, to serve as a sort of cookbook of best practices for city leaders. By the end of the century, if cities continue to grow at current rates, the world’s urban space may expand by 618,000 square miles—the equivalent... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-03 07:00:40 UTC ]
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A Pulitzer Prize winner and a National Book Award finalist have new books headed our way. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Bruce, senior publisher at Routledge, talks to us about the plans for Routledge Classics' 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 07:56:34 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton has promoted Hermione Thompson and Hannah Chukwu, with publishing director Simon Prosser hailing the best sales in at least a decade for the imprint in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 06:56:51 UTC ]
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