Everyone peaked too early. You remember. The beginning of lockdown, when suddenly half of your friends were FaceTiming you about Tiger King, or downloading a language app, and so many people ordered yoga mats online that they took an estimated six weeks to be delivered. Now the yoga mat gathers dust in the corner, you type je tu il elle into your phone without knowing why. Remember hating Carole Baskin? Now it’s hard to remember who she is. So how do we reset? Those of us who aren’t essential workers, or haven’t been sent back to work with the changing regulations – how do we introduce variety without putting ourselves and others at risk, find new ways to give ourselves peace of mind, and renew the sense of possibility and determination that we felt before? This week, the Metal Health Foundation in the UK released its guidelines on looking after your mental health during the pandemic. Recognising how vulnerable and overwhelmed people can feel – by the conditions of their household, the fact that a loved one might be at risk at home or at work, or the loss of their usual freedoms – it offers resources, practices, names and numbers to help. But, as the Literature on Lockdown blog notes this week, it’s also not so long since Arts Council England published their findings on reading for pleasure: the moments when we turn to books for entertainment, enjoyment, self-improvement and wellbeing. Before that, Reading Well for Mental Health found the right books to help... Continue reading at 'British Council global'
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New figures from the Publishers Association show fiction and audiobooks did particularly well, with value of consumer sales up 7% on 2019 despite bookshop closuresFiction sales in 2020 soared by more than £100m for UK publishers, as readers locked down at home made their escape into books, with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-04-26 23:01:49 UTC ]
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Kids can enjoy audiobooks and podcasts too thanks to the child-friendly Yoto Player and its library. Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-04-23 13:00:10 UTC ]
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Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology offers 23 poems focused on gender, identity, and the body by an impressive selection of contemporary cis female, trans, and non-binary poets. The post Panel Mania: ‘Embodied’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
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Interviews Photo © Matika Wilbur For the 44th Annual Writers Week, the University of California, Riverside Department of Creative Writing, in partnership with the LA Review of Books, honored three US Poets Laureate with Lifetime Achievement... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-04-21 15:11:24 UTC ]
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Puffin has picked up Welcome to the World, a “tender and lyrical picture book” from Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Haymarket Books has come under scrutiny in the last week over a recently announced anthology that critics say badly misjudges the wants of the disability community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In an attempt to take the subject beyond March, this month’s audiobook recommendations shine a light on women’s history, known and unknown, heralded and not. Viewing the glass as half-empty, it’s dispiriting how many of these stories remain untold, forgotten, or misunderstood. But let’s be... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-04-05 08:49:04 UTC ]
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Have you ever wondered who's responsible for making sure an audiobook matches the print? It's proof listeners! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-04-01 10:37:00 UTC ]
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A new book market report on Finland's book market shows the impact of the pandemic and looks at the bestselling Finnish books of 2020. The post Finland’s 2020 Audiobook Sales Doubled, Ebooks Up 84 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-25 16:14:36 UTC ]
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The editors of We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics on imagination, abundance, and what keep them up at night Continue reading at Guernica
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It’s almost time for The Disability Readathon! Here are few recent #OwnVoices audiobooks by and about disabled people. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-03-23 10:31:00 UTC ]
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The Audio Publishers Association hosted the 26th annual Audie Awards virtually last night, making them open to the public for the first time. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke and narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, was named Audiobook of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Tributes When we heard the news yesterday that Adam Zagajewski had passed away at the age of seventy-five in Kraków, Poland, we immediately thought not only of his exceptional poetry and essays but also of his exceedingly warm congeniality.... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-22 18:27:58 UTC ]
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In 'Notes from the Bathroom Line,' Amy Solomon gathers the best gags, tips and takes by 150 women, from Cecily Strong to Margaret Cho to Maria Bamford. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-03-15 14:00:15 UTC ]
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The surge in digital audiobook sales has helped numerous publishers grow in the last few years, and perhaps none have benefitted more than Podium Audio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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News and Events Photo by Wendy Call Best Translations: An Annual Anthology an independent project endorsed by the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Call for an Africa / African Diaspora Co-Editor Deadline for Applications:... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-10 15:55:18 UTC ]
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Subscription service Scribd adds audiobook titles, opening with 'Black Imagination,' to its newly launched Scribd Audio brand. The post Scribd Announces an Audiobook Production Line, Highlighting Independent Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-09 14:00:22 UTC ]
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A new anthology draws from the Black history collections at Harlem’s Schomburg Center. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-05 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Audio has launched Ahab, a global online casting platform for voiceover actors in any business. The platform was originally developed as an internal tool for PRH's audiobook producers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters. Netflix wins big at Globes Streaming platforms dominated the winners at last... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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