Lizzie Damilola Blackburn | 'We’re all human and we all go through the same things'

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s irresistibly titled novel will be Viking‘s lead commercial fiction début for 2022 and Netflix has already snapped up TV rights. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-08 12:55:53 UTC ]
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Paranormal Parallels: How Netflix’s 'Stranger Things' Enhances the Gospel

In his latest book, Michael S. Heiser illustrates how the popular science fiction series can teach us about the Bible and God’s love for humanity. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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6 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Flannery O'Connor

O'Connor's resistance of the "Southern writer" label, the secret order to "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside Trump’s fight with the FBI: Partisan showdowns and human drama

In this blow-by-blow history, James B. Stewart makes his heroes and villains clear. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 15:52:00 UTC ]
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7 Cool Things Libraries Are Doing, Beyond the Books

Libraries are awesome, don't you agree? Looking up library services, beyond the books, here are seven cool library initiatives I found and love.  Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-10-08 10:36:16 UTC ]
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In 'Know My Name,' Chanel Miller Takes Back The Humanity She Was Denied

Miller, known for years only as Emily Doe in the Stanford sexual assault case, has written a memoir that lays bare the complicated truths about survivorhood. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2019-09-30 17:39:54 UTC ]
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Emmys ratings skid to an all-time low (and maybe that's not such a bad thing)

Ratings for Fox’s presentation of the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards plummeted to an all-time low Sunday night, but given that the broadcast now functions as a three-hour infomercial for the streaming services and premium cable networks that are gobbling network TV’s lunch, it’s perhaps for the best... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-23 22:17:27 UTC ]
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Now trending in ad tech: 4 things digital marketers should get smart about

At the end of 2018, Magna Global released its advertising forecast, which predicted that digital advertising will account for 50 percent of global ad spend in 2019. During my decade in the digital media space, part of which has been as the vice president of a digital media and ad tech marketing... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-18 14:00:00 UTC ]
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In this account of the Kavanaugh hearings, no heroes or villains — just humans

“The Education of Brett Kavanaugh” also recounts the life of privilege that preceded the showdown. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-14 16:28:36 UTC ]
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Things get weird when a neural net is trained on text adventure games

We've seen people turn neural networks to almost everything from drafting pickup lines to a new Harry Potter chapter, but it turns out classic text adventure games may be one of the best fits for AI yet. This latest glimpse into what artificial intel... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-09-11 19:39:00 UTC ]
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Ann Patchett | 'Can you remember things the way they actually happened?'

Ann Patchett’s new novel is a moving story of siblings who lose everything—except each other. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-09 09:22:01 UTC ]
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Sharon Olds Spins Songs for the Human Family

The poet's 15th collection, 'Arias,' offers poems about human individuality and how we engage with the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Four things to look out for as ViacomCBS comes to life

It ultimately took an extraordinary set of circumstances to clear the way for the reunion, but after three years of hemming and hawing (and the headlines-grabbing ouster of Les Moonves), CBS and Viacom have at long last agreed to a merger. The deal will bring together the CBS, Showtime, MTV,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-13 20:58:29 UTC ]
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A New View of the Fey Things: On “The Big Book of Classic Fantasy”

HEROES CARRY SWORDS. Pale women with fine blonde hair are chosen for a special fate. Ugly sub-humans, often dark-skinned, offer diabolical bargains or, in an indistinguishable horde, hang out until the good guys stab them to death. Evildoers crave power, and the good reliably shrink from it.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-08-10 12:30:59 UTC ]
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Things ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Characters Do with Books Besides Reading Them

Books are important to the texture of everyday life in Orange Is the New Black, which is based on a memoir ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-04 10:31:09 UTC ]
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Is this all-ages coloring book the thing that will finally mobilize society in the climate crisis?

Remember a few years ago when adults discovered coloring books and a wave of new pieces hailed them as a tool for mindfulness and dealing with anxiety? In a move both educational and depressingly efficient, this coloring book on climate change and renewable energy covers the topic that is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 15:06:44 UTC ]
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A chilling portrait of a smug, privileged neighborhood where things turn violent

‘Those People,’ by Louise Candlish is a delicious thriller about nastiness in a posh London suburb Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-19 14:00:00 UTC ]
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9 Things You Didn’t Know About the Semicolon

Court cases, rule-breaking, and more, picked by Cecelia Watson, author of 'Semicolon: The Past, Present, and Future of a Misunderstood Mark.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice John Paul Stevens Had Some Things to Say Before He Died

Stevens’s “The Making of a Justice” is both a personal memoir and a meditation on the law. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-17 13:32:04 UTC ]
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For advertisers, the Emmy halo effect is a thing of the past

Advertisers looking to shill for their products and services within the context of an Emmy Award-winning series are once again more or less out of luck, as premium cable and streaming platforms gobbled up most of this morning’s nominations. Of the dozens of scripted, reality and variety series... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-16 19:19:03 UTC ]
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Google placed 'Stranger Things' AR ads in 'The New York Times'

If you see advertisements for a mall that look like they came straight out of the '80s on today's print edition of The New York Times, fire up Google Lens. Those neon-colored ads are most likely for Starcourt, the fictional Hawkins, Indiana mall that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2019-07-11 13:00:00 UTC ]
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