After years of financial problems, independent publishing house MacAdam/Cage filed for Chapter 7 liquidation last month in a San Francisco court. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the popular imagination, the idea of Canadian literature is overwhelmingly dominated by imposing landscapes: the vast emptiness of the prairies, a cruel wilderness that tests the limits of human survival. It makes sense that such settings would loom large––many of the country’s most... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-26 11:00:08 UTC ]
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Do you like criminals in your manga? What about criminals as the main characters? If so, check out this list of crime manga! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-15 10:34:10 UTC ]
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Nearly 100 million Americans will be hopping in the car for a road trip this year, according to AAA, with most of us embarking in the summer. A recent survey commissioned by the Audio Publishers Association reveals that 74 percent of audiobook readers prefer to read them in cars. Given those... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-02 08:50:47 UTC ]
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The Amazon review for my debut novel was glowing, including words like “compelling” and “fun.” And then there was this: “If you love historical fiction, you’ll love The Last Book Party.” Say what? How could my novel, which is set during the 1980s—a decade of my own youth—be historical fiction?... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-01 11:00:53 UTC ]
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Shareholders have filed two lawsuits against Barnes & Noble in a legal row over the sale as the book retailer insists the complaints "lack merit". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 16:58:40 UTC ]
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Critical Linking, a daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web, is sponsored by Book Riot’s ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-07 10:30:45 UTC ]
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The popular motivational speaker fought back — and won. She even got a tattoo to remind herself “to always fight for what’s right.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-03 16:35:07 UTC ]
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Welcome to the first edition edition of Ad Age TV Brief, a new roundup of news from the world of broadcast, cable, streaming and beyond. Sinclair under fire “The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. misled the government agency during its... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-28 20:34:29 UTC ]
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The company behind the Rebel Girls titles is launching a series of chapter books this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 01:57:35 UTC ]
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Publishers hit by surprise 5.4% fall in 2018 – but warn against proclaiming terminal declineUK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming.The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-25 23:01:37 UTC ]
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A hedge fund wants to buy the bookstore chain for $683 million, including debt. Will the deal work? Experts from Wharton and elsewhere share their insights. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-06-18 18:09:27 UTC ]
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While Boston sports fans robbed of the chance to indulge in their third victory parade in the last 230 days were devastated by the way the 2019 Stanley Cup Final closed out, advertisers who took the plunge in Game 7 couldn’t have been more pleased with Wednesday night’s results. According to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-14 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Books are a go-to gift for Father's Day, but if you rely on chain bookstore displays, you'll probably find a lot of the same things: cookbooks with recipes for grilling obscenely large hunks of meat, ghostwritten memoirs by pro athletes, and techno-thrillers featuring very long descriptions of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-11 17:32:01 UTC ]
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Books are a go-to gift for Father's Day, but if you rely on chain bookstore displays, you'll probably find a lot of the same things: cookbooks with recipes for grilling obscenely large hunks of meat, ghostwritten memoirs by pro athletes, and techno-thrillers featuring very long descriptions... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-11 17:30:00 UTC ]
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Having Zambonied the St. Louis Blues on their home ice by a score of 5-1, the Boston Bruins on Sunday night ensured that the 2019 Stanley Cup Final will go the full seven games. And while hockey fans are happy to see the season get extended by another three regulation periods, NBC is downright... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-10 21:23:47 UTC ]
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In the words of rockers the Breeders, "Summer is ready when you are." And for book lovers, that means the chance to read either outside by the swimming pool (but please use sunscreen) or inside your house, huddled six inches from an air conditioner on full blast. However you like to read,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-10 17:45:00 UTC ]
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Viking buys a memoir from a sexual assault victim, Putnam wins the follow-up from 'Adulting' author Kelly Williams Brown, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Back in 2015, Microsoft said that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows. The software giant views its newest operating system as a service that’s continually updated. Although problems with both the October 2018 Update and May 2019 Update mean that’s not really true at the moment. Most... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2019-05-30 09:08:54 UTC ]
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Tom Burlison from Epsom, who is seven years old, has won this year’s Bedtime Story Competition, ran by Save the Children and The Book People. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-28 01:00:26 UTC ]
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Facebook received 110,634 government requests for user data in the second half of 2018, up 7% from 103,815 in the first half of 2018, according to its latest Transparency Report, which was released Thursday. The social network said the uptick in the second half of last year was normal compared... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-05-23 23:00:44 UTC ]
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