Matt Forde pokes fun at politics for Quercus

Quercus is publishing Politically Homeless by political satirist Matt Forde this October. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 06:45:32 UTC ]

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Don Winslow is giving up novels for politics. His latest book is a gem.

Don Winslow’s gritty book, set in Rhode Island, is a welcome entry to the American-mob canon Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-26 11:00:09 UTC ]
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Lee Cole’s ‘Groundskeeping’ is an empathetic portrait of people across the political spectrum

Lee Cole’s first novel is not only the story of a young man finding his vocation as a writer but also a wrenching examination of class differences Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-14 11:00:51 UTC ]
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Political Satirist And 'Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!' Panelist P.J. O'Rourke Dead At 74

The prolific author re-fashioned the irreverence and “Gonzo” journalism of the 1960s counterculture into a distinctive brand of conservative and libertarian commentary. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2022-02-16 05:08:02 UTC ]
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Politics & Prose Owners Recognize Employee Union

Politics & Prose owners Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine have reached an agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 for the union to represent about 50% of the indie bookstore's 100+ employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The case for Johnny Cash as a political artist

The singer practiced a quietly radical “politics of empathy,” writes Michael Stewart Foley. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

DCist reports that workers at DC’s indie bookstore Politics and Prose have decided to unionize, joining a growing list of bookstores (and other workplaces) that have unionized this year. If they do unionize, they’ll become the only bookstore in DC with a unionized workforce. But Politics and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-17 16:47:07 UTC ]
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HarperCollins scoops debut from ex-BBC politics editor Burley

HarperCollins has scooped Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?, an insider account and debut by former BBC political programming editor Rob Burley. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-17 14:50:05 UTC ]
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How politics, money and science steered the quest for a coronavirus vaccine

The efforts to battle the pandemic were heroic — but sometimes chaotic or cynical. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-17 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Coalition Condemns Political Attacks Against Books in Schools

The National Coalition Against Censorship has issued a statement signed by more than 600 signatories condemning the political efforts to remove books from schools as acts of censorship that threaten the education of children while putting the safety of librarians, teachers, school administrators... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Robot scoops 'fast and fun' sci-fi by Dundas

Angry Robot Books has scooped a "fierce, fast and fun" science fiction book by Ever Dundas. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 04:24:23 UTC ]
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Quercus takes two more from O'Leary

Quercus has signed two more standalone novels from bestselling author Beth O’Leary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 08:14:03 UTC ]
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Matt Haig's A Boy Called Christmas reaches screens

Bestselling novelist Matt Haig's children's book A Boy Called Christmas has been made into a film. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2021-11-27 00:15:59 UTC ]
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Nikole Hannah-Jones became a political target. What she's learned from the 'hurtful' attacks

Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about power, privilege and 'The 1619 Project' in advance of her L.A. Times Book Club visit. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-14 14:00:54 UTC ]
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All the 'fun' gifts our grown-up staff would like to receive

We at Engadget spend a lot of time thinking about the best tech gifts for anyone and everyone in your life. But during that process, we often can’t help but think about the things we’d like to receive as gifts. We encourage everyone to treat themselves in some way while scrambling to find gifts... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-11-11 15:30:08 UTC ]
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Quercus reveals UK tour and campaign for Emily Ratajkowski’s 'My Body'

Quercus has unveiled the UK press tour and “unmissable publicity and marketing campaign” for Emily Ratajkowski’s debut My Body. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-09 11:59:42 UTC ]
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Quercus to publish YA edition of Saad's Me and White Supremacy

Quercus has secured the YA edition of anti-racism workbook Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-26 08:16:05 UTC ]
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What makes a good literary hoax? A political point, for starters

A true hoax provokes. It questions cultural biases, shattering conventions. But the curious case of the three men writing as a female author Carmen Mola does none of this. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2021-10-26 05:02:08 UTC ]
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Nicholas Kristof Leaves The New York Times as He Weighs Political Bid

Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is weighing a run for governor of Oregon, the state where he grew up. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-10-14 12:08:45 UTC ]
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School Librarians Must Treat the Fight for Their Future Like the Political Campaign It Is

The time has come for school librarians and their allies to abandon their traditional advocacy toolkits and to act boldly to secure the future of the profession. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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