Among the organizations receiving funding are Freedom Reads and the New York Public Library. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A crowdfunding appeal to save the Dylan Thomas Birthplace museum in Swansea has received a major boost with news that the literary estate of the one-time Poet Laureate Ted Hughes has offered to donate £3,500. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 04:42:11 UTC ]
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Bluemoose Books and charity publisher Arkbound Foundation are launching a crowdfunding campaign to support marginalised writers and diversity-led publishers struggling to survive in the wake of the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 04:49:00 UTC ]
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The Trustees of the Booker Prize Foundation have abolished the post of honorary vice president, previously held by Baroness Emma Nicholson. The decision followed controversy on social media surrounding Nicholson's views on same-sex marriage and her attitude to trans people. A statement this... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-24 23:17:06 UTC ]
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Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy has long been one of the great unadaptable science fiction works (read more on that here, along with a catalogue of Asimov’s awful serial harassment of women), but after 50 years, it has finally made it to screens. Starring noted tall man, Lee Pace (along with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-23 14:28:10 UTC ]
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The Frankfurt Book Fair is still scheduled for October, despite a government extension of the ban on mass events in Germany to the end of that month, the prime minister for the German state of Hesse has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 22:45:01 UTC ]
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The Board of Trustees of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation elected a new slate of officers for 2020-2021 at Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-17 22:27:51 UTC ]
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The National Endowment for the Arts announced $84 million in grants for 1,144 projects, including 62 for literary arts organizations, worth a total of $1.4 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An open letter to the Poetry Foundation signed by more than 1,800 individuals issued in response to the organization's recent statement on the killing of George Floyd and other current events calls for significant change at the organization, including the resignations of its president and board... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The founders of publishing and lifestyle brand Own It! have announced their active support for a US-based Black communities group, the Movement for Black Lives. It follows the death of George Floyd on 25th May, as protests over police brutality in the US multiply. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:57:42 UTC ]
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Former BBC Radio 4 Controller Mark Damazer has been announced as the new chair of the Booker Prize Foundation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 14:59:16 UTC ]
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My approach to memoir writing demands a different schedule. It may be more organized. I take notes, I write in condensed bursts. I do that with poetry also, but the process is more alchemic. It’s uncontainable. It’s fluid, I can drift in another realm. The post I Didn’t Have a Plan: The Millions... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-05-29 10:00:01 UTC ]
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Last August, I wrote about the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, or “Binc,” a Michigan-based non-profit created to support booksellers who have fallen on hard times. If a bookseller winds up in the hospital or a bookstore has a flood, Binc can step in and pay their bills, no questions asked... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-29 08:48:18 UTC ]
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Digital media company Team Whistle has acquired Tiny Horse, a marketing services firm focused on over-the-top streamers, TV networks, producers and advertisers. The companies didn’t disclose terms of the deal, however, sources told Variety the acquisition was mostly in the form of a stock swap... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-05-22 09:54:48 UTC ]
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The coronavirus is causing many publishers to experience of bifurcation of their ad sales that’s led to an evaporation of the mid-sized deal. Many large digital publishers are finding the bulk of their deal flow is smaller deals. There are still the big fish to land with wide-ranging campaigns,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A video-poem by Tom Roberts has caught the attention of Hollywood and will likely become a children’s book. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlequin is introducing a new size for its mass market paperbacks, the Mass Market Paperback Max. All Max titles will have a larger trim size than standard mass market and premium mass market formats, and will be priced at $9.99. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Frier traces the company’s cultural impact along with its business history. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-30 15:32:33 UTC ]
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This bigger mass market paperback will make “for a more comfortable reading experience," said Kensington CEO Steve Zacharius, who noted that, with sales of the traditional format in steady decline, he believes the larger size could revitalize the format. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Endowment for the Arts is now taking applications for $75 million in grants to nonprofit arts organizations to combat job losses related to Covid-19. Grants are fixed at $50,000 for individual nonprofits. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author James Patterson is spearheading a group that includes Reese Witherspoon, Reese’s Book Club, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, and the American Booksellers Association in an effort to raise millions of dollars to help save independent bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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