Kristen Arnett’s debut follows a woman trying to keep her family’s taxidermy shop afloat. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-06-05 13:50:57 UTC ]
Salon’s new owners say they see an easy path to profits for the troubled news publisher. On May 8, Salon Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-05-20 19:00:45 UTC ]
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Wouk authored million-selling books like "The Caine Mutiny" and "The Winds Of War." Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-17 16:46:19 UTC ]
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It sounded dreamy. Late last year, signs of an “AltOS” mode appeared in Google code, indicating that the company was working on a way to let you dual-boot into Windows 10 on high-end Chromebooks like the Pixelbook. It was apparently too good to be true, alas, as new developments suggest that... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2019-05-16 18:03:00 UTC ]
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Cultural critic Damon Young discusses his memoir ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,’ and its goal of filling gaps in racial perceptions. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2017, pro-Labour posts and memes were shared more widely on Facebook than Conservative messages. What has changed since then? Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2019-05-13 00:19:58 UTC ]
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In her mesmerizing debut novel, “Miracle Creek,” Angie Kim takes readers into the courtroom for a story of lies and a trial to find the truth. It isn’t a crime to lie. But it is a crime to lie in a courtroom. Even the smallest lie can contaminate a trial, and in “Miracle Creek,” Kim shows... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-10 18:50:00 UTC ]
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Imagine the novel idea of being able to read the news without a pop-up ad or a screen notification for a new email or a tweet from the White House. As some magazines have gone digital-only, other big publishers and brands have reversed course and leaned deeper into the ultimate lean back... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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She served on President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-05 17:50:42 UTC ]
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A new study finds that by 2050, the dead will outnumber the living on Facebook. Here’s how the company is designing user experiences to face the billions of dead users to come. By 2050, the dead will outnumber the living on Facebook. That’s a conservative estimate, according to a study... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although serial entrepreneur Rufus Griscom has a background in books, he had no intention of getting into the book business when he launched a new venture, Heleo, in 2015. With the Next Big Idea Club, that's changed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I don’t think we’re there yet. While various interested parties are trying sell Apple News+ as an obvious win-win-win-win-win for publishers, readers, Apple, democracy, cats, dogs and the perfect flaky pie crust, color me skeptical. Oh, there was no shortage of optimism when Apple announced the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sphere non-fiction publisher Adam Strange has stepped down from his role and has left Little, Brown after 12 years with the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Season 9 finale of "The Walking Dead" was the lowest-rated finale the show has ever had. In the Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings, Sunday's finale averaged a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers. In fairness, that is up over 20% in both measures compared to last week's episode... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-02 15:50:00 UTC ]
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Poor working conditions for book editors are ingrained. It’s time for that to change – no matter how much we love our jobsBook editors love their jobs, perhaps more than the average worker. We work diligently with motivated and inspiring peers on projects we are proud of. You may not realise... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the productivity wisdom we accept may be flat-out wrong. Greater productivity is a workplace holy grail. We study how to better manage our time to get more done. We evaluate what to delegate, as well as the tasks we should skip entirely. We read books and listen to podcasts about how to... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook paints a bleak picture for the media industry, while ignoring its own role in publishing’s demise. Benevolent Doctor Facebook today gave the country a very grave diagnosis via a blog post. The company has found that–wait for it–local news is dying. In fact, Facebook says that about... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bath-based travel publisher Wild Things Publishing has won the inaugural British Book Awards Small Press of the Year, announced at the London Book Fair, and sponsored by the CPI Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People keep saying that it would never get past the censorious new generation, rather forgetting its arduous struggle to be printed in the 1950sIf millennials are currently aged between the ages of 22 and 36, I am one, albeit somewhere in the upper echelons – and I am also a publisher. And so I... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With what one of the show's artists calls "a perpetual golden hour" palette, Arna Selznick and her Nelvana team bring Ashley Spires' children's book to animated life. The post Kids Can Press’ ‘Most Magnificent Thing’ Animated Short Is Out From Nelvana appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook content moderators are suffering breakdowns, paranoia and mental health issues according to a person who claims to be a moderator for the company, and who hosted an anonymous Reddit "Ask Me Anything" Monday night. The interview and questions took place a day after The Verge published an... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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