If the presidential election is declared for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump sometime after Wednesday morning, many of New York’s leaders may learn of that result as they schmooze in hotel ballrooms or lounge by the beach.The five-day Somos Puerto Rico conference kicks off in San Juan on Wednesday, marking the typical post-election start for an event that has evolved into a must-attend for New York lobbyists, nonprofit leaders and politicians across the city and state. Known as a hotbed of gossip and dealmaking, this year’s conference will no doubt be defined by the presidential election, as well as jockeying for the 2025 mayoral race and subsequent contest for City Council speaker.“You can miss a lot of galas and happy hours — you cannot miss Somos,” said Democratic consultant Trip Yang, who said the conference is an unparalleled opportunity to get face time with New York’s power brokers when they are not surrounded by legions of staff. “The people with big titles don’t have nearly as many gatekeepers at Somos.”A Harris win, of course, would set a jubilant mood in the halls of the host Caribe Hilton hotel, given New York’s overwhelmingly Democratic political class. A Trump victory would put a damper on the festivities — and any lingering uncertainty over the presidential victor would leave the conference in limbo. (Trump earned himself even less goodwill in Puerto Rico when a speaker at his Oct. 27 Madison Square Garden denigrated the territory as an “island of garbage,”... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2024-11-05 10:48:20 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children's is to publish author and illustrator Beach's first picture book, secured in a three-title deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-11 20:46:58 UTC ]
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What do actual readers think about the books which land on the New York Times Bestseller List? A new study finds out. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-09 10:33:00 UTC ]
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The Brooklyn Book Festival, launched in 2006, is New York City’s largest free festival that connects readers with local, national, and international writers over the course of a grand literary week. This year, due to COVID-19, the book festival is being held virtually. In addition to hosting a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-02 08:47:52 UTC ]
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Book Club, an indie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, was only open for a few months before the pandemic hit. Since then, its owners have gotten creative, and are raising the store’s profile. Here's how. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Five finalists have been chosen by the jurors of PW Star Watch for 2020 from among a group of 40 honorees. A virtual party and the announcement of this year's Superstar will be held October 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. poet laureate Robin Coste Lewis and other poets share experiences and verse with L.A. Times Book Club readers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-24 20:18:48 UTC ]
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Former President Barack Obama's memoir A PROMISED LAND will be published on November 17, 2020. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-09-17 16:53:16 UTC ]
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Trapeze has acquired a new poetry collection from Nikita Gill, titled Where Hope Comes From, written in response to the global crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-17 15:46:00 UTC ]
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President Obama announced Thursday that his forthcoming memoir, 'A Promised Land,' will take readers inside his White House. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-09-17 15:24:24 UTC ]
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“Everything is copy.” That was an Ephron family saying that I’ve adopted as my own maxim, and it is in that spirit that my debut novel A World Between––a tale of two queer women of color, Eleanor and Leena, who grow away from and towards each other over the course of 13 years––is a web […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-15 08:48:45 UTC ]
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'Publishers Weekly' and Frankfurter Buchmesse have named 40 publishing professionals as honorees for PW Star Watch 2020, the annual publishing and bookselling award now in its sixth year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Comic-Con is taking its mammoth real-world presence into a new virtual space, dubbed the Metaverse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Why aren’t there more Science Fiction Black writers? There aren’t because there aren’t. What we don’t see, we assume can’t be. What a destructive assumption. —Octavia E. Butler, in Octavia E. Butler: Telling My Stories. A small good thing amid the unrelenting horror: This week, almost fifty... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-03 16:37:21 UTC ]
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Richard & Judy's Autumn Book Club features returning novelist Jessie Burton, alongside two debut writers, in the six-strong line-up. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-03 08:14:36 UTC ]
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Faber will publish How To Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy of US rock band Wilco in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 20:41:03 UTC ]
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The London Review Bookshop has partnered with the MUBI streaming service for the broadcast of eight films to be accompanied by fortnightly conversations with writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 17:23:15 UTC ]
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In her first novel in five years, the author of “My Brilliant Friend” revisits old themes. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-09-01 09:00:11 UTC ]
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As in “My Brilliant Friend,” Ferrante’s new novel follows a girl who measures her worth against another complicated character. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-31 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-08-28 20:34:31 UTC ]
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