"The Notebook" author released a statement after emails surfaced appearing to back at least some allegations of racism and homophobia made against him. Continue reading at 'The Huffington Post'
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-06-17 18:44:43 UTC ]
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Green Book winning the Best Picture award was the most-talked-about moment on both Twitter and Facebook during the 91st Academy Awards Sunday night. The most-tweeted-about moments during the event were: Green Book wins Best Picture Shallow wins Best Original Song Rami Malek wins Best Actor Lady... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through a series of vignettes, prolific author and philosopher of religion Nicholas Wolterstorff highlights the communities, philosophies, and faith that shaped his life and writing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The news that J.D. Salinger's family is preparing to publish the late author's previously unseen works has left some literary observers excited and some unsettled. On Friday, the Guardian reported that Matt Salinger, the son of the legendary author of "The Catcher in the Rye," is working to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three small independent publishers from Scotland discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by their limited size and staffing—but there is little limit to their ambition. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fi and Charlotte Duffy-Scott of Glasgow’s Category Is Books recommend eight books by Scottish women and non-binary writers, and Asif Khan, director of the Scottish Poetry Library, has done likewise with women poets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A former stand-up comic has launched a crowdfunding project for a community bookshop in the medieval village of Bletchingly. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Northern California pastor has parted ways with his church following outrage over a sign outside the parish that read, “Bruce Jenner is still a man, homosexuality is still a sin.” The sign, shared on the pastor’s Facebook page, sparked protests and national news coverage. Justin Hoke announced... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times publisher was reportedly eager to appease the Chinese government because its operation in China was at stake. In her new book Merchants of Truth, former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson claims that the news outlet’s publisher drafted a letter “all but apologizing”... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of Mexico’s best-known authors has apologized for the public use of a coarse expression denounced as sexist and anti-gay. “I regret profoundly having used an unfortunate and vulgar phrase, and would hate it if this were interpreted as an aggression against feminist causes or the gay... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is publishing an LGBTQ+ activity book by illustrator and activist Dom&Ink next May. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The decision of Amazon-owned website AbeBooks.com to withdraw from Hungary, the Czech Republic, South Korea and Russia has reportedly sparked an international protest of antiquarian booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown agent Cathryn Summerhayes is to join the morning keynotes at The Bookseller’s AudioBook Conference, held as part of FutureBook Live (30th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is publishing a TV tie-in of Andrea Levy’s The Long Song, set on a sugar plantation in Jamaica in the dying days of slavery, to coincide with its adaptation for a three-part drama on BBC One by Heyday Television and NBC Universal International Studios. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger imprint Stripes Publishing has bought an LGBTQ+ YA thriller by debut author Darren Charlton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) has formed a Rainbow Chapter for members who identify as LGBTQ+ or who are writing novels featuring LGBTQ+ characters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH's Ebury Press is publishing a book of recipes by women displaced by the Grenfell Tower fire, with a foreword by the Duchess of Sussex. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tabloid rails against ‘PC world’, republishing ‘infamous’ caricature by Mark KnightNews Corp in Australia has doubled down on a cartoon published by its Melbourne paper that has been widely derided as a racist caricature of Serena Williams.The cartoon by Mark Knight made international headlines... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department for Education is in consultation with education publishers with a view to introducing a quality assurance or kitemark scheme which would rate teaching resources going into UK schools, The Bookseller can reveal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an era when memberships in social clubs and church attendance are down, and critics say social media appears to be fracturing rather than knitting society together, libraries are stepping in as so-called third places where people can meet and socialize. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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