Obituary: Paul Goble

Caldecott-winning children’s author-illustrator Paul Goble, widely known for his picture books inspired by Native American culture and lore, died on January 5 at age 83. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Obituary: Mary Ann Hoberman

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Christine Baker obituary

Editor with the Paris-based publisher Gallimard Jeunesse who was determined to give British children’s books a presence in FranceChristine Baker, who has died aged 71 of cancer, did much to give British children’s books a presence in France, making them readily available to families and schools... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-07-10 16:54:07 UTC ]
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Mavis Cheek obituary

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[ The Guardian | 2023-07-04 16:07:50 UTC ]
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Bestselling authors Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay sue OpenAI over copyright infringement

Two bestselling novelists filed a suit against OpenAI, claiming the company used intellectual property to 'train' its artificial intelligence chatbot. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Robert Gottlieb obituary

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News Corp sports journalist Paul Kent faces court after being charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend

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Gerald Rose obituary

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[ The Guardian | 2023-05-12 17:25:36 UTC ]
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HPG's Paul Hendrickson to Retire

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