Ditko, who was best known as co-creator of the iconic superhero Spider-Man, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment June 29. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Radio 2 Book Club, now marking 10 years on air, is moving to a prime-time daytime slot on Steve Wright's show. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-18 12:29:27 UTC ]
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OverDrive has donated more than 6.6 million units to libraries and schools since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis. And the company’s efforts have extended beyond the pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Johnny Flynn will narrate the audiobook of The Octopus Man by Jasper Gibson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 17:21:47 UTC ]
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Breaking from the James Bond mold, he turned the spy novel into high art as he explored the moral compromises of agents on both sides of the Iron curtain. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-12-14 16:04:51 UTC ]
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A onetime British spy, he used the Cold War as his canvas in such novels as “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-13 10:56:56 UTC ]
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Ava Weiss, the highly regarded, former longtime art director at Greenwillow Books, died on November 25 at the age of 95. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Alison Lurie, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for her novel Foreign Affairs (Vintage), has died at the age of 94. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-03 22:01:54 UTC ]
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Her books, including “Foreign Affairs” and “The War Between the Tates,” chronicled the lives of women searching for self-knowledge and self-fulfillment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-03 12:42:07 UTC ]
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Sara Lycett, a retired Williams & Wilkins publishing executive, has died at 81. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2020-11-30 22:13:50 UTC ]
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Centred around a Blues Party in London, the second film from the Small Axe anthology captured the excitement of setting up a party but missed things about sound system culture in the UK. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2020-11-30 15:04:41 UTC ]
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One of Perry’s unique talents is his ability to tell the same story over and over again, while finding ways to make it fresh and absorbing. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-29 06:53:26 UTC ]
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Part ghost story, part mystery, “The Thirty Names of Night” is also an exposé on systemic racism and an honest account of the LGBTQ and refugee experience. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-23 11:57:29 UTC ]
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A writer of extraordinary range and productivity, she was also one of the world’s first well-known transgender public figures. Her book “Conundrum” was an international best seller. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-20 09:25:00 UTC ]
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Don O’Connor, Macmillan’s senior field sales and national account manager for Ingram Kids, died on November 13. He was 63. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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William “Bill” B. Eerdmans Jr., who led the family-owned Christian publishing house Wm. B. Eerdmans for more than 50 years, died on November 13. He was 97. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The actor-writer-musician and illustrator teamed up on the new book “A Wealth of Pigeons.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Michael P. Jeffries reviews Les Payne and Tamara Payne’s book, “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X,” in this week’s issue. In 1992, Michael Eric Dyson wrote for the Book Review about a select group of books that examine Malcolm X’s life. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-11-13 10:00:01 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has pre-empted an "irresistible" trilogy based on the hit feminist erotic podcast "Dirty Diana", which stars Demi Moore. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-10 03:03:15 UTC ]
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Krauss’s four previous novels proved she’s a writer’s writer; her new story collection cements her reputation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-05 14:31:07 UTC ]
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