Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and bestselling author who sought to humanize people with brain disorders by portraying their bizarre lives not as litanies of freakish behaviors but as examples of resiliency, has died. He was 82. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his new novel, Matt Haig goes back to the place where he fell apart — Ibiza, Spain — and reclaims it. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-09-05 09:00:15 UTC ]
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Get into the life of a Civil Rights icon when she's still a girl, learn about Nigerian women protesting, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-09-04 15:35:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-04 13:00:08 UTC ]
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He pioneered the bookstore-as-superstore, a retail behemoth that dominated the industry before Amazon overtook it with its online reach. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-30 23:05:12 UTC ]
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From a library worker strike to the upcoming 'SALEM'S LOT adaptation, catch up on all the news relevant to libraries this week. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-30 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Jodi Picoult has the #3 book in the country with ‘By Any Another Name,’ a fictional exploration of the theory that poet Emilia Bassano ghostwrote Shakespeare’s works. Plus Adalyn Grace wraps her Belladona YA romantasy trilogy, and William Kent Krueger makes a ‘Spirit Crossing’ onto our list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A major lawsuit challenges Florida's book banning law, SPARE is finally coming out in paperback, and how the NYPL memed its way into saving more than 50 million bucks from being cut from its budget. All in today's top book news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-29 16:33:25 UTC ]
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The August 29 complaint over H.B. 1069 argues that the statute is vague and overbroad, and that it has led to the improper removal of hundreds of books from school and classroom libraries in the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop gets into used books, guessing the 2024 NBA Long List for Fiction, and a couple of real bummer stories in today's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-08-28 21:45:13 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-28 13:00:32 UTC ]
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Former Barnes & Noble chair Leonard Riggio, powerhouse of modern bookselling, has died at 83, his family says Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-08-27 17:25:53 UTC ]
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Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by turning Barnes & Noble into the dominant bookstore chain in the United States, then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-21 13:00:54 UTC ]
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The complaint accuses Anthropic of using a dataset dubbed “the Pile,” which allegedly includes a trove of pirated works, to develop its Claude AI product. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-08-14 13:00:11 UTC ]
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Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Betty A. Prashker, one of the first women to rise high in publishing’s editorial ranks and an enterprising editor of feminist nonfiction, died on July 30 at her daughter's home in the Berkshires. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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