OUP investigates possible update to definition of 'woman'

Oxford University Press editors are investigating a possible update to its definition of "woman", after an online survey, which has almost 30,000 signatures, branded the definitions used as "sexist". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 01:41:57 UTC ]
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Did Dr. Seuss know what horses looked like? (An investigation.)

One of my toddler’s favorite books is Dr. Seuss’s ABC. I like the narcotic effect of the sing-song rhymes, she likes getting praised whenever she correctly screams a letter, and we both like the goofy little drawings. Every time I get to H, though—”Hungry Horse. Hen in hat. H…h…H”—I ask myself... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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AALA Expands Membership Criteria, Updates Canon of Ethics

The Association of American Literary Agents has expanded its membership criteria and canon of ethics in an effort to create, as it explained, a "more equitable, participatory, diverse, and inclusive publishing community." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Portrait of an Angry Young Woman Set in Contemporary India

Naheed Phiroze Patel’s debut novel Mirror Made of Rain follows Noomi Wadia, an indignant young woman raised in a Parsi family in India, through a world that is keen to control women and safeguard long-established pecking orders. Since her childhood, Noomi has had a difficult relationship with... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-05-19 11:00:00 UTC ]
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George Pérez, Who Gave New Life to Wonder Woman, Dies at 67

Working for both Marvel and DC, he created comic book series that brought superheroes together, and was co-creator of The New Teen Titans. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-05-08 18:57:05 UTC ]
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In Mieko Kawakami’s engrossing novel, a woman’s demons emerge at night

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-05 13:55:46 UTC ]
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Authors Condemn Forthcoming OUP Title

A book by Australian academic Dr. Holly Lawford-Smith, 'Gender-Critical Feminism,' has led a group of authors to mount a campaign criticizing Oxford University Press's decision to publish a title they say encourages anti-trans rhetoric. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Young Woman’s Formative Queer Affair With a Married Lover

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[ Electric Literature | 2022-05-03 11:00:00 UTC ]
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An author investigates the disappearance of an early movie luminary

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Congress Investigates Book Banning in Schools

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In ‘Fencing with the King,’ a search for family truths puts a woman at odds with her powerful uncle

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The Fallacies of Applying the UN Hate Speech Definition to Literature (shelftalker)

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OUP report shows disadvantaged students 'significantly affected' in pandemic

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-25 04:47:23 UTC ]
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