The founders of publishing and lifestyle brand Own It! have announced their active support for a US-based Black communities group, the Movement for Black Lives. It follows the death of George Floyd on 25th May, as protests over police brutality in the US multiply. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:57:42 UTC ]
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Baroness Gail Rebuck is to address the issue of women in publishing at FutureBook Live 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 03:33:27 UTC ]
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Did you know that there’s an entire genre of books dedicated to white people going to Nepal to find themselves? I didn’t either! But it’s not so surprising since the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, and its 2010 film adaptation, which has caused an uptick in tourism to... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-02 11:00:13 UTC ]
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Orion m.d. Katie Espiner is the latest keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019; she will reflect on her four years at the Hachette-owned publishing business, as well as what it means to be one of the highest profile female leaders in the book sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 20:24:57 UTC ]
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Jacaranda publisher Magdalene Abraha will launch a groundbreaking non-fiction black history series next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 18:06:58 UTC ]
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Chris Duffey, senior strategic development manager at Adobe, will deliver the Creative Keynote at FutureBook Live. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 16:19:02 UTC ]
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Cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra is announced as the third keynote for FutureBook Live 2019, following Waterstones m.d. James Daunt and Bookstat founder Paul Abbassi. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 07:17:19 UTC ]
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Paul Abbassi, formerly known as the "Data Guy", is the second keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s annual publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 17:02:07 UTC ]
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James Daunt will give the opening keynote at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s annual publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 00:54:13 UTC ]
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Biographies reveal the beliefs behind the personas of Mr. Rogers, Johnny Cash, and Queen Elizabeth. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Ann Dowd and Sally Hawkins will join Margaret Atwood as special guests for a live cinema event to mark the publication of The Testaments (Vintage). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-05 17:42:42 UTC ]
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Delegates at this year’s FutureBook Conference will have the chance to receive a full day of training into coding, as part of the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 14:40:06 UTC ]
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Ibram X. Kendi writes of being influenced by racist ideas — and how to get rid of them. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-23 18:06:57 UTC ]
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Tope Folarin’s debut novel is all at once a search for identity, an immigrant story, and a bildungsroman. A Particular Kind of Black Man follows Tunde Akintola, a Nigerian American in a small town in Utah. Torn between the culture of his Nigerian parents, and the white Mormon culture of Utah,... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-08-21 11:00:12 UTC ]
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Lily James will join Margaret Atwood as a special guest for the live cinema event to mark the long-awaited publication of The Testaments (Chatto & Windus). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 10:18:34 UTC ]
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A biography of war correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum and Olivia Laing’s novel Crudo have won this year’s James Tait Black Prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 07:50:33 UTC ]
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Malorie Blackman laments the lack of BAME children’s characters. I know – it’s a real battle to get writers of colour publishedMy daughter, like me, is of mixed heritage. She has wildly curly hair, as have I. When she was born four years ago I was given five copies of the same kids’ picture book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-17 07:00:41 UTC ]
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Black & White Publishing has snapped up Edinburgh-based food and drink reviewer Ailidh Forlan's take on street food. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-16 12:35:25 UTC ]
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Black & White will publish Caitlin McBride's "intimate and inspirational" collection of stories from Irish women later this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 13:41:32 UTC ]
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Steven Greenhouse recounts unions’ failures and breakthroughs, and the new challenges they face. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-09 15:15:08 UTC ]
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Keep the technology-inspired horror and thrill going with six short stories for fans of BLACK MIRROR--just don't read them on your ereader! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-08 10:35:58 UTC ]
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