After the former book editor of the New York Times published an Op-Ed decrying trans-inclusive language, the online literary community spoke out. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-07-07 19:21:33 UTC ]
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She wrote more than 30 books, drawing on history, politics and her own life while examining race, class and gender in America. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-15 17:25:58 UTC ]
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I’ve had the grand pleasure of meeting Julia Alvarez twice. The first meeting was figurative: I met her through her writing. I was in middle school, searching for a silent reading book in my classroom library. There, on the shelf of books that seemed less shelf than treasure chest, was a novel... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-14 09:49:59 UTC ]
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Greg Tate, acclaimed author, journalist, cultural critic, musician, activist, and professor, died on December 7 in New York City. He was 64. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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As a Village Voice critic, he became one of the leading chroniclers of the emergence of hip-hop and had a powerful influence on later critics. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-09 00:26:12 UTC ]
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In the last few years, we have seen a boom in books written by trans authors. Here are some graphic trans memoirs right on the cutting edge. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-06 11:38:00 UTC ]
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The main character in “The Lyrics” is his best friend and fiercest rival, John Lennon Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2021-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A posthumously published story collection by the best-selling author of “The Shadow of the Wind” blends the familiar with a new perspective. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Move comes after former Daily Mail editor pulled out of the running to be next Ofcom chairmanPaul Dacre has returned to the Daily Mail publisher as editor-in-chief of the newspaper’s parent company after pulling out of the running to be the next chair of the media regulator, Ofcom.His... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-22 15:31:03 UTC ]
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Cambridge Dictionary has announced "perseverance" as its Word of the Year 2021, after a spike of searches as NASA’s Perseverance Rover made its final descent to Mars in February. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-17 09:39:04 UTC ]
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Now in its fifth award cycle, the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize names 16 books to its 2022 longlist, with a shortlist to come February 23. The post Aspen Institute Names Its 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-11-10 20:01:06 UTC ]
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Marlowe Granados is the guest. Her debut novel, Happy Hour, is out now from Verso Books. Subscribe and download the episode, wherever you get your podcasts! From the episode: Marlowe Granados: I think that you have to wait a little bit for the correct timing. That was my main gripe with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-09 09:50:34 UTC ]
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The publicity and marketing campaign for Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics (Allen Lane) has featured in a major advertising campaign, including 100 bus adverts running across London, Manchester and Liverpool. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 19:32:40 UTC ]
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The untitled book will include the Oscar-winning actor’s thoughts on acting, directing, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward, drinking, politics and racing. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2021-11-03 17:41:46 UTC ]
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If you’re like me and have a deep appreciation and love of classic Hollywood, then you’ll be delighted to hear that Knopf plans to publish Paul Newman’s memoir in the fall of 2022. The actor, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, began working on his memoir in the 1980s; according to the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-03 14:46:35 UTC ]
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Writer says they had not realised they should speak up about the title when the book was first published, but it will henceforth take the heroine’s female nameAlex Gino’s award-winning children’s novel about a trans girl, George, is being renamed Melissa, after Gino and publisher Scholastic said... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-11-02 14:38:09 UTC ]
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Coward’s passion for theater, from its grubbiest particulars to its headiest heights, is the thread that binds together a slightly miscellaneous collection. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Merriam-Webster announced the newly added words on its website, saying “Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding.” Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2021-10-29 15:43:47 UTC ]
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In “The Lyrics,” McCartney delivers an insider’s look at all the songs — and giving credit to Black artists along the way. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
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In his latest book “Rationality,” cognitive scientist Steven Pinker extols the power of critical thinking to propel society forward. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2021-10-28 19:20:41 UTC ]
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This brilliant 1976 memoir evokes the author’s Chinese immigrant family and summons the ghosts who haunt it. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-21 14:55:13 UTC ]
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