Panel Mania: ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez is a riveting combination of graphic memoir and inspirational scholarship. An attorney frustrated by repeated encounters with sexism and racism in the criminal justice system, Hall returned to pursue a PhD in history, in a personal search for women warriors lost to … The post Panel Mania: ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’ appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'

[ The Millions | 2021-05-21 10:00:17 UTC ]
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Why Are So Many Women Perfectionists? Christian Author Blames Social Media

Amy Carroll examines perfectionism and encourages readers to question their motives in her book 'Breaking Up with Perfect.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women in translation flourishing

Two new independent publishers, Calisi Press and Les Fugitives, are launching with the remit of publishing only women in translation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel beaters: the comic book tech revolution is here

Alan Moore’s Electricomics app liberates graphic fiction from the boundaries of the page at a tap of your iPad screen. Here’s what to expectReaders have been promised a revolution in graphic storytelling ever since the dawn of the internet, but this week’s launch of Alan Moore’s Electricomics... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Story Behind (and Tips From) the Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaign in the History of Journalism

A simple WordPress blog named #NoHaceFaltaPapel didn’t exist a year ago. Well now it’s a publishing company whose El Español is responsible for the largest crowdfunding campaign for journalism to date. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven Stories to publish book on history of illustration

Seven Stories has delved into its own archive to put together a book about children’s illustration, which it will publish with Walker Books in October. Drawn from the Archive: Hidden Histories of Illustration is edited by Sarah Lawrence, Seven Stories’ collection director, who looks at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Binders Full of Women Writers: can a secret Facebook group claim to be inclusive?

Can an online ‘safe space’ be both selective and preoccupied with inclusivity? That’s a question that Binders Full of Women Writers is trying to sort out after a member published an article about the Facebook groupThe first rule of Binders Full of Women Writers is: you do not talk about Binders... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle turns five: independent women thrive in ebook bestseller charts

EL James and Rachel Abbott take the ebook top spots as self-published success spreads on Amazon’s e-reader Related: Rachel Abbott: 'Self-publishing means the success of my books is entirely down to me' Five years ago, Rachel Abbott was retired. Today, she has been named the most popular... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads acquires novel about Vanderbilt women

Two Roads is to publish a book reimagining the lives of three women from the Vanderbilt family. Publisher Lisa Highton bought UK rights for the currently untitled book by Therese Anne Fowler from Jenny Meyer on behalf of Wendy Sherman. The book will “take readers from the extravagant world of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning

Reviews editor Alex Crowley recommends this compelling new take on how the Holocaust was allowed to happen, and what it means for contemporary society. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police: Woman lured by man on Facebook lived in a closet, held as sex slave

A woman was held captive in a closet and sexually abused by a Richmond, Calif., man she met on Facebook a year ago, police said. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff Pick: A Nearly Infallible History of Christianity

PW's religion reviews editor recommends the funniest history of Christianity you'll ever read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Photo Mania: San Diego Comic-Con International 2015

Tens of thousands of pop culture fans descended on San Diego July 8-12 and PW Comics World was around all weekend at Comic-Con Internattional: San Diego, the biggest pop culture convention in North America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colourful histories

There is something encouraging about seeing the name B T Batsford featuring so prominently in The Bookseller’s half-year round up. I don’t mean to show favouritism—it is equally pleasing to see Michael O’Mara (in its 30th year) and Laurence King also doing so well out of the shifting non-fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Can Women Change the World? Book by Book 

As a literary agent, Frankfurt has been a launch pad for some of the most powerful women’s voices from around the world. This year will be no different. The post How Can Women Change the World? Book by Book  appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2018, this publisher will only release books by women. Here's why.

After attending a panel discussion on 'The Crisis of American Fiction,' in which an all-male panel discussed only male authors for an entire hour, author Kamila Shamsie began to research the dearth of women in publishing and literary fiction. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Process Mania: The Making of Jonathan Case's 'The New Deal'

Artist Jonathan Case shares an exclusive look at the art process for 'The New Deal,' his historical graphic novel due this fall from Dark Horse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 is the year of 'merger mania'

I was recently reading in Forbes Magazine that the U.S. has had the best first quarter for mergers since 2000 with $414.7 billion (£267 billion), and it was the best first quarter ever for Asian (non-Japan) M&A with $199.7 billion (£128 billion). In fact, the first quarter of 2015 will go... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No men allowed: publisher accepts novelist's 'year of women' challenge

Small press And Other Stories will produce no books by men in 2018 in answer to Kamila Shamsie’s call for direct action to beat gender bias in publishingSmall press And Other Stories has answered author Kamila Shamsie’s provocative call for a year of publishing women to redress “gender bias” in... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade has mixed views on Shamsie's Year of Publishing Women

Author Kamila Shamsie is “right to draw attention” to gender inequality in publishing, but her suggestion of a year in which only books by women are published has been greeted with mixed views by the trade. Writing in the latest issue of The Bookseller, Shamsie [pictured] said 2018 – the 100th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kamila Shamsie: let’s have a year of publishing only women – a provocation

It is clear that there is a gender bias in publishing houses and the world of books. Well, enough. Why not try something radical? Make 2018 the Year of Publishing Women, in which no new titles should be by menSeveral years ago, Martin Amis chaired a literary festival panel on “The Crisis of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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