On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Maggie Downs, author of the memoir and travelogue, Braver Than You Think: Around the World On the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime about the year she spent traveling around the world, fulfilling many of her mother’s unmet wishes as she was dying of […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-11 18:38:48 UTC ]
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Comic book fans say they welcome diverse characters, despite a Marvel boss claiming otherwise. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As schools turn to open digital resources to cut student costs, reeling college book makers are looking for ways to monetize the free content. The digital revolution has been rocking the academic publishing applecart for years. Students bristling at the price of books—an intro biology text can... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has said that Hillary Clinton's forthcoming book, first acquired as a collection of essays, will in fact constitute her "most personal memoir yet". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first pictures from the forthcoming Terry Pratchett exhibition at the Salisbury Museum have been revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty-three years ago, Jeff Bezos was selling books out of his garage. On Thursday, the Amazon chief executive at least temporarily dethroned Bill Gates as the richest person in the world. Following a 1.3% jump in Amazon.com Inc. shares Thursday morning, Bezos, 53, was worth as much as $91.3... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK is bringing a children's imprint focused on Muslim characters and stories to the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading app Amazon Rapids has extended its offering with Signature Stories, a feature which introduces stories from its TV shows. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With branded content hard to do profitably, publishers including Atlantic Media and Bloomberg Media are trying to offer strategic services on a retainer basis. The post ‘We’re building an end-to-end solution’: Bloomberg wants in on the agency business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the most thrilling experiences an author can have is walking into a bookstore and finding their book on the shelves Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2017-07-18 13:39:29 UTC ]
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‘So my $15m book deal got cancelled because a few snowflakes were upset over something I said about children. Well, diddums’This is the book people said couldn’t be published because I was so dangerous. Well, you don’t get to silence The World’s Most Dangerous Faggot that easily. Have I said... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are “bracing for a book loan boom” as the Summer Reading Challenge launches this week, headed by presenter Dermot O'Leary. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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David Tennant will read the audio version of Cressida Cowell’s The Wizard of Once (Hodder Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From a city-wide book exchange in Latvia to a ‘New Writers Festival’ in Greece, European book fairs have a wide array of approaches to promoting reading, revealed in an Aldus report. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Not the Normal Book Presentation Routine’ ollowing the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From an examination of an iconic record to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a classic movie, these releases offer a variety to baseball book lovers. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly 20 years after her début bestseller Ralph’s Party, Lisa Jewell reflects on her long career and her recent move into psychological thrillers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s summertime – that glorious season of green grass, bare feet, and lots of playtime with best friends. When it comes to summer reading, how better to celebrate than with picture books that feature exactly such joys? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forest Hill Library in Lewisham has started renting out desk space at the cost of £200 a month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading figures have urged the publishing industry to pool its data and money to create a cross-industry campaign about the value of books and reading. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair–October 11-15 this year–welcomes an immense and eloquent Guest of Honor program from France with Institut français Deutschland. The post ‘An Experimental Space for Multilingualism’: France at Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning rapper, graphic novelist and entrepreneur Akala has turned his talent to picture books, with new series endorsing a meritocratic message. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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