On this episode of Personal Space: The Memoir Show, Sari Botton interviews Matt Ortile, author of the memoir The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I’ve Made About Race, Resistance and Romance, published by Bold Type Books. Ortile writes about owning his identity as a gay, Filipino-American in a world curated for the […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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These new books draw back the curtain to depict the individuals pulling the levers at some of the past century’s most powerful organizations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Much of the discussion during GLIBA's annual membership meeting, held virtually, centered upon upcoming in-person gatherings. GLIBA also reported a spike in new members, with 205 stores, the highest in many years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing has landed former footballer Nedum Onuoha’s autobiography, Kicking Back. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 15:16:18 UTC ]
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Marcus Rashford MBE has been named FutureBook Person of the Year. The Manchester United and England footballer is the fourth recipient of the award after publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove, writer Kit de Waal and Meryl Halls, m.d. of the Booksellers Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-06 05:03:55 UTC ]
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Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford MBE, who published his first book and launched a book club with Macmillan Children’s Books this year, talks to The Bookseller after being named FutureBook Person of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-05 19:06:34 UTC ]
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AAR/SBL 2021 embraces a dual format in San Antonio, Tex. from Nov. 20-23 this year, after an on-line only meeting last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has scooped a personal memoir from Scottish writer and visual artist Amanda Thomson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-24 15:10:24 UTC ]
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One of the first in-person publisher showcases took place this week with the 2022 line-up from the recently launched Hutchinson Heinemann imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 02:33:14 UTC ]
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A high-flying German media giant is ahead on digital media but seems stuck in the past when it comes to the workplace and deal-making. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-18 18:15:07 UTC ]
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The Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Assocation's annual trade show, its first in-person gathering since 2019 was a celebration of a community's resilience, as new booksellers were welcomed to the gathering. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Like Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow, the return of Pop-Up Magazine to live performance suggests the arrival of a new season in the world of in-person events. The publisher announced today that Pop-Up Magazine Productions would be returning to in-person production in November, with shows slated... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-10-05 18:51:39 UTC ]
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While exhibitor and visitor numbers are expected to be well down on pre-pandemic figures, a number of trade professionals have indicated to The Bookseller that they will return to the Frankfurt Book Fair. But what will the new hybrid fair look like? Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-01 09:11:26 UTC ]
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The bestselling, Hugo Award–winning science fiction series, which has reimagined the space opera and spawned an acclaimed television series, will wrap up this November with 'Leviathan Falls.' Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the writing duo known by the pseudonym James S.A. Corey, discusses their... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Charkin says he misses not only those 'incessant meetings with old friends' but also that 'slightly permanent hangover.' He's headed back to Frankfurt. The post Richard Charkin: Why I’m Attending Frankfurt Book Fair in Person appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 12:19:11 UTC ]
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Chicago’s Architecture Biennial could permanently transform the city’s vacant lots. Chicago’s latest attraction is a bright pink playground. Designed by architect Germane Barnes of Studio Barnes, in Miami, the climbable pavilion sits on a vacant lot in North Lawndale, a low-income, majority... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2021-09-28 06:00:28 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation will not hold its planned limited in-person National Book Awards ceremony on November 17, opting once more for a virtual ceremony as new variants of the coronavirus continue to spread. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As the agency develops plans for exploring the moon and Mars, it's seeking cutting-edge research that could turn science fiction into reality. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2021-09-22 21:04:50 UTC ]
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Matt Haig’s latest novel, The Midnight Library, has spent 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list since its publication in September 2020. The novel focuses on Nora Seed, a young woman living in her hometown of Bedford, England, who thinks she has nothing to live for. She decides to die... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-22 08:49:49 UTC ]
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Growing up in the West Midlands, I turned my back on reading books and even visiting libraries for many years. When I start to think back to why this was happening, I realised that not seeing Asian representation within publishing and at libraries was a key factor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-13 23:49:44 UTC ]
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Ahead of his forthcoming memoir, the popular Christian writer tells 'PW' how books by authors with a ‘healthy faith’ helped him escape fundamentalism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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