Politics in Paris: Russia’s Country of Honor Stint at the Salon du Livre Reflects Strained Relations

Book fairs can find themselves in the middle of shifting geopolitics. At the just-closed Salon du Livre in Paris, the French president sidestepped a visit to Russia's Country of Honor stand. The post Politics in Paris: Russia’s Country of Honor Stint at the Salon du Livre Reflects Strained Relations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Political partners, personal friends: Inside the Obama-Biden bond

Steven Levingston explores how an unlikely pair overcame mutual skepticism to work together. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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TikTok is banning political ads, Taboola buys Outbrain, plus the latest from the ANAs : Friday Wake-Up Call

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 10:00:00 UTC ]
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New connected TV study debunks 3 common myths about political advertising

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[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-02 13:42:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell novel and Fleabag extract revealed at Sceptre Salon

David Mitchell read from his new novel at a Sceptre Salon storytelling event last night, which also featured an exclusive extract from Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s highly sought-after "Fleabag" book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 10:01:54 UTC ]
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Russia’s Book Business Statistics Chief: Some Market Contraction

Industry output in Russia continues to slide, according to figures cited by the market's book chamber, even as book prices rise. The post Russia’s Book Business Statistics Chief: Some Market Contraction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-10-02 03:20:55 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers honor Ottessa Moshfegh, Jonathan Lethem and the Natural History Museum

Southern California Independent Booksellers Association honors 2019 award winners Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-10-02 01:12:51 UTC ]
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Feminism, cyber warfare and politics feature at sell-out Cliveden Literary Festival

The Cliveden Literary Festival returned for a third time last weekend with Ian McEwan, Howard Jacobson and Elif Shafak among the authors taking part in a busy event that saw speakers discuss topics from feminism to Russian spies, cyberwarfare and conspiracy theories to secrets of the universe.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 13:22:16 UTC ]
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In Art and Words, a Book Lover Honors the Characters He Can’t Forget

Alberto Manguel sketches 10 classic figures from fiction, including Dracula, Captain Nemo and Long John Silver. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Digiday Publishing Summit Event Briefing: The strain of revenue diversification

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In 1980s politics and movies, a longing for lost innocence

Reagan and Hollywood mixed feel-good nostalgia and Cold War fear, writes J. Hoberman. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Bell calls for publishing to 'reflect all children' in bid to boost reading

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 02:34:03 UTC ]
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The politics of publishing

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In ‘High School,’ Tegan and Sara Quin reflect on coming out and hitting it big

In alternating chapters, the twin musicians look back at their tumultuous teen years. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Science fiction offers a useful way to explore China-Africa relations

Science fiction writing often serves as a thought experiment that explores shared and hidden beliefs whose material and political reverberations lie further in the future. Continue reading at The Conversation

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National Book Foundation Honors American Booksellers’ Oren Teicher

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-10 03:33:15 UTC ]
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Stephen King’s ‘The Institute’ turns our political moment into gripping horror

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NBF Honors ABA CEO with Literarian Award

Outgoing American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher, who has run the ABA for a decade, will receive this year's National Book Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-09-08 21:23:19 UTC ]
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Democracy overboard: Rupert Murdoch's long war on Australian politics | Kevin Rudd

Australia has become a dangerously complacent country, dancing to the reactionary tune of the Murdoch pressAustralia has become the complacent country. Complacent about its future economic competitiveness. Complacent about climate change. Complacent about how to navigate our future in the region... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Translator Grossman to Be Honored by Words Without Borders

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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