Project Black Sky: Superheroes, The Dark Horse Way

In a comics marketplace crowded with works by The Big Two, is there room for another superhero universe, let alone another superhero publisher? Dark Horse publisher Mike Richardson thinks so. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus snaps up Brathwaite's 'inspirational' guide to black motherhood

Quercus has snapped up an “urgent and inspirational” guide to life as a black mother from Candice Brathwaite. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-04 15:40:35 UTC ]
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Things ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Characters Do with Books Besides Reading Them

Books are important to the texture of everyday life in Orange Is the New Black, which is based on a memoir ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2019-08-04 10:31:09 UTC ]
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Edward Snowden's memoir was handled as a covert project by his publisher

Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, announced Thursday that Edward Snowden's "Permanent Record" will be released on Sept. 17. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-08-01 19:04:36 UTC ]
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Small Agency Of The Year, Experiential, Gold: Imprint Projects

Before it was an agency, Imprint Projects was a bookstore founded by art curators and exhibition programmers Adam Katz, Dina Pugh and David Kramer. The chops they honed in those positions working across culture and retail formed the roots of what’s now a full-service creative shop that... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-01 02:15:00 UTC ]
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Black & White snaps up vegan lifestyle book from YouTuber Stefanie Moir

Black & White has snapped up YouTube and Instagram influencer Stefanie Moir's debut book.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 08:01:55 UTC ]
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The Angle: This Year’s Literary Sensation Carries a Dark Past

Delia Owens wrote the bestselling book of the year so far. But before she was an author, she was known for some notorious exploits. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2019-07-30 20:55:21 UTC ]
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In a new fantasy series, thrilling adventure takes cues from ‘Project Runway’

Elizabeth Lim’s “Spin the Dawn” follows a girl who disguises herself as a boy in the hopes of becoming the imperial tailor. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-30 16:00:58 UTC ]
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Cranachan and Black & White scoop Scots language grants

Indies Cranachan and Black & White are among the publishers awarded funding from the Scots Language Publication Grants.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-28 10:22:14 UTC ]
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Why the ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Went Back to Prison

Piper Kerman, whose experiences and memoir inspired the Netflix prison dramedy, now works with inmates in correctional facilities. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-26 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Why the ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author Went Back to Prison

Piper Kerman, whose experiences and memoir inspired the Netflix prison dramedy, now works with inmates in correctional facilities. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-07-26 10:00:06 UTC ]
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Finding My Climate-Conscious Tribe: Black Nature Lovers and Writers

Scrolling book-reveals for Lit Hub’s Climate Change Library I sighed, “Here we go again.” On the first day, “Part One: The Classics” listed 48 books written by mostly white authors. The four exceptions, Robert D. Bullard, a Black American and Winona LaDuke, an Indigenous North American, along... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 08:50:12 UTC ]
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As an abused child, he took refuge in superheroes. Then he made a career out of them.

J. Michael Straczynski’s “Becoming Superman” chronicles a horrific upbringing followed by Hollywood success. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-24 14:06:00 UTC ]
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What Draws Carter Wilson To the Dark Side

The author of 'The Dead Girl in 2A' writes dark psychological suspense tinged with horror. Here's why. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles joins forces with Jacaranda to celebrate black British writers

Foyles bookshop has joined forces with indie publisher Jacaranda for its Twenty in 2020 initiative, celebrating black British writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 20:34:16 UTC ]
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New Barnsley library opens in £180m regeneration project

A new state-of-the-art library has opened in the centre of Barnsley as the “cornerstone” of a £180m regeneration project. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 11:03:48 UTC ]
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To Restore Faith in Democracy, The Purple Project Calls on Magazines

The Purple Project for Democracy, a non-partisan coalition, campaign and movement, is looking turning to magazines to help initiate a national branding campaign. “When we started this almost 17 months ago, we saw some eye-rolling,” says Purple co-founder Bob Garfield, who is also co-host of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-16 19:13:28 UTC ]
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Lakeith Stanfield will star in an adaptation of Kwame Onwuachi’s Notes From a Young Black Chef

Last night, Variety reported that Lakeith Stanfield (also known as the actual best part of Atlanta, there I said it, don’t @ me) to star in a feature film adaptation of Kwame Onwuachi’s Notes From a Young Black Chef—which is an essential cooking memoir that you should go read immediately if you... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-16 14:28:13 UTC ]
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Mairi Kidd celebrates inspirational Scots with Black & White deal

Black & White Publishing has acquired two books about inspirational people from Scotland by Mairi Kidd, head of literature, languages and publishing at Creative Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 23:10:10 UTC ]
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Stratford Literary Festival expands Bedtime Stories project with ACE funding

The organisers of Stratford Literary Festival are extending their Bedtime Stories project, which helps families in areas of disadvantage read with their children, thanks to a £15,000 Arts Council England (ACE) grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 08:55:07 UTC ]
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Chicago’s first black woman-owned bookstore is open for business

Semicolon—a vibrant new bookstore, community space, and gallery for Chicago’s street art scene—opened its doors on Tuesday with a party and mural unveiling. The store is just one of a handful of woman-owned bookstores in Chicago and its only bookstore owned by a black woman. An author... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-12 15:33:15 UTC ]
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