Phillip Lopate's choices for this fine anthology may stretch the parameters of an essay, but he's made distinctive and evocative selections. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-12-23 21:36:26 UTC ]
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Superstar chef Jamie Oliver's new cookbook, Save with Jamie (Michael Joseph), was comfortably... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The late New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria last year, is among the winners of the 2013 Arab American Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following up on a story on ESPN's global dominance, The Atlantic has published a series of charts that show why the sports network remains so expensive––and why men continue to pay for its premium. The network's internal research, which polls its subscribers (take from that what you will), finds... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ABA's CEO sent an open letter to independent booksellers encouraging them to publicize Amazon as a company "detrimental" to the book business and buyers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People ask Google some deep questions, like “why am I here?” “should I have a third child?” and “why is my scab turning that color?” Apparently 10% of our time on Google is spent digging into broad topics like these. So Google is curating and featuring authoritative treatises on popular subjects... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist nominees for the 2013 PEN Literary Awards have been announced. Categories include debut works, nonfiction, picture books and translation. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the Tokyo International Book Fair the focus finally shifted away from devices to actual ebooks, but hype of their immediately transforming the business was toned down. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For much of the year, Andrej Bauer spent more time on GitHub than he did on Facebook. But Bauer wasn't writing software. A mathematician by profession, he was embarking on a bold adventure in online collaboration. He and about two dozen other mathematicians used GitHub to write a book. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The man the Department of Justice calls the "chief ringleader" of Apple's alleged conspiracy to raise ebook prices finally takes the stand in the government's price-fixing case against Apple. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A general meeting to discuss plans for CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Librarians and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New! For the July 1, 2013 issue (reservation deadline June 17, 2013): Some call it multicultural, some call it Africana, some call it a “special collection”; but whatever it’s called, the procurement of materials that reflect black culture is a part of a librarian’s job, and we wanted to hear... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mexico's digital publishing industry has been hampered by low internet penetration, yet the government and publishers are fighting to move ahead and innovate. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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England footballer Frank Lampard has become a champion of The Reading Agency’s Summer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The judges of the Man International Booker Prize have done what recent Nobel Prize committees have refused to do: honor an American for "achievement in fiction on the world stage." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont plans “major” campaigns, including TV advertising, for two summer titles from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amanda Knox's memoir is titled 'Waiting to be Heard' and discusses her life from childhood to her time in prison in Italy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why isn’t this book more famous?” asked the writer C.P. Snow about John Williams’s Stoner in 1973, eight years after it was first published by Viking Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter has often been cited as anathema to long-form journalism, but one of the social giant's co-founders thinks the two concepts can work together. Medium, a content production and delivery platform started by Twitter and Blogger co-founder Ev Williams, has acquired the sci-tech long-form... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julieta Lionetti questions why Planeta was ever seduced by the tens of millions of Spanish-speaking Americans and if the Guadalajara Book Fair is following in its footsteps. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore has moved into social gaming through a partnership with Sony. Pottermore at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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