Racist policy choices ultimately deprive society as a whole, writes Heather McGhee. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-12 13:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to popularizing AR, much of the credit goes to Pokémon Go, released in July 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A kickstarter campaign set up by author Alice Oseman to fund a physical version of her online comic Heartstopper has reached its target in two hours. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries, June 8, 2018: Among the headlines this week, ALA seeks member input on its future; NYPL honors a group of great young authors; and the San Francisco Public Library is the 2018 Gale/'Library Journal' Library of the Year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the Pulitzer-winning editor of a groundbreaking anthology of essays on the experiences of refugees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lion Forge’s higher-ups discuss the publisher’s efforts to support librarians and grow its presence in the library and school market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix pays creators, but for digital publishers, there's also a ton of value in just being able to say they have a show on Netflix. The post The Netflix Effect: Publishers see Netflix deals as gateways to more TV work appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Controversy has dogged the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) since David Fenza, its longtime executive director, was fired on March 11. While the AWP board has not offered any explanation for Fenza's termination, former AWP president Rita Dove claims she was told a hostile work... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Colombia, the seven independent publishers of 49 Libros and their shared distribution company Huracán have had a new day in the sun at the Bogotá International Book Fair’s new small-press pavilion. By Andrés Delgado Darnalt | @andeldar ‘To Reach Our Markets Strategically’ s the Bogotá... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slate is a multimedia digital publishing company focused on covering culture, technology, politics, current events, and business. Over the past 20 years our smart, witty takes have been recognized with numerous accolades and have won us industry recognition, including the National Magazine Award... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kendrick Lamar’s achievement as the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music is an epochal achievement in hip-hop, and in Pulitzer history for acknowledging the genre’s importance in American cultural life. But there is some precedent and narrative behind this particular award. It’s not the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has bought a new children’s series, about a girl genius called Max Einstein, by James Patterson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The London Book Fair celebrates the life of superagent Ed Victor, in the first fair since his passing. Charlie Campbell remembers his old boss fondly. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world rights to a book about sport and race from former journalist Derek A Bardowell following a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The winners of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which honor outstanding books that address racism and diversity, will go this year to authors Jesmyn Ward, Kevin Young, N. Scott Momaday and Shane McCrae. Each will be awarded a prize of $10,000. Ward won the fiction award for "Sing, Unburied, Sing,"... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s annual ‘dirty dozen’ list misses some obvious targetsCosmopolitan has been removed from the checkouts at Walmart in the US, which the chain has attributed to a business decision, although it accepts that “concerns raised were heard”. The conservative... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired a "major work of non-fiction" that examines how work has shaped human civilisation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury imprint Green Tree has sign a "major" new work from journalist Jonathan Rauch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking audiences behind the scenes of the editorial process, publishing house editors at the recent Kbh Reads festival showed how they handle their work—and an author's. The post At Copenhagen’s Literary Festival Kbh Reads, Consumers See and Hear Editors at Work appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With nearly 100 Chinese publishers and at least half that many illustrators attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March, a big contingent will be representing the land of 1.38 billion people. Most of the publications they are bringing to the fair focus on common themes and age-old plots... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The past few years have seen social media, propelled by the all-purpose WeChat app and the Weibo microblogging service, become an indispensable promotional and sales channel in the Chinese publishing industry. Critics point to challenges facing publishers who depend on social media marketing.... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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