Amazon says Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman is the most pre-ordered title since the final Harry Potter book as the first chapter is published online. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I SIT WITH María Lynch and Sandra Pareja in the sixth-story office of Casanovas & Lynch, a literary agency in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. Lynch is a partner at the agency, Pareja does foreign rights, and both of them are also literary agents. We talk about the many roles an agent... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-03-06 13:30:42 UTC ]
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Kids don’t feel burdened by carrying physical books; they feel girded with the tools of their own entertainment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-01 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Although picture has improved since 2017, research shows that last year only 4% of books for the youngest readers featured a minority ethnic heroIn most children’s books, according to one London primary school pupil, “people are peach”. Another feels there are “no black people” in the stories... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-19 11:15:59 UTC ]
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Tired of standalone romances and want to just read one series at a time? I have something for you. These 19 romance book series will make you swoon! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-21 10:38:00 UTC ]
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Night School by Lee Child (Bantam Press) was the most borrowed library book of 2017/18, according to new statistics. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 09:43:10 UTC ]
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In her research for "The Library Book," Susan Orlean was surprised to learn how many people call the Los Angeles Library on a daily basis with outlandish questions. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-26 21:09:36 UTC ]
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In her research for “The Library Book,” Susan Orlean was surprised to learn how many people call the Los Angeles Library on a daily basis with outlandish questions. Some people want help cheating on crossword puzzles. Others have more personal queries. “There is a guy who calls the library... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-26 20:35:00 UTC ]
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Pamela Jenoff, Kate Quinn and other authors talk about how they find inspiration for their novels. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-24 13:00:00 UTC ]
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference is being published in June, with a family memoir due to come later in 2019The collected speeches of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who began the worldwide school strike for the environment in 2018, will be released as a book next... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hesh Kestin, the author of 'Siege of Tel Aviv,' the controversial novel about the destruction of Israel that was pulled by Dzanc Books earlier this week, is making a digital edition of the book available to readers on his website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Books is rushing out an anthology by environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion who brought parts of London to a standstill this month. This is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook, originally slated for release later in the year, will now be published on 3rd June. Editor... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has signed a two-book deal with publisher Harper, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Cooper, the host of the CNN program "Anderson Cooper 360°," will collaborate on the books with Katherine Howe, an author best known for her Salem witch trials-themed novels "The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The set for “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Kavinoky Theater at D’Youville College in Buffalo being taken down last month after several theaters were forced to cancel their productions. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Switch hasn't quite lived up to its tablet potential due to a severe lack of software outside of games, but it's surprisingly found a groove as a comic book e-reader. It's all thanks to Inky Pen -- a comic subscription that's currently exclusive... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Portland Press Herald in Maine said it would bring back its local book reviews if the author and his followers brought in 100 new subscriptions. They brought in twice that. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Folks used to think that e-readers would relegate traditional paper books to the scrapyard of the past and destroy the publishing industry as we knew it. But, in the time since the first Kindle e-reader was unveiled in 2007, the dire declarations of what effect the devices might have on our... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stan Lee's impact on popular culture spurred a billion dollar superhero industry, but the comic supremo's contribution to American literature during a period of intense social change was just as rich. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the first hundred issues of Fantastic Four to the genesis of the Incredible Hulk, these comics define some of the very best of Stan Lee's canon. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, 'Past Tense,' hit #1 on the Apple Books store last week, while pre-orders of former first lady Michelle Obama's memoir, 'Becoming,' launched that book, out today, into the #5 spot. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee created or co-created a stable of superhero characters that drove the comics industry for decades and continues to drive Hollywood profits today. To celebrate the life and work of Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics pioneer who passed away at the age of 95 today, we rounded up some classic covers... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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