Penguin Random House UK chair Gail Rebuck has used her maiden speech in the House of Lords to champion greater literacy for the “most marginalised and excluded women in our society”, saying the literate woman is “a potentially empowered woman”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The Heterodoxy club of the early 1900s was made up of mostly college-educated women who debated radical ideas and lived radical lives. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-08 12:00:27 UTC ]
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The best literary fiction is in some ways a simple character study. It is a roadmap into the interiority of a specific character: the way they think, how their identity impacts their relationships, and what decisions get made in response to the socio-political pressures shaping their lives. But... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-06-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Ubisoft released its long-delayed sports game Roller Champions last month on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, and Nintendo Switch players are about to join the fray. A UK eShop listing spotted by Nintendo Life first indicated the free-to-play title will be released on the hybrid console on June 21st.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-06-20 17:10:28 UTC ]
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ABC chair says in media lecture she was ‘hissed at’ and accepted only after achieving successGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingNews Corp was a world of open sexism in the 198os where women were regarded as the enemy, ABC chair Ita Buttrose has said in a media lecture.“In 1981,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Danyel Smith, author of 'Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Women in Pop Music,' on the music writing that excites her the most. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Ozeki has won the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel 'The Book of Form and Emptiness' (Penguin), which comes with a £30,000 ($36,500) cash award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An apology for D-Day's failure, Hillary Clinton's victory address and other remarks that were never given. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-03 12:00:01 UTC ]
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I wrote the bulk of my debut novel between 2016 and 2020, years of intense political tension and heightened concern for our planet and the people we love. My debut novel, Walk the Vanished Earth, is a speculative exploration of what it means to be both a parent and a child at the mercy of […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-01 08:51:21 UTC ]
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The surge in challenges to books is nothing new, says Chris Finan, executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship. What's new, he argues, is are First Amendment challenges from the left. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After it first unveiled the game at E3 2019, Ubisoft will finally release Roller Champions on May 25th, the publisher announced today. The free-to-play title will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – as well as Xbox Series X/S and PS5 through backward compatibility – to start, with... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-05-18 20:15:19 UTC ]
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PW, in partnership with Amazon Publishing, presents this panel— scheduled for May 25, 1:30–2:30 p.m. ET, and moderated by Regina Brooks, the founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency—in which Cin Fabré, Bria Adimora Godley, Danielle Prescod, and Aomawa Shields discuss their... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The president of the International Publishers Association stresses the need to develop women's roles in world publishing. The post IPA’s Al Qasimi in Latin America: Empowerment for Women appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-05-12 01:34:36 UTC ]
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In this Washington Post Live conversation from May 4, author Danyel Smith explains why she wanted to give Black women their due in “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
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McLachlan is suing Fairfax Media, the ABC and Christie Whelan Browne over reports he allegedly indecently assaulted and harassed female colleagues in 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingEleven women are expected to... Continue reading at The Guardian
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In the 1960s and 1970s, stewardesses organized to fight sexism and transformed the airline industry, Nell McShane Wulfhart writes. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-29 12:00:24 UTC ]
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Bill Browder recounts his high-stakes and sometimes absurd legal battles with the Kremlin. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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At the April 11 gala for the NYC-based literacy nonprofit, attendees included Simon & Schuster senior v-p and publisher Dana Canedy and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As the Mother’s Day shopping season approaches, books on motherhood and other women’s issues by Shannon Bream, Jennie Allen, Lysa TerKeurst and more dominate our Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list; Francine Rivers’ ‘Redeeming Love’ remains in two top spots in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Invoking #SayHerName, this new book fuses together history, data and first-person stories to envision a world free of violence. Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2022-04-11 14:10:48 UTC ]
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Phoenix Publishing and Media Group features Another Life for Women and Three Lamps in its newly launched Jiangsu Literature Translated series. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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