Register Today for AAPI Communities in Conversation #5 Featuring Jai Chakrabarti

There's still time to register for the fifth installment in the AAPI Communities in Conversation series featuring Jai Chakrabarti, author of 'A Play for the End of the World,' in conversation with University of Iowa librarian Jenay Solomon. The Live stream is set for Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 1:00 pm ET. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut novel whose supporters include actor Mark Rylance and Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith wins a £5,000 award given annually to "fearless" writing. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended October 5, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Foundation selects '5 Under 35'

Authors such as Phil Klay and Valeria Luiselli were selected by past National Book Award winners as rising stars in the literary world. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Heartland Fall Forum 2014: A Celebration of Community

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Gossip Girl' Would Be a Digital-Video Series Today, Former CW Exec Says

If "Gossip Girl" premiered today, it would be a digital-video series, according to Dawn Ostroff, former president of entertainment at The CW Television Network, which aired the teenage melodrama for six seasons starting in 2007.Speaking at the Interactive Advertising Bureau's annual conference... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community First: The New B2B Model?

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[ Folio Magazine | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA 2014: Community Is Key

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tampa Bay Times Cuts Employee Pay 5 Percent, Reduces Severance Payments

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Shortlist Features 3 Brits, 2 Americans, 1 Aussie

Three Brits, two Americans, one Aussie make the cut for this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist, the first year non-Commonwealth authors have been eligible. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unofficial start of the fall season is beginning with a grand reopening of a bookstore under new ownership and the opening of two stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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USA Today Said to Cut as Many as 70 Jobs Ahead of Gannett Split

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[ Advertising Age | 2014-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN anchor to feature in Marvel comic

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: August 5, 2014

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USA Today owner Gannett to spin off publishing arm

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