Review: 'Still No Word From You,' a memoir that redefines the experience of reading

Peter Orner's 'Still No Word From You' melds memoir and criticism and, in the process, brings reading to life as a multi-sensory, communal experience. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Mark Zuckerberg announces next 'Year of Reading' Facebook pick

Zuckerberg is asking Facebook users to join him in reading certain titles this year. The next book to be part of the program is Steven Pinker's 'The Better Angels of Our Nature.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blue Rider Pushes Up Stuart Scott Memoir

'Every Day I Fight,' originally slated for a May publication, will now go on sale March 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Competition in the All-You-Can-Read Magazine Market

The Netflix-for-magazines race continues… The post More Competition in the All-You-Can-Read Magazine Market appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teachers 'believe children read less'

More than half of teachers believe contemporary children read less than their generation did when they were growing up, according to new research carried out for the launch of this year’s Read for My School competition. For the study, 500 teachers in the UK were asked about the reading habits... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoir ban 'threatens freedom of speech'

Lawyers for free speech groups have argued that a ban placed on a performing artist preventing him from publishing his memoir is an “unpredictable threat to freedom of expression”. The artist’s ex-wife was granted a temporary injunction after saying that the contents of the memoir would be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi

For 12 years, Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been a prisoner in Guantánamo. In 2005, he began to write his memoirs of his time in captivity. His handwritten 466-page manuscript is a harrowing account of his detention, interrogation, and abuse. Edited by Larry Siems, the Guantánamo Diary was finally... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gotch joins The Reading Agency

Corinne Gotch has joined The Reading Agency as programme co-ordinator for publishing partners. In her new role Gotch will manage the charity’s partnerships with children’s publishers and work with them to deliver reading activities in libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon and Blackman to judge 500 Words competition

Authors Francesca Simon, Malorie Blackman (pictured), Charlie Higson and Frank Cottrell Boyce are among the judges of this year’s 500 Words children’s short story writing competition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read

A panel at Digital Book World last week offered several insights on how ebook platforms are analyzing user data and what they have discovered. The post Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attempt to ban performing artist’s abuse memoir ‘threatens free speech’

Artist is appealing against temporary injunction obtained by his ex-wife, who says book will be distressing for his son to readAn attempt to prevent a performing artist from publishing his memoir on the grounds that its contents would be distressing for his son to read has opened up “a new,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mail on Sunday defends ‘bombshell’ memoirs about Ed Miliband

Ex-mayor of Doncaster Martin Winter claims ‘bumbling oddball’ Miliband knew about 2008 economic crash before it happenedMail on Sunday executives are standing behind the newspaper’s extensive serialisation of the memoirs of an ex-mayor of Doncaster, which claimed to give “a worrying glimpse of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why We Read Together

Recently, my boss (the mayor of White Plains) brought together some of the city’s commissioners to discuss the various projects we hope to launch in 2015, with the idea that we may find opportunities to work with one another. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s reading shows simultaneous rise and decline. How can that add up?

The number of youngsters reading for pleasure has declined sharply, but this sector of publishing is booming – which results in some very strange mathsAre children reading less – or more? I’m confused. If less, then what happened to the 854,262 copies of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, January 14, 2015

A call to nonviolent action with examples from history; stories of the quest for grace. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read and Eat Bookstore to Open in Chicago

Read and Eat, a bookstore that will specialize in books about food and cuisine, will open in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bing now recommends best-sellers for you to read

If you need recommendations for your one-person book club, because you'd rather not join an actual one (even if it was founded by a social media mogul), hit up Bing. Microsoft's search engine now displays a carousel of book titles and cover pages (wh... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin to publish Paris Lees memoir

Penguin has acquired the memoir of young transgender activist Paris Lees. The book, which is as yet untitled, is “an original literary endeavour throwing light on feminism, sexuality, upbringing and class”, said the publisher. Helen Conford, publishing director at Penguin Press, acquired the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long live the ebook – it’s a champion of the printed word | Philip Jones

With the public promiscuously hopping from one format to another, reports of the e-reader’s death look distinctly prematureWe have barely stumbled into 2015 and already some commentators are calling time on the ebook. The analysis was provoked by Waterstones’ managing director, James Daunt, who... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg's 2015 challenge? Read more

Zuckerberg wrote that he's resolved to read more new books and is inviting Facebook users to join in. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Coker Reviews 'Exciting' 2014 at Smashwords

In 2014 the number of titles available via Smashwords grew to more than 300,000, and the site now distributes more than 100,000 authors and indie presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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