“Romance Is Political”: The Unlikely Fundraising Effort That Raised $400,000 for the Georgia Senate Runoff Race

Courtney Milan explains how a group of romance novelists rallied behind one of their own: Stacey Abrams. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2020-12-07 19:30:17 UTC ]
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Romance so white? Publishers grapple with race issues amid author protests

New report exposes decline in diversity in romance writing, as editor resigns after telling author they avoid putting non-white characters on covers ‘because we like the book to sell’Readers, writers and editors of romance books are grappling with the genre’s record on diversity, after a week... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moomin Characters Ltd raises £268,000 for Oxfam

Moomin Characters Ltd has raised £268,000 for Oxfam through sales of a special edition of The Invisible Child, a short story from the Tales from Moominvalley collection. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annual 'Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon' hosted by Paula Abdul raises $300,000 to battle lupus

The November 17 event, hosted by Paula Abdul and presented by Roberto Cavalli, honored Emily V. Gordon and Cara Dellaverson as "Women of Achievement," and raised funds to find a cure for the auto-immune disease lupus. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California politics updates: Brown launches climate data effort with Bloomberg as cap-and-trade vote looms

Los Angeles-area Rep. Brad Sherman has introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump, making good on a promise to move the process forward.Sherman's move has put him at odds with House Democratic leaders, who have tried to quiet talk of impeachment, hoping instead to focus on the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Charity Raises $224,000

All Big Five publishers have made significant contributions to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation this year, prompted by authors Ann Patchett and James Patterson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 150,000 explore everything from politics to poetry as L.A. Times Festival of Books comes to a close

Victor Rios, a sociology professor at UC Santa Barbara, believes that positive change in the criminal justice system is possible only when authority figures stop placing labels on youth from underprivileged neighborhoods and show more empathy. “We shouldn’t label them as being ‘at risk,’ we... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charity children’s book raises £13,000 for Cameroon

A children’s book featuring stories by authors such as Gill Lewis, Piers Toray and Abi Elphinstone has raised more than £13,000 for a charity project in Cameroon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snowdog auctions raise £600,000 for charity

An auction of ‘snowdogs’, inspired by the The Snowman and The Snowdog picture book, has raised nearly £600,000 for charities in Newcastle and Brighton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow raises £30,000 for War Child UK

Nosy Crow has raised £30,000 for War Child UK through the hardback sales of Refuge, a retelling of the Christmas story. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How one Kiwi author is making $200,000 a year publishing romance novels online

She's a USA Today bestselling author who sells up to 300 books a day and has droves of fans in America – but you won't find Kiwi Leeanna Morgan's name in New Zealand's literary annals. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patrick Ness's Fundraising Appeal Raises $1M for Save the Children

American-born English author Patrick Ness's fundraising appeal for Save the Children, instigated last week with his offer to match up to £10,000, has now raised more than half a million pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ness's Fundraiser Raises Half a Million Pounds for Save the Children

American-born English author Patrick Ness's fundraising appeal for Save the Children, instigated last week with his offer to match up to £10,000, has now raised more than half a million pounds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholls, Lupton, Keyes and Andersen Press join refugee fundraising effort

Writers David Nicholls, Rosamund Lupton, Marian Keyes and Francesca Simon and publisher Andersen Press are among the latest to join a fundraising effort to help Syrian refugees. Started by author Patrick Ness yesterday, who pledged to match £10,000 in donations to Save the Children via an... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scarthin Books raises over £10,000 for repairs

Derbyshire bookshop Scarthin Books has raised more than £10,000 in an appeal to fund urgent structural repairs. Proprietor Dave Mitchell said an engineer has told him he needs to install four steel columns to support 1,000 feet of bookshelves, and has turned to Crowdfunder because he would... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pratchett fundraising at £40,000

Close to £40,000 has been raised in memory of Sir Terry Pratchett in just five days. Pratchett, the author of books including the Discworld series, died on 12th March. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. A JustGiving fundraising page set up in his memory by his publisher Penguin Random... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NLT raises £75,000 from charity auction

The National Literacy Trust (NLT) has raised £75,000 for its work in improving child literacy at a charity auction held yesterday (12th February) in London. Guests at the auction, which was hosted by Private Eye editor Ian Hislop, bid for items including a signed pair of Frank Lampard’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Je Suis Charlie Campaign Raises $40,000

PW’s Je Suis Charlie campaign to support free expression has raised $40,000 in contributions that will be donated to five organizations that support free speech. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pay as you read site hoping to raise $50,000

A start-up is hoping to create a new digital publishing platform for independent authors that... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michele Norris Explores Race and Identity In a New Book on the Race Card Project

The journalist spoke to the 951 booksellers attending Winter Institute about the Race Card Project, which she launched 14 years ago, and how it has evolved into a much-needed dialogue about both race and identity in the U.S.—and a new book, 'Our Hidden Conversations.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Political Book in a Political World

Peter Osnos, journalist turned publisher, explains how policy, planks, and platforms become books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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