“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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Tinder Press pre-empts Mahfouz's 'personal and political' look at British Empire

Tinder has acquired These Bodies of Water: Navigating Britain's Imprint on the Middle East by Sabrina Mahfouz, a "powerful meditation" on the influence of the British Empire. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 13:05:17 UTC ]
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Oliver scoops RNA award for romance debut

Melissa Oliver has won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Joan Hessayon Award for new writers with her debut The Rebel Heiress and the Knight (Mills & Boon Historical). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-07 08:45:29 UTC ]
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Pandemic-hit Brontë Parsonage seeks to raise funds

The future of the Brontë Parsonage Museum is at risk following an estimated loss of £500,000 during lockdown, the Brontë Society has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-01 03:33:28 UTC ]
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How Reagan captured the presidency, and the right captured politics

Rick Perlstein completes his study of the rise of America’s conservative movement. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access

Hoping to 'not just voice outrage,' but also to 'provide research and data,' the oldest publisher offers expert writings in 'Race and Power.' The post ‘Race and Power’: The UK’s Cambridge University Press Opens Free Access appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-27 16:09:01 UTC ]
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To get into college, they lied about test scores, talent and even race

Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz detail the fraud behind the Varsity Blues admissions scandal. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-21 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade-Published Romance Sees a Coronavirus Boost in the States

Unit sales of romance ebooks 'increased 17 percentage points from January through May 2020' in the US market, NPD Books reports. The post Trade-Published Romance Sees a Coronavirus Boost in the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-20 14:14:36 UTC ]
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Light's Radical Romance wins PEN Ackerley Prize

Alison Light has won this year's £3,000 PEN Ackerley Prize 2020 for her memoir A Radical Romance (Fig Tree). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 12:48:11 UTC ]
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Race and Representation: Relaunching Asterix in America

Papercutz is launching a new American edition of Asterix, one of the bestselling comics in the world, But there’s a problem: this popular French classic makes use of stereotypical caricatures of African characters that have long been considered offensive to many people. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Library Supporters Urge Action as Senate Recesses Without Relief Bill

With Congress now on break until September, ALA officials are urging library supporters to keep pressing lawmakers for a pandemic relief package that includes funding for libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury steals Alam's 'electrifying' race, class and climate change novel

Bloomsbury has won a seven-way auction to secure Rumaan Alam's "unnerving" novel, Leave the World Behind, deciding to "crash" the book into its autumn schedule. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 06:57:56 UTC ]
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SoA launches fundraising drive as money for Covid-hit writers runs low

The Society of Authors is launching a fundraising drive to help top up its Authors’ Contingency Fund, ensuring it can continue to offer hardship grants to authors as the effects of the health crisis continue to be felt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-09 17:04:03 UTC ]
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Isabel Wilkerson knows that effective discussions about race require new language. That’s where ‘Caste’ comes in.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer’s new book looks at American racism through the lens of India’s entrenched social hierarchicy. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-07 07:10:20 UTC ]
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Society of Authors gives £185,000 in grants to writers

The Society of Authors (SoA) had awarded grants totalling £185,000 to writers including Derek Owusu and John Mapanje for their works in progress. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 14:46:48 UTC ]
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BookTrust hands out 237,000 books during lockdown

Children's reading charity BookTrust says it has handed out more than 237,000 free books to help families hit by the Covid-19 lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 10:28:34 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling and the political poster: Edinburgh advertisement removed

A poster supporting the Harry Potter author, paid for by an anti-trans activist, was removed from an Edinburgh train station for being too political. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-31 17:57:33 UTC ]
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Audible takes 'eye-opening' exploration of race and relationships

Audible is releasing an “eye-opening” exploration of race and relationships from couple Tineka Smith and Alex Court. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-26 18:03:26 UTC ]
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