His 1971 book, "365 Days," was an intimate and searing look at the human costs of war. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-09-09 21:35:50 UTC ]
Vera B. Williams' family saved pennies and nickels to get by during the Depression. So her mother's purchase of a "real chair" — neither stick-hard nor someone's castoff but brand new and cushiony — was an extravagance. "I don't intend to work all my life and have nowhere to sit down," the woman... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An unauthorised biography of Ted Hughes is attacked by the English poet's widow just days after being shortlisted for a prestigious literary prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Prudhomme, the Louisiana chef who made jambalaya, crawfish pie and gumbo part of the national vocabulary through his French Quarter restaurant, cookbooks and seasonings, died Thursday in New Orleans. He was 75. His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for K-Paul's Kitchen, through which the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A long time ago in a corporate licensing office, far, far away, someone started granting permission to make Star Wars merchandise to just about anyone with a pulse and a checkbook. The result was Jar Jar Bink’s Tongue Sucker, Boba Fett misters and a Star Wars tackle box. So when you hear the... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died following a battle with neck and lung cancer. His UK publishers, Penguin Random House imprints Vintage and Harvill Secker, said it was a "privilege to have worked with a man of such talent and passion" and that the world was "a sadder place for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Texas Press is trying to achieve something new with Kristin Hersh’s memoir 'Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt,'--a trade bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ad industry is looking into whether it has potential legal remedies against ad blockers in the U.S., but the issue is already playing out in German courts -- in favor of the blockers.The regional court in Cologne ruled this week, for example, in favor of Adblock Plus and Eyeo, the company... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook has added 360-degree videos to its news feed, an immersive feature the Menlo Park-based social media platform said will capitalize on a growing number of video publishers using the format. And to pique the interest of users, The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Lucasfilm have published... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elaine Dale, Penguin’s deputy contracts director, has died after a short battle with cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion expert, author, and PW founding religion editor Phyllis Tickle has died at age 81, leaving a legacy that reaches far beyond books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Carmen Balcells has died, Spanish newspaper El Pais has reported. Balcells, whose agency, founded in 1956, represented writers including Nobel Prize winners Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Pablo Neruda, as well as Isabel Allende and Javier Cercas, is said to have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The former MIT Press director who pioneered the strategy of focused disciplinary specialization, created the first university press website, and published the first interactive ebook died late last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Collins, the mega-bestselling author of Hollywood novels, died on September 19 at the age of 77. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time to bring out that comic book collection. The post Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 138 appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'War Room' continues to sweep box-office sales, and the film's creators, Alex and Stephen Kendrick, hope to keep up the momentum with their book, 'Battle Plan for Prayer.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How a boutique audiobook publisher landed a bestseller before it became a bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gaylord Shaw, a renowned journalist who broke the news of Richard Nixon's resignation and won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1978 for the Los Angeles Times, has died at age 73. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Wayne Dyer came out with his first self-help book in 1976, it was a dud, but he didn't give up. He bought thousands of copies himself and crisscrossed the country, stopping at every small-town newspaper and TV station that would talk to him about his reader-friendly approach to achieving... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and bestselling author who sought to humanize people with brain disorders by portraying their bizarre lives not as litanies of freakish behaviors but as examples of resiliency, has died. He was 82. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joel Fort, an iconoclastic psychiatrist who was an early advocate for decriminalizing marijuana and who gave expert testimony on drugs and brainwashing in the Patty Hearst case and more than 300 other criminal trials, has died. He was 86. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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