Ruth Coker Burks | 'I wanted the [victims] to be counted, to have their lives matter'

"They'd put a big red plastic bag over the entire door, and all his food trays were on the floor outside. And then the nurses started drawing straws to choose who would have to go in there and check on him.” On Zoom, Ruth Coker Burks is reliving the moment in 1984 when, while visiting a friend in hospital in her home town of Hot Springs, Arkansas, she noticed that all the hospital staff were avoiding the young male patient in a nearby room like the plague. “I thought, ‘This isn’t right.’ So I snuck into the room and went to the bedside and took his hand. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-09 02:29:37 UTC ]
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Gabby Rivera Wants Queer Brown Girls to Feel Seen

Gabby Rivera’s YA novel follows Juliet Palante, a Puerto Rican teen from the Bronx, who is reckoning with her feminism and queerness. After coming out to her family, she goes to Portland to be a summer intern for her favorite feminist author, Harlowe Brisbane. Juliet believes this will be the... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-21 11:00:58 UTC ]
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Betches' Aleen Kuperman on explaining new media to immigrant parents—and not wanting to write about 'The Bachelor' again

Aleen Kuperman is co-founder and CEO at Betches Media. The company has grown from a blog created in a dorm room at Cornell in 2011 to a sprawling media network including nine podcasts, New York Times-bestselling books and millions of Instagram followers. In this episode of the “Ad Block”... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-18 09:01:00 UTC ]
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Life lessons from a mole — and the man who made a living catching them

‘How to Catch a Mole’ is a wondrous work that will show you a new way to look at nature — and life. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Buonaguidi, Cartwright and Angel join FutureBook Live line-up

The next two panels announced at FutureBook Live 2019 will include speakers ranging from PFD boss Caroline Michel, to advertising guru Dave Buonaguidi, and from author Rose Cartwright to rapper Shauna O’Briain, a.k.a. MC Angel.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-14 07:48:09 UTC ]
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A Guide to Authentic Living: Spotlight on Candace Cameron Bure

Bure’s new guided journal, Authentic Living: Jesus Every Day, embodies the spirit of her lifestyle brand, a line of faith-based products designed to help women live more meaningful and joyful lives. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dav Pilkey credits his ADHD for his massive success. Now he wants kids to find their own ‘superpower’

The “Captain Underpants” author has launched a “Do Good” book tour for his latest “Dog Man” release. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-11 19:01:19 UTC ]
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FutureBook Live to explore the future of textbooks, OA strategies, and learning

Pearson’s chief strategy officer Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan will give insights into the publisher’s new digital-first textbook policy at FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 10:26:44 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish 'ambitious' auto-fiction about living with disability

Canongate has landed a darkly funny memoir of loss and love by Jarred McGinnis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 07:50:54 UTC ]
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The Lives of the Editors, from Big Press to Indie

In this episode, novelist and editor Rakesh Satyal and Dead Rabbits Books founders Brian Birnbaum and M.K. Rainey talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about editing and being edited. Satyal discusses the ins and outs of big publishing houses, how... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-03 08:48:06 UTC ]
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University Press Week Wants You to 'Read. Think. Act.'

The Association of University Presses has announced the theme for this year’s University Press Week, which runs from Sunday, November 3 through Saturday, November 9: “Read. Think. Act.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Gail Rebuck to discuss women in publishing at FutureBook Live 2019

Baroness Gail Rebuck is to address the issue of women in publishing at FutureBook Live 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-03 03:33:27 UTC ]
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7 Novels about Americans of Color Living Abroad

Did you know that there’s an entire genre of books dedicated to white people going to Nepal to find themselves? I didn’t either! But it’s not so surprising since the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love, and its 2010 film adaptation, which has caused an uptick in tourism to... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-02 11:00:13 UTC ]
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Katie Espiner to be interviewed at FutureBook Live 2019

Orion m.d. Katie Espiner is the latest keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019; she will reflect on her four years at the Hachette-owned publishing business, as well as what it means to be one of the highest profile female leaders in the book sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-29 20:24:57 UTC ]
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We’ll Be Talking ‘Impeachment’ Again in a Year, No Matter What Happens With Trump

No matter how the House of Representatives' inquiry into President Trump plays out, FX hopes that "impeachment" is still a big buzzword exactly one year from today. That's when the third season of American Crime Story--titled, that's right, Impeachment--is set to debut. But Season 3 of Ryan... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-09-27 10:30:50 UTC ]
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How to Write the Book No One Wants You to Write

Sarah M. Broom’s The Yellow House is a feat—a memoir and historical narrative created amid governmental bureaucracy and resistance from some of her subjects. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2019-09-25 16:27:00 UTC ]
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How to Write the Book No One Wants You to Write

Sarah M. Broom’s The Yellow House is a feat—a memoir and historical narrative created amid governmental bureaucracy and resistance from some of her subjects. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2019-09-25 16:27:00 UTC ]
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Chris Duffey to give Creative Keynote at FutureBook Live

Chris Duffey, senior strategic development manager at Adobe, will deliver the Creative Keynote at FutureBook Live. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 16:19:02 UTC ]
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William Collins launches 'Ideas Matter' podcast featuring David Cameron as first guest

David Cameron will be the inaugural guest on "Ideas Matter", the new podcast from William Collins when it launches this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 17:42:22 UTC ]
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Akua Agyemfra to deliver third keynote at FutureBook Live 2019

Cultural strategist Akua Agyemfra is announced as the third keynote for FutureBook Live 2019, following Waterstones m.d. James Daunt and Bookstat founder Paul Abbassi.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-19 07:17:19 UTC ]
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Paul Abbassi, "Data Guy", to deliver keynote at FutureBook Live 2019

Paul Abbassi, formerly known as the "Data Guy", is the second keynote speaker to be announced for FutureBook Live 2019, The Bookseller’s annual publishing conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 17:02:07 UTC ]
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