So long and thanks for all the clicks | Dean Burnett

After six years exactly, Dean Burnett’s Brain Flapping blog is coming to an end. It’s been emotionalOn 31 July, 2012, the very first Brain Flapping post appeared on the Guardian website. Exactly six years to the day later, here’s the very last one.To confirm, the Guardian is shutting down the science blog network, which includes Brain Flapping. Nothing personal, just more fallout from the ever-challenging modern media environment. And let’s be honest, what began with the Guardian boldly introducing a regular blog that took a more light-hearted, amusing/surreal look at science has, over six years, resulted in over 15 million hits, abandoning of the day job, two book deals, countless TV and radio appearances, and major Hollywood endorsements. Ergo, it would be a bit rich for me to claim to be hard done by. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #guardian website #day job #book deals

Other Publishing stories related to: 'So long and thanks for all the clicks | Dean Burnett'


So long and thanks for all the clicks | Dean Burnett

After six years exactly, Dean Burnett’s Brain Flapping blog is coming to an end. It’s been emotionalOn 31 July, 2012, the very first Brain Flapping post appeared on the Guardian website. Exactly six years to the day later, here’s the very last one.To confirm, the Guardian is shutting down the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #guardian website #day job #book deals


Charli XCX prankster is latest in a long line of authors to fool the public

A writer hoodwinked the internet into thinking the singer nabbed his book title but he’s not the first author to pull a controversial publicity stuntOn Wednesday, writer Gabriel Smith shared what at first glance seemed to be an email sent by the singer Charli XCX, asking if she could use the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-03-01 18:33:32 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #long line #huge fan #book title


Life a Cold Crematorium: A Long-Lost Memoir from a Holocaust Survivor

The following is excerpted from Cold Crematorium:Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz,  József Debreczeni’s firsthand account of his deportation to Auschwitz, from Hungary, in May 1944. * The long train, comprised of low boxcars with German insignia, was grinding to a halt. “We’re stopping,” the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-01-25 09:53:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #holocaust survivor #firsthand account #memoir


Why Dean Koontz's new book is his favorite

In a rare public appearance, bestselling author Dean Koontz joins Times readers Jan. 28 to discuss his new genre-crossing novel, 'The Bad Weather Friend.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-01-03 19:00:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dean koontz #bestselling author


For all the hype in 2023, we still don’t know what AI’s long-term impact will be | John Naughton

As with the printing press and the dotcom boom, initial frenzy and speculation obscures the lasting legacy of new technologies“Innovation,” wrote the economist William Janeway in his seminal book Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy, “begins with discovery and culminates in speculation.”... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-12-30 16:00:37 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #recent times #late 1990s #awful lot #printing press


Special Edition: Behind the scenes at the Long Read

To celebrate the launch of the new Guardian Long Read magazine this week, join the Long Read editor David Wolf in discussion with regular contributors Sophie Elmhirst and Samanth Subramanian• The Guardian Long Read magazine is available to order now• The best stories take time. The Guardian Long... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-11-15 05:00:09 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #special edition #bookshop


The Long, Winding, Booby-Trapped, and Occasionally Rewarding Road to Publication

The road to publication for my first novel was not only long and winding, but also booby-trapped, and in places there was no road, just long empty gaps that could only be filled by time. I started L.A. Breakdown as a junior at UC Santa Cruz, in 1972. I was old for a junior at […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-08-23 09:40:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #first novel


#BookTok Helped Book Sales Soar. How Long Will That Last?

In July, for the first month ever, sales from the roughly 180 BookTok authors BookScan follows fell from the prior year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #prior year #bookscan


Movers and Shakers: Hearst UK, M&C Saatchi, Leo Burnett and McCann Worldgroup

Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2023-07-26 10:26:04 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hearst uk #leo burnett #weekly round- #hearst


From Fan Fiction to TikTok: Long Live the Microgenre

With the rise of fan fiction publishing and TikTok, microgenres — genres that have defined and specific plots — have reached new heights. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-06-28 10:33:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fan fiction #long live #fiction publishing


Digital content platforms and streamers pitch new ad formats in short and long-form video on NewFronts day two

On IAB NewFronts day two, digital content platforms and streamers pitched new ad formats (with a focus on artificial intelligence and shoppable content) in short-form social video and longer-form TV shows and movies. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2023-05-03 10:01:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ad formats #artificial intelligence #digital content


How to send long documents to your Kindle for comfier reading

Your eyes, back, and neck will thank you. In the ninth circle of hell, there’s a laptop, a rickety desk, a squeaky chair with abysmal lumbar support, and a 39-page white paper to be read.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-04-29 03:05:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #kindle


A Summary and Analysis of Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Long Rain’

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Long Rain’ is one of the best-known and most widely studied short stories by the American writer Ray Bradbury (1920-2012). Although Bradbury preferred to describe himself as a ‘fantasy’ writer, this story is most accurately categorised as... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2023-04-28 14:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ray bradbury #science fiction #short stories


2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards: Life Changing Literature and Book Bans

The eighth annual ​Walter​ ​Awards ​Ceremony​ and Symposium took place as a hybrid event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., and online on March 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book bans #hybrid event


Jailed in Egypt at 17, He Wrote to Survive and to Share His Long Ordeal

Sentenced as a teenager to 15 years for “unlawful assembly,” Abdelrahman ElGendy started recording the abuses of prison life. The idea of someday publishing his memoir gave him a reason to live. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-03-17 09:00:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #memoir


Wi2023: Long-Awaited Reunions and New Acquaintances in Seattle

The American Booksellers Association's Winter Institute conference convened in Seattle, the first such event since 2020. Four days of events began with city-wide bookstore tours, a meeting of independent publishers and networking receptions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #independent publishers #bookstore


7 Long-Awaited Follow Ups to Beloved Books

The last few months have been an exciting time in the world of publishing, not only for the litany of debut novel and short story collection releases, but also for the publication of two long gestating, highly anticipated projects by Cormac McCarthy and Katherine Dunn. The 89-year old’s first... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2023-02-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #exciting time #cormac mccarthy #katherine dunn #electric literature #pulitzer prize #debut novel


That long-promised, official Barbra Streisand memoir is finally getting published

'My Name Is Barbra,' the memoir that superstar Barbra Streisand said she's been working on for more than a decade, will be published this fall. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-02-08 20:02:43 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #memoir


Committing to a Long Journey: Indigenous Voices in Publishing

Calls for meaningful Indigenous representation in the industry are finding traction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #long journey #indigenous voices


The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility

As many in the accessibility community will tell you, inclusive design isn’t an endeavor that’s “one and done.” It’s a continuous, ongoing effort to ensure that as new products and services are made, people with different needs or disabilities aren’t left out. Over the last three years, Engadget... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-01-16 15:00:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mainstream audience #apple books