Stan Lee, who brought a modern sensibility to comic books and provided lucrative fodder for Hollywood as co-creator of such sympathetically imperfect superheroes as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men and Iron Man, has died. He was 95. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Waterstones branch in Exeter has been forced to close after a blaze that erupted in the area early this morning. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agency Blake Friedmann has announced the death of agency co-founder Carole Blake. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest novel from beloved Italian author Andrea De Carlo, about an aging rock star and a young Gelato artisan, was an instant bestseller Italy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jack T. Chick, whose cartoon tracts preached fundamentalist Christianity while vilifying secular society, evolution, homosexuality and the beliefs of Catholics and Muslims, has died. He was 92. Chick died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday evening, according to a Facebook posting Monday by Chick... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucia Perillo, a poet known for her sense of humor and her writing about living with multiple sclerosis, died on Oct. 16 at the age of 58 in Olympia, Wash., her publisher Copper Canyon Press confirms. Her most recent book, “Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones,” was published in February. In 2000,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD's Judge Dredd dies aged 54 Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a disruptive decade for the book business, but Pew's latest research suggests that Americans' reading habits have remained relatively stable. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ’60s didn’t begin in 1960—or so the conventional history of the counterculture would have it. It wasn’t until 1964 and the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, the story goes, that authority was seriously questioned. But tear your gaze away from those photogenic kids and consider these three... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graham Greene CBE, most recently a director of Ed Victor Ltd and a "great cultural ambassador", has died. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Packard, publishing director of brands and licensing at Egmont, has struck a deal with The Walt Disney Company UK for Marvel author-led fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The buff physiques of Iron Man and Captain America just got a little more attainable, with the release of a line of gym equipment inspired by the comic book heroes. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Accordionist, bandleader and New Orleans music icon Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. of Buckwheat Zydeco has died. He was 68. His death was confirmed by the band’s manager and frequent collaborator, Ted Fox, who wrote on the Buckwheat Zydeco’s Facebook page that Dural had died early Saturday... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian author WP Kinsella, whose book Shoeless Joe became the hit film Field of Dreams, dies aged 81 in a doctor-assisted death. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Neville, the Australian author and co-founder of controversial 60s counterculture magazine Oz, has died in Byron Bay aged 74. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Sunday, I attended my funeral. It was a short ceremony, held in a small auditorium at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The pastor who led it made note of my professional accomplishments. He also cited my habit of eating straight out of the bulk bins at Sprouts. The ceremony ended with a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, it emerged that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith was being sued by his publisher to return his advance. From Julian Assange to Amy Schumer, he isn’t alone...Though he’s fallen out spectacularly with his publisher, Seth Grahame-Smith at least has the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford Dictionaries has closed its survey for the least popular English word a day after it was launched due to “severe misuse” of the feature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morton Schindel in his home office in 1985. His illustrations turned beloved children’s books into animated films. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adblock Plus said on Thursday that its community had already found a workaround to the anti-ad-blocking tech that Facebook announced just Tuesday, though Facebook countered that the fix erases more than just ads.This was just an early counter-strike in what is likely to be a drawn-out contest... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nick Jones, who retired less than two months ago as managing director of Christian publisher Lion Hudson plc, has died, aged 55. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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