A study finds parents focus more on technology with electronic books and interact less with children. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2019-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair's opening press conference, the acclaimed Nigerian author called for more "boldness" in storytelling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Neal Stephenson's *Crytponomicon*, to N.K. Jemison’s *Broken Earth Trilogy*, WIRED staffers share their personal reading lists. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Cooper, author of 'Behold a Pale Horse,' did not plan to make his life into a harrowing saga of American despair, but that’s how it turned out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The counterfeiting of textbooks has been the bane of many educational publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Statesman editor Jason Cowley, formerly news editor at The Bookseller, is publishing a collection of his journalism with Norfolk indie Salt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scottish Book Trust has received £40,000 funding for Glasgow Reading Buddies, a project that encourages reading for pleasure in primary schools in Glasgow. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Index on Censorship is sending political party UKIP a bundle of books, including The Handmaid's Tale and a copy of the Quran, in a bid to educate its members involved in the attack on Bookmarks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donna Louise Hay, the founder of the GozenGirls book club for self-development titles, has branched out by creating a subscription box. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, signing a copy of his new book, “The Briefing,” this week. In interviews on his book tour, Mr. Spicer has acknowledged some fault for perpetuating falsehoods from the lectern. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fortress Press is reissuing ‘Jesus + Nothing = Everything’ by Tullian Tchividjian, the grandson of Billy Graham whose book was taken out of print after admitting to extra-marital affairs in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inside one of the most sensational crimes of the 20th century—and how Arthur Conan Doyle helped solve it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In some ways, it has never been easier to become an author – but in others, it has never been harder. While self-publishing, blogging and crowdfunding have opened up opportunities, there are also unprecedented financial pressures that determine who can and can’t afford to write, with books... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blending autobiography, literary criticism poetry and philosophy, Little Boy will be published in March 2019, the author’s centenaryThe 99-year-old poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, one of the last surviving members of the Beat generation, has sold an “experimental” new novel to a major American... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's hard enough getting John Dunmore to stop and sit down; getting him to talk about himself is almost impossible. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAFTA-winning broadcaster and television presenter Dan Snow is publishing On This Day in History with John Murray Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ian McEwan, the award-winning author, has admitted feeling "a little dubious" about people being compelled to study his books, after helping his son with an essay about his own novel and receiving a C. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American writer Courtney Zoffness has won the 2018 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for her short story "Peanuts aren't nuts". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Council wins ruling from press watchdog over claims in story also picked up by Daily MailThe Independent Press Standards Organisation has upheld a complaint against the Times over its coverage of the fostering placement of a young girl in east London.Notice of the ruling by Ipso was published on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a groundbreaking study of more than two million books published in North America between 2002 and 2012, scholars found that books by women authors are priced 45% less than those of their male counterparts. The researchers, sociologist Dana Beth Weinberg and mathematician Adam Kapelner, both... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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President Trump’s immigration policies, L.A.’s homeless crisis, the women’s movement and the culture of food were just a few of the topics covered during the first day of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC campus. The 23rd annual festival, which celebrates reading and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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