Talking stock

With Super Thursday just behind us, the big autumn releases on the runway, the Booker a few days away, and FBF around the corner, Philip Jones takes stock.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Tracking the 'Nones' Tide: PW Talks to Ryan P. Burge

Burge’s book, 'The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going' (Fortress, out now), cites research listing atheists and agnostics each at 6% of the U.S. population, while 20% identify as “nothing in particular." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We need to talk about disability

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[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-15 16:32:42 UTC ]
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Waterstones shuts Brentwood store after lease talks fail

Waterstones is closing its branch in Brentwood, Essex, saying it was unable to renegotiate the lease. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Boy Who Talked to Dogs: a story of trauma brought to the stage with honesty and grace

This new play based on Martin McKenna’s memoir tells a difficult story with theatrical skill and artistic heart. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Let’s talk about ‘Starship Troopers’ and other science fiction and fantasy novels that wowed us on screen

Many of our favorite books are better as films. Other times, it’s better to stick with the book. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Back-Talking The Tone Police: Book People Are Not Your Enemy

Book People are not the enemy of books, and gatekeeping book and reading culture does no one any favors. Continue reading at Book Riot

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PubWest Conference Opens with Talk of 2021 Trends

The PubWest 2021 conference opened with a discussion on new digital marketing efforts while Gibbs Smith's Brad Farmer and Nicole Sullivan of Denver's BookBar shared observations about the current state of publishing and bookselling. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How one man’s talks with the dispossessed changed foreign policy

Bob Gersony’s career shows how America can meld security interests and human rights, writes Robert D. Kaplan. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Let’s talk about fantasy and science fiction books that have fallen off the radar

“Vellum” by Hal Duncan, “Mockingbird,” by Walter Tevis, the works of Tanith Lee and more. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Wattpad 'in sale talks with multiple bidders'

Wattpad, the online story writing website, is in talks with multiple parties to sell the enterprise, with a $500m price tag being mooted, Canada 24 News has reported.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Industry Stock Prices Fell 4% in 2020

A second-half rally helped to limit the decline of the Publishers Weekly Stock Index to 4% in 2020, as four of the seven companies on the PWSI managed to post an increase in their stock prices compared to the beginning of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Want to Talk About Racism? Sit Next to Frederick Joseph

This debut author has learned not to read the comments about his new book, “The Black Friend.” Some are supportive; others contain death threats. Continue reading at The New York Times

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When these animals talk, listen: Audiobooks give voice to a cat, a horse, a sheep and others

Tales like ‘The Travelling Cat Chronicles’ and ‘Tarka the Otter’ offer a unique perspective. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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We Need to Talk About England

THE BASIC POLITICAL BACKDROP of Alex Niven’s New Model Island is that Britain is potentially only halfway through a 20-year period of Conservative governance, and that the union may lose several members before power changes hands at Westminster. But the book, a peculiar volume of polemic and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

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‘Red, White and Blue’ subject Leroy Logan talks ‘Small Axe,’ John Boyega and his new memoir

The real-life inspiration for Steve McQueen’s “Red, White and Blue” documents his career in law enforcement in “Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Talks to Megha Majumdar

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Amazon Publishing in Talks to Offer E-books to Public Libraries

The potential deal would be a breakthrough moment in the library e-book market as Amazon currently does not make its digital content available to libraries. It would also be a major coup for the Digital Public Library of America's upstart e-book platform and its SimplyE library reading app. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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An Orpheus and Eurydice Remix: Talking to Lilliam Rivera about Never Look(ing) Back, by Bayleigh Acosta

Interviews   Photo of Lilliam Rivera by Lilith Ferreira / Las Fotos Project Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning author of children’s books who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Rivera’s work has appeared in the New York Times,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

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Lilliam Rivera’s Orpheus and Eurydice Remix: Talking about Never Look(ing) Back, by Bayleigh Acosta

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Talking About the 10 Best Books of 2020

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