A scandal has exposed massive pay disparities in publishing and journalism. But the information may not help muchThe writer Chip Cheek got paid an $800,000 advance for his erotic debut novel, Cape May. Good for him, right? Even he, however, admits he was shocked by the figure. “But I’m more shocked to see the numbers from writers of color like the extraordinary Jesmyn Ward,” Cheek tweeted earlier this week. “I hope this movement begins to change things.”The movement in question is #PublishingPaidMe. Started by the black fantasy author LL McKinney, the hashtag urges authors to share the amounts of their book advances, in order to highlight the disparities between what black and non-black writers are paid. Cheek, I probably don’t need to tell you, is a white man. His advance, received as a relatively unknown writer, eclipses that of many established writers of colour including, as his tweet notes, the two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Related: Top editors resign amid accusations of racist ‘toxic culture’ at US publications We’ve been having the same conversation over and over again for the past decade but nothing seems to change Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-06-12 09:30:18 UTC ]
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I reviewed Lev Grossman’s The Magicians when it was launched in 2009, with amazing timing: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book, was out in paperback, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was at last onscreen. Fans were bemoaning the coming Harry Potter vacuum. Grossman, at... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-23 08:55:43 UTC ]
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A new photo book goes inside the homes of the creative community in Joshua Tree, Pioneertown, Yucca Valley and other high desert locales. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-18 10:00:44 UTC ]
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“All Art Is History”: A Conversation with Parul Kapur, by Sangamithra Iyer Interviews [email protected] Tue, 07/16/2024 - 15:20 On March 26, 2024, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop co-sponsored an event at Yu and Me Books to celebrate the New... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2024-07-16 20:20:51 UTC ]
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Peter Schjeldahl’s final book collects the essays and reviews he wrote in the years after a cancer diagnosis. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-07-15 09:03:01 UTC ]
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Launching Books into the World: A Conversation with Carolina Orloff, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:54 Carolina Orloff is a translator, author, and researcher of Latin American literature. In 2016, after... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2024-07-01 20:54:02 UTC ]
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The latest IMLS data show library visits are half what they were a decade ago—where is the response from library leaders? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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His memoir began when he was a child, watching his father die young. Mine started when my young children learned their father died by suicide. We were drawn to each other’s perspectives, thought they could inform our own. In a writing class, students often make alliances such as these,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-25 08:54:10 UTC ]
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Washington D.C.'s Folger Shakespeare Library reopens with an impressive new exhibit, audiobook narrators get their due, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-24 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Print sales are up. Celebrity picture books. Instagrammable Bookstores. These and more on Book Riot today Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-20 16:03:10 UTC ]
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World Literature Today Announces Finalists for 2025 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature News and Events [email protected] Mon, 06/17/2024 - 12:19 Top row (left to right): Samira Ahmed (photo by Erielle Bakkum), Hatem Aly;... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2024-06-17 17:19:26 UTC ]
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This season’s notable titles document pop culture innovations, take the measure of towering architects including I.M. Pei, and bring a fresh eye to canonical figures like Albrecht Dürer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association’s Children’s Institute in New Orleans wrapped up on June 12 with an equity-focused “Spotlight on Black Publishing,” an inclusive conversation about “Queer Voices for Community,” and a karaoke extravaganza. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In which Robin Sloan writes Moonbound—a science fiction book about science fiction—and our writer writes his way into total insanity. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-06-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
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UNESCO's 2024 World Book Capital, great graphic novels for your summer TBR, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-10 15:00:00 UTC ]
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The latest versions of annual reports on workforce demographics from Gannett, NPR and The New York Times (as well as Condé Nast, Hearst and Vox) show mixed results in companies’ efforts to diversify their newsrooms. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2024-06-10 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of this year's American Librarian Association conference, librarians are joining forces to seek out “the good stuff” to celebrate and sharing strategic practices to counter challenges leveraged increasingly at comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Walt Disney Company has announced a new children’s book program, Planet Possible Books, on World Environment Day, June 5. The program will publish three to four books a year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As Qualcomm-powered Windows on Arm PCs begin appearing here at Computex, ushering in a generation of AI-infused Copilot+ laptops, it seemed appropriate to interview a major player in the push. No, not Qualcomm. (We’ve already spoken to them.) Instead, I mean Arm, the semiconductor... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-06-03 18:35:42 UTC ]
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His Moon Knight was a hit in the 1970s, 30 years after he began his career. Bloodshot, another popular superhero, followed two decades later. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-05-26 21:24:09 UTC ]
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