On Wednesday, Black Lives Matter protesters in Louisville and around the world waited with bated breath for an announcement from Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general: a charging decision, or lack thereof, in the case of Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician who was killed by police at her home. Cameron called Taylor’s killing a “tragedy,” then revealed that none of the officers involved would face criminal charges for it. A grand jury in Taylor’s case did indict one of the officers, Brett Hankison, on three charges of “wanton endangerment”—related not to Taylor, but to Hankison spraying bullets into a neighboring apartment. (None of the occupants of that apartment were harmed; a federal investigation into Taylor’s killing has yet to be concluded.) “In our system, criminal justice isn’t the quest for revenge,” Cameron said. “It’s the quest for truth, evidence, and facts.” On the streets of Louisville and other cities, where protesters have massed every day for months to demand justice for Taylor, the announcement triggered a fresh outpouring of shock, sorrow, and anger. Initial coverage on MSNBC, in particular, channeled similar emotions—Joy Reid called the decision a “Black Lives Don’t Matter ruling”—and chyrons and headlines accurately communicated, sometimes in pained terms, that no officers had been charged. The coverage wasn’t uniform, though. In push notifications and breaking-news tweets, numerous major news outlets linked the indictment to Taylor’s... Continue reading at 'Columbia Journalism Review'
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-09-25 12:37:49 UTC ]
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In the debut novel “Real Life,” a biochemistry Ph.D. candidate confronts the harder lessons of how to be a gay black man in a white world. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-18 10:00:07 UTC ]
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Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book worldIt could be almost the setup for a joke, but a former president, a Booker winner and an erotic fiction superstar have walked on to the British... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-02-14 06:01:23 UTC ]
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I KEEP FOLDING DOWN the corners of pages in this latest anthology from WriteGirl. It’s that kind of book, contains multitudes, it does — 180 young writers represented, and a range of genres, too: poetry, prose, drama, song — and in between selections, tips to keep a writer of any age on task:... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-01-16 18:00:49 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis has acquired open research publisher F1000 Research from its founder Vitek Tracz. The acquisition sum was not disclosed. Tracz will remain owner of F1000Prime and F1000Workspace, which are not included in the sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 05:37:35 UTC ]
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Kendra Winchester: Hello, I’m Kendra Winchester. And this is Reading Women, a podcast inviting you to reclaim half the bookshelf by discussing books written by or about women. Today, I’m talking to Sarah Moss about her book Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. Welcome to 2020,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-08 09:45:19 UTC ]
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Marketing consultancy firm Ebiquity has purchased Digital Decisions in a bid to further its digital media monitoring capabilities as it aims to better help brands evaluate their online media spend. The deal between the Europe-based pair will begin with an initial consideration of 700,000 euros... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-01-08 09:05:25 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis has launched its first apprenticeship programme aimed at "helping the next generation start their career in the publishing sector". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 08:30:37 UTC ]
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“The Dolphin Letters” explores the tumultuous relationship between Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick, through their correspondence. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-12-19 20:00:00 UTC ]
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Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, shared "Barking to the Choir" with the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-17 03:46:56 UTC ]
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HQ has bought the "powerful, hilarious and deeply emotional" new novel from Hello! editor-in-chief Rosie Nixon in a two-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-04 14:05:45 UTC ]
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Granta Books has acquired award-winning Sicilian author Evelina Santangelo's powerful novel, From Another World. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-01 14:07:19 UTC ]
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Barbara Taylor Bradford has written a prequel to her bestselling 1979 novel A Woman of Substance, to be published by HarperCollins in 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 16:49:46 UTC ]
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Psychological thriller writer C L Taylor has signed a deal with HarperCollins imprint Avon for two more suspense novels following her "amazing" 2019 success. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-12 16:58:08 UTC ]
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Decision to shut UWA Publishing, which published works by multiple Miles Franklin winners, came ‘out of the blue’The University of Western Australia’s surprise decision to shut down its publishing house has prompted outrage and protest from the Australian literary community.The fate of the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 02:50:40 UTC ]
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Retailer is using AI to help with digital media bidding on Google as it strives to differentiate itself in the festive period; the brand is also running a new football-themed holiday spot from RGA. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-11-06 20:31:35 UTC ]
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Constable has signed a fresh biography of George Orwell by D J Taylor, whose earlier book on the writer, published in 2003, won the Whitbread Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-04 09:52:59 UTC ]
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Over 700 attendees from publishers large and small convened in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday for the opening of the 2019 Folio: Show—this outlet's annual industry conference for multi-platform media companies. Linda Thomas Brooks, president and CEO of MPA—the Association of Magazine Media,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-10-31 20:42:22 UTC ]
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Barnes is a key player in the region's so-called entrepreneurial eco-system, working particularly to build startups through networking sessions and workshops. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-10-30 22:08:00 UTC ]
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As the wildfire situation in California worsens—with power outages, road closures, red flag warnings, and mandatory evacuations occurring throughout the state—several independent bookstores have been forced to reduce operating hours, cancel events, and in some cases even close their doors... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-30 17:00:29 UTC ]
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Fires at opposite ends of California's coastal region, amplified by power outages, have closed a number of indie bookstores and displaced their employees, especially those in the San Francisco Bay Area and north. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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