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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Celebrated rapper Chuck D continues his social activism as a visual artist, releasing a set of graphic journals via Enemy Books, a new imprint launched in partnership with Akashic Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 10, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark stood on the floor of the House of Representatives and read aloud from a children's book to members of Congress. "The end of the day was also my own," she read. "Bled out on the floor and never got home." These chilling words tell the story of Joaquin... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2023-05-15 06:00:00 UTC ]
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CNN reporter and West Baltimore native John Blake wishes he could give a copy of his new memoir to his mother for Mother's Day. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2023-05-11 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A Little Golden Book biography of Taylor Swift sold more than 102,000 copies in first week on sale, but sales in all major categories still fell. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Wild speculation over a book known as ‘4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023’ has seen excited Swifties placing pre-orders. The bad news? It is likely not by herThe formula to a bestselling book is a mystery publishers have wrestled with for centuries. Now they may finally have their... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-05-10 03:53:07 UTC ]
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The bestselling author urged all Republican lawmakers to stop the distractions and focus on this key issue. Continue reading at HuffPost
[ HuffPost | 2023-05-04 08:27:12 UTC ]
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Story collections are the country cousins of the American publishing landscape, tolerated with benevolent condescension while their authors are urged to produce that more glamorous product: novels. A novel might find a broad audience, even become a bestseller! Whereas—as a writer friend once put... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-13 08:53:59 UTC ]
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After nearly three years of litigation, federal judge John G. Koeltl ruled that the Internet Archive infringed the copyrights of four plaintiff publishers by scanning print editions of their books and lending them online. The ruling comes just days after a March 20 hearing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Stacy Mitchell, co-executive director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, and Cory Doctorow, author of a new book "Chokepoint Capitalism," discussed the ways in which Amazon and other digital platforms exploit the creative industries and identified state and national legislators as the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Prothero, author of 'God the Bestseller: How One Editor Transformed American Religion a Book at a Time' (HarperOne, Mar. 14), explores Eugene Exman's role in publishing books that remade America's religious life. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Denise Crittendon’s debut science fiction novel, Where It Rains In Color, leads us to the planet of Swazembi, a blazing, color-rich utopia and famous vacation center of the galaxy. Set far in the future, this idyllic, peace-loving world sees no real trouble. But Lileala’s perfect, pampered... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-02-03 09:51:26 UTC ]
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The following first appeared in Lit Hub’s The Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. William Trevor famously described the short story as “the art of the glimpse,” and compression is generally a virtue. But the most engaging and compelling short stories and novels are not necessarily the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-27 09:52:28 UTC ]
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Memoirist and public health executive Michelle Bowdler, author of Is Rape a Crime? and novelist and family counselor Lynne Reeves Griffin, author of Dark Rivers to Cross, a novel about relationship violence, talk about writing trauma narratives with the power to bring pain deemed undiscussable... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-01-19 09:52:46 UTC ]
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A curious setting in Adobe Photoshop’s privacy preferences has the artistic community on edge this week. A recent viral moment highlights just how nervous the artist community is about artificial intelligence (AI). It started earlier this week, when French comic book author Claire Wendling... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2023-01-06 09:45:00 UTC ]
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The best-selling debut author Bonnie Garmus created Elizabeth Zott, a chemist battling a sexist 1950s establishment, as the role model she craved — and found that readers wanted the same. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-11-16 14:07:21 UTC ]
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“In all creation there is nothing constant,” says Pythagoras in the final book of the Metamorphoses. All things are subject to the power of change: bodies, landscapes, cities, nations—even the cosmos. Ovid announces his epic’s main theme as metamorphosis in its first two lines: “My spirit moves... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-08 09:53:56 UTC ]
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In her debut memoir, the author explores trauma and resilience—her own and that of her family—and, in telling her story, finds catharsis and freedom. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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What historical patterns have influenced the need for diverse teachers today? The author of a recent book addresses myths and solutions. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2022-09-12 20:54:48 UTC ]
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Paul Pringle's work exposed serious abuses at the University of Southern California, but the dispute with his former co-workers may overshadow his book. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-19 10:00:16 UTC ]
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Well-known figures such as Roma Downey, Tim Tebow, and Lysa TerKeurst are writing devotionals in order to reach audiences in new ways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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