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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The publishing industry should trust and listen to its communications teams to see greater change and audience growth, PR professionals said at The Bookseller's FutureBook conference on Tuesday (17th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 06:55:46 UTC ]
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John Murray is publishing New Yorkers: A City and Its People in Our Time by Craig Taylor, the follow-up to his successful 2011 book Londoners (Granta), in March 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-17 07:19:27 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has signed Filthy Animals, the first short story collection from 2020 Booker Prize shortlistee Brandon Taylor. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-11 14:31:07 UTC ]
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Publishers have expressed mixed views on the London Book Fair's decision to postpone from March to late June 2021, with some welcoming the development while others complained the timing disrupts the natural rhythm of the publishing calendar. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-05 01:22:41 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish Erica Berry's latest non-fiction work, Cry Wolf, after winning a six-way auction this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 04:13:40 UTC ]
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In his long-awaited answer to the government's civil complaint, former national security adviser John Bolton denied that he broke any laws in publishing his bestselling memoir 'The Room Where It Happened.' But with a DoJ motion for Summary Judgment now pending before the court, it's unclear... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld is publishing Black is the Body, a collection of non-fiction essays covering a number of US author Emily Bernard's experiences. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 19:56:01 UTC ]
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When an art installation leads to death, the question arises: How culpable is the artist? Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-05 11:08:58 UTC ]
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Orion Spring has acquired a debut health book from actor and "biohacker" Davinia Taylor, taking a holistic approach to weight loss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-04 13:14:34 UTC ]
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During a recent webinar, executives from Baker & Taylor and parent company Follett described how the school and library market has changed in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How historical fiction gave one reader deeper and more vivid insights into history and guided her career in teaching and librarianship. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-09-28 10:35:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner is to publish debut writer Aiwanose Odafen's feminist novel Tomorrow I Become a Woman as part of a three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 09:02:57 UTC ]
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Hutchinson will publish a new novel, Malibu Rising, by US author Taylor Jenkins Reid, who won the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award this summer for her sixth novel Daisy Jones & The Six (Ballantine Books, 2019). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-25 04:59:57 UTC ]
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In seeking to end support for ALA, some library board members at the Medina County District Library in Ohio complained that the organization's support for racial and social justice issues was too politically partisan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The book takes a “Sliding Doors” approach, as a woman, on the heels of a near-death experience, contemplates her next move. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-22 14:35:11 UTC ]
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Holtzbrinck's chief executive Stefan von Holtzbrinck has told staff that he took the decision for c.e.o. John Sargent to depart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-18 01:24:09 UTC ]
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo serves as lead editor of this new collection, which showcases a range of poems as vast as the continent. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-09-16 19:52:14 UTC ]
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The First Woman, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's powerful feminist novel about a headstrong young woman’s coming-of-age in 1970s Uganda, has had a long and fraught path to publication. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-16 17:05:04 UTC ]
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