The creator of the popular Well-Read Black Girl book club on the books that saved her

Glory Edim's 'Gather Me' traces the dramatic arc of her life as well as her discovery of Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and other Black writers. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

Life Studies is Robert Lowell’s best-​known and most influential book. It won the National Book Award for poetry in 1960. I read it in 1962 and I hated it. In a shallow way, my dislike was a matter of social class. I said aloud to Lowell’s book, “Yeah, I had a grandfather, too.” Like my […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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PFLAG Adapts Picture Book to Video, Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

In celebration of LGBTQ+ History month in October, nonprofit organization Parents, Families, & Friends of LGBT National has brought together a slew of celebrities to voice characters in a video adaptation of picture book 'The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford—Ally, Activist, and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Expands Its Frankfurt Cultural Programming

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse adds a networking reception for publishers, translators, and partners. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Expands Its Frankfurt Cultural Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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New Book Reframes Jesus’s Trial

As part of his life’s work to improve Christian-Jewish relations, Bible scholar Israel Knohl lays out a detailed case disproving that Jews are collectively responsible for Jesus’s crucifixion in his new book, ‘The Messiah Confrontation’ (Jewish Publication Society, Nov. 1). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Book Deals: October 12, 2022

A devotional focused on spiritual care for caregivers lands at Our Daily Bread, John Bevere moves to W, a psychotherapist brings a book on anger to Broadleaf, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards.

Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 15:50:31 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of 2022

Barnes & Noble has released their list of the best books of 2022. The list includes everything from memoirs to dystopian novels. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-10-10 14:26:02 UTC ]
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Publishers, Internet Archive Ready for Summary Judgment Hearing in Book Scanning Case

A federal judge is now ready to hear arguments for summary judgment in a closely watched copyright case filed by four major publishers against the Internet Archives over its program to scan and lend library books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Robinson, creator of the Inspector Banks novels, dies aged 72

The Leeds-born novelist whose work included poetry and short stories as well as his bestselling thrillers will be remembered as a master of plot and characterThe crime writer Peter Robinson has died aged 72, his publisher has announced.The Yorkshire-born author died suddenly on the 4 October... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-10-07 11:56:17 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Are Slipping

The decline in unit sales slowed in the third quarter as adult fiction sales soared, but sales are still down for the year so far. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of October 10, 2022

Blackstone picks up an account of January 6 by the former Capitol Police chief, Ballantine nabs Isabel Allende’s next novel, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, October 10, 2022

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Leonard Cohen, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Fell 9% at End of September

Deep declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile categories and only a small gain in adult fiction resulted in a 9.6% drop in print sales last week compared to a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group Works to Diversify Slate of Authors

Hachette Book Group took another step toward bringing more BIPOC writers to the table in an equitable way by cohosting a Hurston/Wright Writers Week Workshop retreat for the first time this summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dolly Parton’s program to give free books to kids has expanded to California.

More than 2 million children just became eligible for free books: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1183 to establish Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program in the state and specify how it will operate. The program will use money from a dedicated fund “to provide... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Jada Pinkett Smith Signs Book Deal For ‘No Holds Barred’ Memoir

The book will cover the actor's “complicated marriage to Will Smith,” her “unconventional upbringing in Baltimore,” and her friendship with late rapper Tupac Shakur, Continue reading at HuffPost

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How to Find the Best Kindle Book Deals

From daily email newsletters to quick hacks, this is how to get a constant stream of Kindle book deals to fuel your reading. Continue reading at Book Riot

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First Adult Book by Mo Willems Due Out Next Spring

He has attempted to drive a bus, attend school, and even take a spin on a roller coaster, but soon the Pigeon will embark upon his greatest adventure yet. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Cursed Princess Club: Talking with Lambcat

Launched in 2019, Cursed Princess Club is an original vertical-scroll online comic created by the artist Lambcat that has quickly grown into one of the most popular series on the Webtoon platform. A graphic novel adaptation of the series will be released in print in January 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Here are the 2022 National Book Award finalists.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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