The exceptional stories in ‘On Girlhood’ explore the realities of growing up Black and female

‘On Girlhood,’ edited by Glory Edim, pulls together the work of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and more. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-23 12:00:13 UTC ]
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The best early Black Friday 2024 deals we found so far from Amazon, Best Buy and more

Black Friday may technically just be one day, but it’s evolved to consume the entire month of November in the US at this point. For the past few years, retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target have ushered in the holiday shopping season earlier and earlier, and this year is no different. Black... Continue reading at Engadget

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The Most Popular Stories of the Week

The best book club books coming out in November, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's best books of 2024, 8 one-sitting-read horror novels, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The best early Black Friday 2024 deals we could find from Amazon, Best Buy and more

With each passing year, Black Friday seems to turn more and more into "Black November," with many retailers starting their holiday sales weeks before the day itself. But while the bombardment of promos can be annoying, it also presents a good chance to beat the rush and finish holiday shopping... Continue reading at Engadget

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A New Book Explores the Role of Gender in the Church

In 'Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence,' Christian theologian Gregg Allison argues for equal dignity and mutual respect between men and women. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A New Book Explores the History of Racialization in Psychiatry

Scholar Judith Weisenfeld explains how U.S. psychiatrists pathologized Black religious belief after the abolition of slavery in ‘New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A New Book Explores the History of Racialization in Psychiatry

Scholar Judith Weisenfeld explains how U.S. psychiatrists pathologized Black religious belief after the abolition of slavery in ‘New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity During the Great Migration.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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“It Will Be One of the Most Ghastly Short Stories Ever Written.” When Dylan Thomas Tried to Get Spooky

Late in 1933, Dylan Thomas started writing a new short story. “The theme of the story I dreamed in a nightmare,” he wrote to a friend. “If successful, if the words fit to the thoughts, it will be one of the most ghastly short stories ever written.” Thomas was possessed, in part, by rejection.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Amazon is shutting down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025

Amazon, in what it described as a "difficult decision," is winding down Kindle Vella and shutting it down completely in February 2025. When the company launched the serialized story platform in 2021, it said Vella was a way for readers to discover new fictional stories and a new way for authors... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-10-29 12:00:30 UTC ]
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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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American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’

The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncannyJoy Williams, 80, has written five novels and four story collections and is the recipient of numerous awards. Her most... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-19 17:00:20 UTC ]
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At Frankfurt: Isabel Cristina Giraldo on Sharing Colombian Stories

At Colombia's Frankfurt Book Fair stand, Isabel Cristina Giraldo is helping Colombian publishers and authors connect with international audiences. The post At Frankfurt: Isabel Cristina Giraldo on Sharing Colombian Stories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Frankfurt Book Fair: FEP’s Data ‘Story’ of the European Book Market

The ‘story’ being told by FEP book industry data, says Enrico Turrin, shows a stable, post-pandemic book market across Europe. By Brianna Robles | @breesharraine uring the opening day (October 16) of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) presented key data about... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Sapphic Undertones Littered L.M. Montgomery’s Fiction, as Well as Her Female Friendships

My favorite book is a pale, mint green, Illustrated Junior Library edition with edges sprayed indigo blue. The girl on the cover wears a white pinafore over a practical plaid dress. Her two orangey-red braids fall around her shoulders, topped off with a wide-brimmed straw hat covered in... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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8 Outstanding Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story Collections

"What blooded me as a really feral reader in college was the discovery of short story collections." Continue reading at Book Riot

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Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

I highlighted Luis Jaramillo’s first book, the short story collection The Doctor’s Wife—a gathering of 91 ultra-short chapters, some as brief as a sentence, that add up to a portrait of a family—as a best book of 2012 for NPR. His first novel further reveals his wide-ranging literary talents.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The Black List Upended the Film Industry. The Book World Is Next

“I was loath to jump into it,” Black List founder Franklin Leonard says of expanding into publishing. “It’s not a great look to be like, ‘I'm from Hollywood and I'm here to save you.’” Continue reading at Wired

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8 Books About Growing Up Through Ballet

Books about ballet dancers are, invariably, books about growing up. Whether it is a young child desperate to win a place at a ballet school, a ballerina escaping from a dangerous relationship, or a memoir about finding a sense of belonging in the dance world, ballet books return again and again... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Majority of UK children’s books with Black main characters written by white authors, study finds

Report finds that books with main characters from minority ethnicities or who are disabled or neurodivergent are written by those who do not share the protagonist’s identityMore than half of children’s books with marginalised main characters are by writers and illustrators who do not share their... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-03 17:10:48 UTC ]
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Black British Book festival founder criticises lack of diversity in publishing

Increasing number of black authors forced to self-publish or promote work on social media, says Selina BrownThe founder of a book festival celebrating black authors has said they are “forced” to pave their own way into the publishing world because of a lack of diversity within the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Exploring Literary Dublin

The Irish city, once home to the likes of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, is known for its bookstores, libraries and pubs, where writers found inspiration over pints of Guinness. Continue reading at The New York Times

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