The female spies who helped liberate World War II France

Sarah Rose recounts the bravery and sacrifices of 39 British women in the lead-up to D-Day. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-09 15:34:06 UTC ]

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Industry Notes: Italian Bookstores Stay Open, Guadalajara Named World Book Capital

Italy's bookstores are allowed to operate amid COVID-19 restrictions, and Guadalajara becomes UNESCO's World Book Capital for 2022. The post Industry Notes: Italian Bookstores Stay Open, Guadalajara Named World Book Capital appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-04 20:25:38 UTC ]
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How the Literary World Reinvented the Book Festival in Real Time

As the literary world moved online in 2020, a central question for many organizations was how to manage the annual festivals that gather thousands of readers from around the world. Here, the directors of five festivals—Sara Ortiz of the Believer Festival, Lissette Mendez of the Miami Book Fair,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-03 09:57:24 UTC ]
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Two rarely seen paintings offer a peek into the very private world of Paul and Bunny Mellon

“Paul and Bunny Mellon: Visual Biographies - The Trompe l’Oeil Paintings at Oak Spring, Virginia” explores two paintings that reveal a great deal about their owners. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
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See inside one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores

Dujiangyan Zhongshuge is the latest bookstore designed by X+Living, and it’s stunning. The very best books transport you to another world, and the most magical bookstores help make that a reality. Chinese bookseller Zhongshuge is renowned for its stunning bookstores, and its latest outpost, in... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-11-02 08:00:34 UTC ]
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In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay paints a grim picture of Colombia’s drug war

The award-winning author of “Redeployment” debuts as a novelist with a cast of tortured characters navigating a treacherous world. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-02 06:53:32 UTC ]
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Fred Klein, Who Helped Build Bantam Books, Dies at 97

Fred Klein, who helped make Bantam Books a major force in mass market paperback publishing in the 1960s and 1970s, died on October 22. He was described by a former colleague as "the greatest ringmaster the publishing world has ever known.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweeping art history of the world to Bridge Street in six-figure pre-empt

Little, Brown imprint The Bridge Street Press has pre-empted for a six-figure sum world rights to Power, People and Painting: The Story of Art in Fifteen Cities by curator Caroline Campbell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 16:23:49 UTC ]
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RELX Group Remains the World's Top Publisher

The world’s largest publisher did it again in 2019, with revenue of $5.64 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Manga Characters to Help You Vent Your Social Distancing Feels

One reader shares her thoughts on reading manga as an exercise in feeling by proxy and finding emotional catharsis in their character arcs. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-10-29 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Dispatches from an Overheated World: On “Tales of Two Planets”

THE DEVELOPERS OF Beirut’s Eden Bay needed to clean up the raw sewage on the beach of their luxury development, so they rerouted it into a storm pipe. “And then the rains came,” writes Lina Mounzer in her darkly comedic account from the new anthology Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books

[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-10-25 12:30:52 UTC ]
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Books to Film Rights: France’s TeamTO Studios To Animate ‘Ninn’

French animation studio TeamTO has acquired TV, film and licensing rights to the 'Ninn' graphic novel from Belgian publisher Kennes Éditions. The post Books to Film Rights: France’s TeamTO Studios To Animate ‘Ninn’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-23 17:03:54 UTC ]
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NYC's Strand Book Store Asks for Help

Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand Book Store, with two locations in Manhattan, has posted an open letter on social media asking for help from the local community, saying sales are down 70% and the need for more support has become urgent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Busby: how Britain's first black female publisher revolutionised literature – and never gave up

In her 20s, she set up her own company, publishing everyone from James Ellroy to the Worst Witch series, and changing Britain for the better, book by book There is a revealing story Margaret Busby tells, about the first novel she published. A family friend had bumped into a former US serviceman... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-10-22 05:00:17 UTC ]
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Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

When Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004) visited the University of Oklahoma in April 1978 to be honored as the fifth laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, he marveled over the improbability of it all: “The Neustadt literary prize belongs too, in my opinion, to those things which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-21 08:48:17 UTC ]
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Leave the World Behind by Rumann Alam, Read by Marin Ireland

Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Marin Ireland narrates Rumaan Alam’s stunning audiobook Leave the World Behind, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-12 08:00:42 UTC ]
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Nonprofits step up to help minority entrepreneurs navigate the pandemic

When Covid-19 began to take its toll on New York City's economy in mid-March, Harlem Community News publisher Pat Stevenson didn't know how she would survive. Stevenson's revenue is completely... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2020-10-08 18:41:46 UTC ]
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After losing two loved ones to covid-19, I turned to books. Here are 15 titles that helped me cope.

A selection of memoirs and novels that can help connect and lift us through these scary and sad times. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-07 05:22:15 UTC ]
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Reading Rumaan Alam's Apocalypse Novel At The End Of The World

In "Leave the World Behind," a family on vacation tries to ignore the catastrophe unfolding outside their cozy retreat. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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