Funny, frank and intimate … in recent years, the live versions of audio shows have shot up by 2,000%. Now, comedians are selling out auditoriums nationwideWhen Freddie Mercury jogged on to the stage at Live Aid, he knew he had the crowd in the palm of his hand. When comedian and radio host John Robins bursts on stage at London’s Bloomsbury theatre, he is wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with that image of Mercury – and the homage feels apt.He isn’t about to perform Bohemian Rhapsody, but rather the live incarnation of Made Up Games, a segment from the weekly BBC Radio 5 Live show he hosts with fellow comedian Elis James. Nonetheless, the cheers from an enraptured crowd are deafening. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2022-12-27 15:00:24 UTC ]
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An extension through October of a ban on large public-facing events in Germany does not apply to Frankfurter Buchmesse, per trade association AUMA. The post Trade Show Association: Berlin’s Event Ban Does Not Apply to Frankfurter Buchmesse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-18 13:13:45 UTC ]
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By bringing moral exactitude to a story long silenced for American profit, “A Silent Fury” joins that most vital of canons, the literatures of witness. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-18 06:26:49 UTC ]
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The average payment terms in the digital media space is 59 days, up from 49 days last year. The post ‘The money is just not showing up’: Digital media companies are likely to wait even longer for payments appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-06-18 04:01:34 UTC ]
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Young black men are often viewed through a criminal lens. A new book based on an 11-year-long study of adolescent men in a South African township upends the stereotypes. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2020-06-15 15:08:26 UTC ]
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Safely lending books is just the beginning. Libraries are figuring out everything from how to remain welcoming spaces to how to respond to changing reader behavior. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-06-11 09:00:22 UTC ]
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In order to create the Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List, we’ve ventured into unfamiliar territory and employed… math. | Lit Hub How JK Rowling betrayed the world she created: Gabrielle Bellot on growing up with the Harry Potter universe. | Lit Hub “The pace and frequency of Trump’s falsehoods... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-10 10:30:25 UTC ]
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As Sanaë Lemoine’s debut novel progresses, its narrator falls increasingly in thrall to the only people who seem interested in her inner life. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-06-09 19:07:44 UTC ]
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Renowned poets Jericho Brown (2020 Pulitzer Prize winner) and Nikky Finney (2011 National Book Award winner), formerly student and teacher, reunite to address the current moment of uprising and solidarity in the face of anti-Black violence, in a visceral conversation about art, identity, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-09 17:00:01 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Audio is bringing together wellbeing experts, including fitness author Chloe Madeley and performance coach Sara Milne Rowe, in a new audio anthology, The Here and Now. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 10:56:54 UTC ]
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Book packager Glasstown Entertainment is being accused by former employees and authors of creating and perpetuating a hostile environment for people of color. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones has said Covid-19 closures means a charitable donation to Black Lives Matter is not currently possible despite a petition set up by booksellers calling for the chain to financially support the cause. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-08 15:36:16 UTC ]
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Puffin will publish Wild Cities, a non-fiction title by Ben Lerwill, illustrated by Harriet Hobday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 21:00:45 UTC ]
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As has been widely reported over the past few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has caused continued closures of theatre and performing arts venues, with potentially catastrophic effects across the industry. At Fane we started by postponing our March - May shows to the Autumn, but with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 13:31:31 UTC ]
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Publishers and authors have continued to share reading lists and offers of help following the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-05 10:41:41 UTC ]
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Everyman’s Library has launched a podcast hosted by broadcaster James Naughtie which will see him discuss classic works of literature with a guest each episode. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 01:10:45 UTC ]
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The founders of publishing and lifestyle brand Own It! have announced their active support for a US-based Black communities group, the Movement for Black Lives. It follows the death of George Floyd on 25th May, as protests over police brutality in the US multiply. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:57:42 UTC ]
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Snoop Dogg is producing the TV adaptation for Joe Ide's IQ detective series, after TV rights were initially snapped up in a seven-way bidding war by Alcon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-03 14:06:32 UTC ]
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It’s early 2012 and a young boy is walking home when he is fatally shot in the back by a neighbourhood watch officer. The officer claims the boy – only seventeen at the time – was reaching for a gun. All the boy had on him was a packet of Skittles and a can of Arizona iced tea. Now it’s the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-02 22:33:58 UTC ]
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The success of Danler’s novel about New York’s restaurant scene sets a high bar. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-06-02 06:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores across the country are expressing support for the protests against police violence by offering material support, promoting antiracism books, and encouraging people to shop at black-owned businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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