The Loch Ness monster may not exist, but such mythical beasts fascinate for good reason

A look at several books that celebrate and analyze star attractions from the twilight zone of zoological fantasy. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Bolt's 'virus thrives in multiculturalism' columns offensive, press council says | Weekly Beast

Press watchdog says News Corp columnist breached two rules. Plus: Daily Mail pushback on media bargaining codeAndrew Bolt has received a rap over the knuckles from the Australian Press Council for attributing the spread of the coronavirus in Melbourne to multiculturalism. Two columns were found... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-02-26 02:43:00 UTC ]
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Back to school for Tele editors after 'activist teachers' exposé | The Weekly Beast

News Corp’s examples of cultural Marxism come up short. Plus: Alan Jones apology relegated to Sky News corrections pageDays after News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch warned of an “awful woke orthodoxy”, the Daily Telegraph demonstrated the boss’s point with a front-page story about political... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-02-04 22:44:51 UTC ]
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David Duchovny wants to be taken seriously as a novelist. His new book makes a good case.

“Truly Like Lightning” is an irreverent and ambitious tale that shows off the “X-Files” actor’s literary chops. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-01 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Climate Coverage Is Good Business at The Financial Times

The Financial Times is debuting a vertical dedicated to climate coverage, the publisher announced this morning. The move comes as the organization seeks to increase retention rates and drive subscriptions. "We think about value in two ways," head of digital editorial development Renee Kaplan... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-01-28 05:35:00 UTC ]
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50 years later, ‘The Monster at the End of This Book’ is still selling — and inspiring authors

The children’s book has influence out of proportion with its 24 pages and its cardboard cover devoid of medallions. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodings to present BBC Radio 4 show on Max Perkins

Chair of Virago Lennie Goodings is presenting a radio programme about legendary editor Max Perkins and editor relationships today for BBC Radio 4, with guests including Sarah Churchwell, Emma Paterson, Colm Toibin and Linda Grant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-25 02:43:10 UTC ]
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Ladee Hubbard’s ‘The Rib King’ is a fascinating look at ambition, race and revenge

“The Rib King’’ upends the racial calculus that amplifies the stories of the privileged few, offering rich, lovingly rendered portraits of working-class Black people. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-21 09:10:32 UTC ]
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Lauren Ace and Jenny Løvlie | 'You can be kind and strong and good, but you don’t have to be exceptional'

"It's really special that, with a book about female friendship, we have genuinely become friends through doing it,” says Lauren Ace. She is talking about illustrator Jenny Løvlie, and the pair’s début picture book The Girls, which was published in 2018 and went on to win Illustrated Book of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 01:57:49 UTC ]
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Richard Charkin: ‘Thank Goodness for the Rule-Breakers’

'Maybe there are lessons to be learned from rule-breaking,' writes Richard Charkin, with a new memoir as his case in point. The post Richard Charkin: ‘Thank Goodness for the Rule-Breakers’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-04 13:04:57 UTC ]
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Why No News Can Be 'Good News'

A scholar calls for breaking away from relentless “breaking news” to reconnect with the eternal good news found in faith and community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Bolt flees Melbourne for 'bush' of Mornington Peninsula | Weekly Beast

News Corp columnist felt ‘threatened’ by Melburnians accepting lockdown. Plus: Rudd on ‘Murdoch playbook’After months of a “claustrophobic” lockdown under a “crazy government”, News Corp star columnist and broadcaster Andrew Bolt has sold his $2.8m four-bedroom federation home in Melbourne and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-12-04 02:34:48 UTC ]
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Obama Had a Remarkable Grasp of Complexity and Ambiguity. Is That Good for a President?

On foreign policy, Obama’s memoir reveals a president fully aware of many of his shortcomings, and ambivalent about many of his accomplishments. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2020-11-20 21:32:35 UTC ]
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The good and bad news of the HuffFeed deal

Yesterday, Benjamin Mullin and Keach Hagey, of the Wall Street Journal, broke a huge media-business story: BuzzFeed is buying HuffPost in a stock deal, part of a broader package that will see Verizon Media, HuffPost’s current owner, take a minority stake and make a cash investment in BuzzFeed.... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-11-20 13:25:55 UTC ]
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Book Fabric For Face Masks, Totes, and Other Handmade Goods

Whether you're looking for great book themed fabric for a new mask, for a pillow case, or a tote bag, you'll find the perfect pattern here. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-11-20 11:32:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch tries to weather News Corp's climate crisis at AGM | The Weekly Beast

News Corp executive chairman says ‘we do not deny climate change’. Plus: ABC rejects Media Watch segmentWhile News Corp’s Australian outlets were waging war against two former prime ministers at home, the New York-based company was holding its first virtual annual general meeting to update its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-20 00:31:56 UTC ]
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Johnny Depp says he has been asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts franchise

Actor has announced he will be exiting the Harry Potter prequel series after losing his libel case over allegations of assault towards ex-wife Amber HeardJohnny Depp is set to exit the Fantastic Beasts franchise after being asked to resign by Warner Bros.The actor announced the decision in a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2020-11-06 16:53:04 UTC ]
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Monsters for President: Maria Dahvana Headley on Modern Mythmaking

In this week’s episode of Fiction/Non/Fiction, co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan talk to #1 New York Times best-selling author Maria Dahvana Headley about the modern-day relevance of the epic poem Beowulf. She talks about her new translation of the ancient text, and illuminates... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-05 09:48:20 UTC ]
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Who's afraid of the big (good) Second Life Book Club?

Hi. I’m Bernhard Drax - award-winning media maker and former radio journalist - and I am a bookseller’s dream. On average I devour 120 books per year, mostly literary and genre novels. I have time to do this because I don’t watch TV and my Facebook account has been deactivated years ago.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-03 19:32:32 UTC ]
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HCG to publish monster fact files with Banville and Winter

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired a non-fiction collection of 100 "weird and wonderful" creatures by author Sarah Banville and illustrator Quinton Winter who worked on Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-01 21:30:53 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury to publish companion to Natural History Museum's Fantastic Beasts exhibition

Bloomsbury is to publish the "definitive" companion book to accompany the Natural History Museum's upcoming exhibition, "Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature", in collaboration with Warner Bros. Pottermore Publishing will publish the e-book.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 15:33:33 UTC ]
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