The poetry, prose and physics of baseball

Bud Selig’s memoir misses the sport’s magic, while two statheads explain its inspiring innovations. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-25 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Mango in Deal with National Baseball Hall of Fame

Mango Publishing has inked a deal with the National Baseball Hall of Fame to publish a series of books under the National Baseball Hall of Fame banner. Three books are set to be released this year, with plans calling for publication of two to three books annually. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tbilisi International Book Festival Returns to Physical Production

With a full schedule of in-person events and activities, the 2021 Tbilisi International Book Festival in Georgia takes place this week, and attendee registration is now open. The post Tbilisi International Book Festival Returns to Physical Production appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. ... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-22 18:37:50 UTC ]
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Poetry and Nursing in the Filipino Diaspora: A Conversation with Romalyn Ante, by Marianne Chan

Interviews Photo by Oluwaseyi Johnson / Unsplash I was lucky to meet Romalyn Ante when I was invited to read at a virtual event organized by R. A. Villanueva and hosted by Books Are Magic in August 2020. Ante was the guest of honor at the event,... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-06-02 11:57:51 UTC ]
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Childhood is poetry

Yesterday, our son Nadim had the poems he wrote when he was four published by Walker Books. His book, Take Off Your Brave, is vibrantly illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail and introduced by writer, poet, and teacher Kate Clanchy. It is Kate who we must thank for setting the book’s publication in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-07 03:44:48 UTC ]
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In Cleveland, four men helped bring baseball into the modern age

Bob Feller, Satchel Paige, Larry Doby and Bill Veeck represented integration and commercialization. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-04-09 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Cancels Its Physical 2021 Fair

The Bologna International Children's Book Fair announces a digital-only edition for 2021, cancelling its physical fair over the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Bologna Children’s Book Fair Cancels Its Physical 2021 Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-09 05:12:11 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology

'Embodied: An Intersectional Feminist Comics Poetry Anthology,' will be published by A Wave Blue World in May. The comics poem featured in this excerpt is “Tapestry” by Khaty Xiong with art by Morgan Beem. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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How grief became path-breaking poetry in Victoria Chang's 'Obit'

After her parents fell ill, Victoria Chang, finalist for a Times Book Prize, wrote 'Obit,' poems styled as obituaries of loved ones — and herself. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-06 14:00:08 UTC ]
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Five of the Best Examples of the Pantoum Form in English Poetry

When compared with the sonnet, ballad, or even the villanelle, the pantoum verse form could hardly be called ‘popular’, and examples of pantoums in English literature are not exactly plentiful. Nonetheless, there are some fine instances of the pantoum – a distinctive and strict form which has... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

[ Interesting Literature | 2021-03-25 15:00:19 UTC ]
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Hot for Epistolary Poetry

The editors of We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics on imagination, abundance, and what keep them up at night Continue reading at Guernica

[ Guernica | 2021-03-25 13:00:09 UTC ]
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Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal restructures as ACE awards grant

Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal has restructured after securing its first grant from Arts Council England.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-22 08:57:11 UTC ]
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Between Poetry and Enchantment: The Sculptures of Italo Lanfredini, by Alice-Catherine Carls

Pandemic Dispatches Images courtesy of Italo Lanfredini / italolanfredini.it Invitations The outside brick wall of La Silenziosa, Italo Lanfredini’s house-studio-open-air-museum near Commessaggio, Italy, features a Wall of Song (Muro del canto). Amidst... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2021-03-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Physical events to return at Theakston crime writing festival

Organisers of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival have confirmed live events will go ahead later this year, after the government unveiled its roadmap out of lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-25 01:25:47 UTC ]
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Why Baseball Is Obsessed With the Book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'

A psychology book by a Nobel Prize-winning author has become a must-read in front offices. It is changing the sport. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-02-24 12:00:07 UTC ]
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Parmar and Shihab Nye to judge Ledbury Poetry Prize

Naomi Shihab Nye and Sandeep Parmar are to judge this year's £5,000 Ledbury Poetry Prize for Second Collections.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-16 17:17:24 UTC ]
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Elliott & Thompson to publish illustrated poetry sequence from Cowen and Hayes

Elliott & Thompson has acquired The Heeding, a sequence of poems by Rob Cowen, with illustrations by Nick Hayes.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-16 01:02:11 UTC ]
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MCB scoops new poetry anthology from bestseller Esiri

Macmillan Children’s Books has landed a new poetry anthology from bestselling curator and writer Allie Esiri. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-11 11:42:50 UTC ]
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Melissa Broder’s ‘Milk Fed’ is a delectable exploration of physical and emotional hunger

A woman, rigid in her diet, finally gives in to her cravings in Broder’s follow-up to “The Pisces.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-02-09 14:41:03 UTC ]
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AAP PROSE Awards: ‘Ancient Maya Politics’ Wins 2021 Hawkins Honor

With Cambridge University Press taking two of the 2021 super-category PROSE Excellence Awards, a political anthropologist wins the Hawkins. The post AAP PROSE Awards: ‘Ancient Maya Politics’ Wins 2021 Hawkins Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-05 18:00:56 UTC ]
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US magazine Poetry faces outcry for publishing work by sex offender

New issue, dedicated to work by current and former prisoners, provokes uproar after it emerges one poet has served time for child pornography offencesThe US’s prestigious Poetry magazine has doubled down on its decision to publish a poem by a convicted sex offender as part of a special edition... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-02-03 16:08:52 UTC ]
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