Wealth didn’t make her family immune from insecurity and heartbreak, Janny Scott writes. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-05-17 11:47:32 UTC ]
An embarrassing thing to admit to, but it’s the truth—for the past five years, I have been haunted by a blurb. One night in the summer of 2016, I was scanning the fiction shelves at Unnameable Books in Prospect Heights when I came across the hardcover of Chris Bachelder’s The Throwback Special,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-02 08:53:35 UTC ]
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Hachette UK saw its revenues fall 3% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, although c.e.o. David Shelley said sales were still “extremely strong" and ahead of forecasts, with increased market share. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-27 21:59:40 UTC ]
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Hodder Education has withdrawn a textbook questioning if the treatment of Native Americans has been exaggerated, following complaints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-25 13:19:43 UTC ]
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Mr. Pinkney brought new life to old fairy tales — and to children’s literature as a whole — with his radiant illustrations in more than 100 picture books. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-22 13:28:42 UTC ]
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A small gain in adult nonfiction and more fiction increases led to a 2.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the comparable week last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Corin’s discursive family drama is set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-19 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The longtime anchor’s memoir settles scores and reexamines some regrettable choices. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-15 07:39:38 UTC ]
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Gains of 26% in both the adult fiction and young adult fiction categories combined to increase total unit sales of print books by 2% last week over the comparable week in 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The time for a business-as-usual approach to the climate has long since passed, argues author, academic and activist Timothy Morton, and urgent steps need to be take to maintain a planet we can not only survive on, but thrive on. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-14 20:35:24 UTC ]
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The field of African American religious studies scarcely existed before he took it on in the 1970s with writings distinguished by both their scholarship and their spiritualism. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-14 14:10:00 UTC ]
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Like the complex Philippine history the book aims to depict, there is no single sentence that can sum up Albert Samaha’s Concepcion, especially when he renders that history through the lens of his own diasporic family, dating back to his ancestors’ first encounter with Europeans. Though... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2021-10-13 11:00:00 UTC ]
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“Concepcion,” by Albert Samaha, combines the epic sweep of global history with an intimate family narrative. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-10-12 09:00:07 UTC ]
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Director/writer Mike Flanagan has quickly made a name for himself as a horror maestro. The man behind Netflix’s hit anthology series The Haunting and the recently released Midnight Mass is set to adapt Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Although there isn’t a release date yet,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-07 19:14:29 UTC ]
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The Asian American Writers Workshop is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of signature digital events and a three-month fundraising campaign. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Begin the season with books by Anthony Horowitz, Camilla Trinchieri, David McCloskey and others. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
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A heart-wrenching collection by Eli Saslow arrives as numbness to the crisis sets in. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Shah Muhammad Rais, who was made famous in The Bookseller of Kabul, has vowed to keep his bookshop open, despite having had only two customers since the Taliban retook the country in the middle of August. Founded in 1974 Rais’s store has seen regimes (along with foreign powers) come and go, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-09-28 15:00:23 UTC ]
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Alyson Shontell discusses bringing her digital media experience to a legacy publisher, her goals to 'turbo-charge' its subscriptions business and use of data, and what it's like to be the first woman to take on the role. The post ‘Turbo-charge a legacy newsroom’: A Q&A with Fortune’s new... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-28 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The New Atlantic and Southern Independent Booksellers Associations (NAIBA and SIBA) kicked off a combined virtual fall conference on September 27, marking the second year in a row that the two organizations have joined forces to offer educational programming, author readings, and editor buzz picks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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After a gripping opening, Jon McGregor’s novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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