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 nominally a memoir in the sense that it tracks […] The post This Filipino American Memoir Confronts Privilege, Sacrifice, and Colonialism’s Legacy appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
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VIZ Media took home three of the night’s six awards, which were launched to honor outstanding achievements in the world of Japanese comics and held on the eve of this year’s Anime NYC convention in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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The 'ABA Right to Read Handbook: Fighting Book Bans and Why It Matters' is scheduled for a September 16 release. All profits will support ABFE’s efforts against book bans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Conducted by the Knight Foundation, the public opinion survey is the most in-depth yet on efforts to ban books in schools, researchers say. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In “Imminent,” the former intelligence official who ran a once-secret program shares some of what he knows. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-08-16 14:21:57 UTC ]
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TikTok argued that it should still have free speech protections like foreign-owned American news outlets Politico and Business Insider. TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-08-16 12:30:37 UTC ]
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Anna Marie Tendler’s mordant account of her life suggests a single source for her pain. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2024-08-16 11:00:00 UTC ]
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A life in five parts in a changing France is wrought powerfully on stage in this adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s book The Years Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2024-08-09 10:28:43 UTC ]
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Cabaret star says she felt ‘mad as hell’ after hearing stories from people who didn’t know her or her family, and will release untitled book in 2026Liza Minnelli is to release a memoir after she claimed previous screen depictions of her life “didn’t get it right”.The 78-year-old US actor and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-08-07 01:04:27 UTC ]
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WIRED speaks with Jesselyn Cook, whose recent book chronicles five families impacted by QAnon. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2024-08-01 18:10:46 UTC ]
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All in the Family is a rare thing in Trumpworld: a book written without malice or bitterness. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2024-07-31 21:00:05 UTC ]
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Former first lady, who has been mostly absent as her husband campaigns, has never told her own story at length beforeThe former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, Melania, billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-07-26 13:42:09 UTC ]
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With Vice President Kamala Harris the presumptive Democratic nominee, the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade may be the second in U.S. history with a woman atop a major party ballot. These six books, published post-Dobbs, provide insight into an issue... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anime NYC and the Japan Society have announced the nominees for the inaugural American Manga Awards, which honor manga creators and the publishing professionals who make their stories accessible to readers in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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At the heart of JD Vance’s journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2024-07-16 01:50:32 UTC ]
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A few weeks before the release of my first book, a memoir about my mother’s murder, I had to take a polygraph exam. The two things were not in fact related, but that was easy to forget once I found myself strapped in a chair in a windowless room on the fourth floor of a […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-15 08:56:51 UTC ]
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Write-minded: Weekly Inspiration for Writers is currently in its fourth year. We are a weekly podcast for writers craving a unique blend of inspiration and real talk about the ups and downs of the writing life. Hosted by Brooke Warner of She Writes and Grant Faulkner of National Novel Writing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Many of the book’s themes, including structural racism, inequalities and poverty are as topical now as 30 years ago. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2024-07-08 15:26:53 UTC ]
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In an era before public libraries and widespread public education, the first U.S. union knew their importance. That, plus this week's book censorship news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-06-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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My first personal encounter with the rarest book in American literature was memorable, even moving, for many reasons, but its physical appearance wasn’t one of them. If ever a book ought not to be judged by its cover, Edgar Allan Poe’s debut collection, Tamerlane and Other Poems, is that book.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-25 08:56:56 UTC ]
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The physician and researcher who weathered the COVID pandemic, the HIV/AIDS crisis and countless Republican conspiracy theories has a new book. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-23 10:30:27 UTC ]
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