Three Short Works of Literature That Can Inspire You to Fight Climate Change

Libia Brenda, Hannah Onoguwe, and Vandana Singh recommend two short stories and a poem that can help you think differently about climate change. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2021-08-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Working the Digital Content Space

Uncertainty is one big obstacle holding publishers back from outsourcing their distribution, observes CEO Gareth Cuddy of ePubDirect. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Paper Sees Big Lift With CMS Change

Most small newspapers would be happy with an online publishing system that solves more headaches than it creates. Finding software that makes digital revenue and reader traffic skyrocket seems like the stuff of dreams. But that’s precisely ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes coming to Engadget's RSS feed

Hey there, Engadget's main news feed will soon be changing over to a new version featuring excerpted content. You'll still get the headlines and a good chunk of each post, but for those wanting the full story, you'll need to click through to the site (which has been the industry standard way of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Can or Cannot Be Said About Romanian Literature? Plenty

Romanian literature is having a moment on the world stage, as exemplified by its frequent focus at global book fairs, including last week's in Göteborg. We survey the scene. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trevor wins new short story writing award

Irish writer William Trevor has been named winner of the inaugural Charleston & Chichester... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jhumpa Lahiri comes up short in 'The Lowland'

Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri is a master of the short story, but in applying that crisp, neatly tied style to her second novel, she comes up with a flat, detached tale."A short story is like a toothache and you must drill it and fill it. A novel is more like bridgework," said the writer T.C.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Changing Job Market

A panel of industry experts gathered to discuss the state of publishing’s ever-changing jobs market at a Publishers Weekly Discussion Series on September 25, at Random House’s offices in midtown Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CILIP rejects name change and has no confidence in Vaizey

CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, has voted to retain its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Right-Sizing—And Right-Buying: What’s Working At Indies

In the new book retail environment, bigger, in many cases, is not better. Having the right-sized store for a community and stocking the appropriate inventory, even if that means adding nonbook items, are keys to success today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small publishers concerned over Man Booker changes

The Man Booker Prize submission rule changes will have a negative impact on small publishers,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Fonz's books inspire CBBC series

Former Happy Days actor Henry Winkler will star in a new CBBC comedy drama based on his Hank Zipzer children's books - inspired by his own experiences growing up with dyslexia. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize reveals criteria changes

The Man Booker Prize has extended its criteria and will from next year accept any novels... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade caution over Man Booker rule changes

If the Man Booker Prize does open itself to US writers, the administrators could have a tough job... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award releases long-list for Young People's Literature

The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday.The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker to announce rule changes this week

The Man Booker Prize has admitted that changes are being made to its rules. However the award has... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orpheus myth inspires new Almond novel

Hodder Children's Books has bought two contemporary novels for teens from Carnegie Medal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sherman Alexie to authors: Work at an indie bookstore on Small Business Saturday

Alexie, author of books including 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,' wrote a letter urging his fellow writers to handsell their books on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 'The most important thing is that we’ll all be helping Independent bookstores, and God knows they’ve helped us... Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes Coming Slowly to PRH

Ever since the Penguin–Random House merger was announced, Markus Dohle, CEO of the new company, has promised that the integration of the two publishers would be handled carefully and deliberately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Should We Teach Literature Students How To Analyze Texts Algorithmically?

When the U.K. newspaper the Sunday Times outed J.K. Rowling as the author of detective novel The Cuckoo's Calling earlier this year, computer scientists were among the first people called in. Although the novel was published under the pen name Robert Galbraith, two computational... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill McGowan Works to Make Authors Pitch-Perfect

In the early 2000s, while working as a producer at ABC’s 20/20, Bill McGowan put together a branding video for a dot-com entrepreneur. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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