Two women sailing from Hawaii to Tahiti are rescued after five months lost in the Pacific

A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn't start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea. From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month into their trip, bad weather... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ComiXology Unlimited offers all of the comics for $6 a month

ComiXology, Amazon's online comic book service, unveiled a new unlimited content subscription option on Tuesday. The $6 per month ComiXology Unlimited plan gives subscribers unfettered access to the service's archive, which includes titles from Image... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daily Mail Is Now Posting 650 Videos a Day and Getting 383 Million Monthly Views

While Daily Mail made a few product announcements at its Daily Content NewFronts presentation today, it was its data that stood out more than anything else. And the eyebrow-raising numbers the publisher presented underscored that its site is the most popular English-language destination in the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Jennifer Chiaverini: Booth and the Women Who Loved Him

The average person today thinks of John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot President Lincoln in 1865, only as an assassin. But he was also a handsome actor with adoring fans, as well as a family man. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bobbie Houston: Championing Women’s Global Influence

Hillsong Church pastor Bobbie Houston gives a behind-the-scenes look at her women’s ministry, the Sisterhood, and explains how she hopes to share its message of female empowerment and unification to women around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At London Book Fair: The Unfunny Plight of Women in Comics

Tuesday, April 12, at #LBF16 in Olympia London's National Hall Gallery: "Women in Comics: Is the Graphic Novel Industry Failing To Recognise Female Creators?" The post At London Book Fair: The Unfunny Plight of Women in Comics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Business Insider joins 1 billion monthly Facebook video views club

Business Insider says it did 1 billion views on Facebook in March. The milestone comes just eight months after the company started publishing videos directly to the social network. The focus on social distribution has also driven a more “nuanced” approach to how Business Insider staffs its video... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Schumer predicts her fame will be over in six months at Comedy Central upfront

By any measure, 2015 was a pretty good year for Amy Schumer, with a hit film ("Trainwreck"), an Emmy-winning TV show ("Inside Amy Schumer"), a giant book deal and a well-received HBO standup special -- which may be why Comedy Central chose her to open its upfront presentation for journalists and... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC investigation finds 8,000 library jobs lost in six years

Widespread library closures across the UK have resulted in the loss of almost 8,000 jobs in the last six years, according to a report by the BBC. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP Monthly StatShot, November 2016

Sales of adult trade books rose 9.5% last November over November 2014 at the trade houses that report figures to AAP’s monthly StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 10 months, Quartz has gone from zero to 200 million video views

Quartz’s dedicated three-person video team has been experimenting with what works since May 2015. Since then, it has gained 200 million views across platforms, mainly Facebook. What it has learned is that quality is a more effective yardstick than length of time. Also, according to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Where Are the Women?

Winners of the 2016 Leipzig Book Fair Prize were announced from a pool of over 400 new titles and a shortlist dominated, once again, by men. The post Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Where Are the Women? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP Monthly StatShot, October 2016

Sales of adult ebooks dropped 22% in October compared to October 2014, and sales of children’s/YA ebooks fell 44.7%, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers through its StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Only wilful blindness can hide the need to publish more women

As a publisher used to the more enlightened scene in Korea, I’m shocked at the gender bias in the UK books world – and I’m doing something about itWhen I founded Tilted Axis Press in 2015, I made a few broad commitments: to focus on translations from Asian languages, to operate without unpaid... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's literary prizes are 'problematic' says Lionel Shriver

Author Lionel Shriver has said literary prizes just for women are "problematic", while calling International Women's Day "creepy" at an event to mark the occasion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lionel Shriver rubbishes plans for dedicated Year of Publishing Women

The novelist has called Kamila Shamsie’s campaign for a pledge to publish only female authors in 2018 ‘a ridiculous idea’Lionel Shriver has called her fellow novelist Kamila Shamsie’s suggestion of a year publishing only women “rubbish”.Shamsie made the provocative call last year, citing gender... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A girl needs to learn that she has to rescue herself’

For International Women’s Day, author Sophia Bennett on the importance of female role models in literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atkinson and Yanagihara make Baileys Women's Prize longlist

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/baileys-renews-women-s-prize-fiction-sponsorship-323395Kate Atkinson and Hanya Yanagihara are among the 20 longlisted authors for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, announced today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Wilder Women 

In late 2014, the South Dakota Historical Society Press published Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pre-Little House memoir, intended for adults, Pioneer Girl.  Surprising even the press, the lavishly detailed and heavily annotated tome became a runaway best-seller, with more than 140,000 sold. Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Celebration of women swimming’ memoir to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury has signed Swell, a new book from swimming enthusiast Jenny Landreth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baileys renews Women’s Prize for Fiction sponsorship

Baileys has confirmed sponsorship for 2017 for the Women's Prize for Fiction following an initial three-year partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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