Actors Gal Gadot and Lynda Carter on Friday made appearances at the Hall of Justice to commemorate the naming of the DC Comics character they've both portrayed as the ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls worldwide.Er sorry did I say Hall of Justice? Silly me. I meant the United Nations in Manhattan. You know, the headquarters of the actual real-life institution upholding human rights, international peace and security, economic development and, if choosing a comic book character as an ambassador is any indication, the ultimate destruction of Mr. Mxyzptlk.Announced last week, the appointment has been received with "Yay Women!" cheers from some, and dumbfounded shock followed by sheer indignation from others. Members of the shock-and-indignation crowd protested at today's UN ceremony. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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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
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Chiki Sarkar, the former publisher of Penguin Random House India, is launching Juggernaut Books this month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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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
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The Publishers Association is urging members of the public to "share their love of reading" by volunteering to become Reading Ambassadors in their local communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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One woman died and four police officers were injured after an apartment caught fire in Clovis, Calif., early Friday, authorities said. The blaze broke out just before 2 a.m. near the woman’s bedroom, said Clovis’ deputy fire chief John Binafki. See more of our top stories on Facebook >>... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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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
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Key figures in the American publishing community are unified in their call for a lift of the US embargo of Cuba as it pertains to books. The post Cuba’s Book Embargo Tackled by Trade With White House Petitions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bloomsbury has signed Swell, a new book from swimming enthusiast Jenny Landreth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Baileys has confirmed sponsorship for 2017 for the Women's Prize for Fiction following an initial three-year partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Time Inc. has had a string of acquisitions and launches aimed at young women over the past year, from HelloGiggles to homegrown startups Mimi and Motto. Like the publishing giant itself, the Gen Y strategy reflects the awareness that young people aren’t all alike. So each site targets audiences... Continue reading at Digiday
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More magazine, which began publishing in 1997 and billed itself as "the magazine for women of style and substance," is shutting down, publisher Meredith Corp. announced Thursday. In a statement, the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"It's a great time to be marketed to as a woman," said Jonathan Adams, chief digital officer, Maxus Americas.If most women wouldn't measure an era in those terms, exactly, it's true that nearly every month publishers roll out a digital media product aimed at them and the marketers that sell to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Photographer Glenna Gordon captures the lives of remarkable women self-publishing romance novels and other stories in northern Nigeria. The post The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
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Head of kidspot.com.au and former editor of New Idea to replace Helen McCabe at helm of the country’s most popular magazineThe new editor-in-chief of the nation’s most popular magazine, the Australian Women’s Weekly, is Kim Wilson, a former editor-in-chief of New Idea.Wilson, whose appointment... Continue reading at The Guardian
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