Liberal lion won National Book Award and edited leftwing Nation, with writers including Hitchens and Cockburn, from 1978 to 2005Victor Navasky, an award-winning author and journalist who presided over the liberal US weekly the Nation and wrote influential books on the anti-communist blacklist and the justice department under Robert F Kennedy, has died. He was 90.Navasky’s death was confirmed to the Associated Press by a spokesperson at the Nation. Its publisher, Katrina vanden Heuvel, said Navasky changed her life and thousands of others. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-01-25 15:01:09 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has unveiled the 2019 National Book Award longlist for young people's literature. Contenders tackle major sociopolitical issues. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-16 18:19:57 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has announced the ten books longlisted for this year’s National Book Award in Young People’s Literature, chosen from a total of 325 books submitted to the foundation by publishers. The judges for YPL are An Na, Elana K. Arnold, Kristen Gilligan, Varian Johnson, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-16 14:45:12 UTC ]
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Award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks to us about her reimagining of Dracula, The Deathless Girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-13 13:55:19 UTC ]
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W&N has netted a new novel by "astonishing" award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, which is already garnering huge praise in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 19:21:10 UTC ]
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Del Rey unveils a new Max Brooks novel, a Pushcart Prize winner sells a romance trilogy, a National Book Award winner sells a picture book, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. announced several promotions within its Digital Content Group this week: [caption id="attachment_170397" align="alignright" width="150"] Jessica Plautz[/caption] Jessica Plautz was promoted to the director of content operations, succeeding Ron Kelly, who departed the company in... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-29 18:50:41 UTC ]
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Egmont has signed a deal with award-winning author Jim Smith for his new series A Super Weird! Mystery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 08:27:48 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired a new series by award-winning author and illustrator Hannah Shaw in a three-book deal at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 19:10:24 UTC ]
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-07 16:16:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-07 16:16:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-07 16:16:00 UTC ]
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The award-winning author Toni Morrison died Aug. 5, 2019. We're reposting this 1981 interview conducted shortly after her fourth novel, "Tar Baby," was published. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-08-07 16:16:00 UTC ]
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Morrison's accolades included a Pulitzer, a Nobel Prize in literature, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2019-08-06 14:40:16 UTC ]
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Pablo Cartaya is an award-winning author whose books have been reviewed by The New York Times, featured in The Washington Post, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, and School Library Journal, as well as been among the Best Books of the Year for Amazon, Chicago... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 08:46:36 UTC ]
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Electric Monkey has snapped up two more books from award-winning author Laura Steven. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-14 16:29:46 UTC ]
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National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates will bring his new book tour to Los Angeles in October, where he'll be joined by a special guest: "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-10 10:00:02 UTC ]
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National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates will bring his new book tour to Los Angeles in October, where he'll be joined by a special guest: "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler. Coates is scheduled to discuss his forthcoming novel, "The Water Dancer," with Coogler at the West... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-10 00:15:00 UTC ]
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AT&T Inc. is weighing a sale of its regional sports networks as part of a plan to cut as much as $8 billion in debt by the end of the year, according to people familiar with the matter. The four regional networks, which includes rights to teams such as the hockey’s Pittsburgh Penguins,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-02 19:54:11 UTC ]
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The U.S. Justice Department is suing to stop the proposed $1.4 billion deal between Quad/Graphics and LSC Communications on antitrust grounds. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-24 16:52:47 UTC ]
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The investigation into the company’s search and “other businesses” may signal the end of Washington’s recent hands-off approach to regulating tech giants. The Justice Department’s antitrust division is laying the groundwork for an investigation of Google, according to reports in The Wall Street... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-06-01 01:34:36 UTC ]
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