Virago launches #BooksforChange for International Women’s Day

Virago is launching a month-long photo challenge and social media campaign #BooksforChange to support International Women’s Day on 8th March.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best early tablet deals for Prime Day 2024: Big sales on iPads, Kindles and Galaxy Tab

Looking for a bargain on your next tablet? You’re in luck because there are some great Prime Day deals going on, even now in the early days before the main event starts. We’re already seeing iPads on sale for more than $100 off and Amazon Fire tablets at downright massive discounts.... Continue reading at PC World

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No fooling: FanDuel fined for taking bets on April Fool's Day on events that happened a week before

The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022 Continue reading at ABC News

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Amazon's Kindle Scribe drops to a new record-low ahead of Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day doesn’t officially start until July 16, but early deals have been trickling in for days. For instance, the well-reviewed Kindle Scribe e-reader is on sale for $235 and includes the company’s Basic Pen stylus thingamajig. All told, that’s a discount of $105, making this a... Continue reading at Engadget

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4 books by Black Philadelphia women that depict struggle and joy in the City of Sisterly Love

The author of ‘A Black Philadelphia Reader,’ a new anthology of writing by Philadelphia authors past and present, revisits four riveting works by local women. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Sharjah Announces 11th International Library Conference for November

The upcoming 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair will again stage its international library conference as part of its programming. The post Sharjah Announces 11th International Library Conference for November appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Always Running: Luis J. Rodríguez’s memoir of gang days in LA is as relevant today as it was 30 years ago

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

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The Best YA Book Deals of the Day for July 6, 2024

It's a bumper crop of YA book deals, with something for every kind of reader. Grab horror, fantasy, short stories, and more on the cheap. Continue reading at Book Riot

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This Kindle Unlimited early Prime Day deal gives you a free three-month subscription

It's July, and that means Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner. We're seeing a lot of early Prime Day deals ahead of July 16, and the latest offer coming from within Amazon's umbrella is for the readers out there. Prime members can now lock in three months of a free Kindle Unlimited... Continue reading at Engadget

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Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for July 3, 2024

An environmentalist mermaid, a cookbook for young scientists, the story of an Olympic champion, and more of today's best kids' book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot

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Audio Publishers Association Stages an ‘International Summit’

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Prime members can get Audible free for three months ahead of Prime Day

Amazon Prime Day is later this month, and the retailer has been promoting the big sale with additional discounts with early Prime Day deals. Right now, members of Amazon Prime can snag three months of an Audible Premium Plus subscription for free. This deal runs through July 31. After the... Continue reading at Engadget

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for July 2, 2024

A Rastafarian memoir for fans of Educated, a final girls thriller, a love letter to bookstores, and more of today's best book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Launching Books into the World: A Conversation with Carolina Orloff, by Aitana Bellido

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The Best Children’s Book Deals of the Day for June 26, 2024

Winnie-the-Pooh, Olympic childhoods, a magical janitor's closet, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

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How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

Paris, June 1930. At 3.00 in the morning, Nancy Cunard quickly writes a letter to her friend Louise Morgan, American journalist and editor at Everyman magazine: We found a poem, a beauty, by a poet—so much so that it must be printed by itself. Irishman of 23, Ecole Normale here, that’s all I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Authors Against Book Bans Officially Launches

The group's 1,500 members from all 50 states aim to provide “support and encouragement for the educators, librarians, parents, and students who are the first line of defense against censorship, and for the authors whose books are under attack.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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YA Author Lee Wind Launches Kickstarter to Donate Books to LGBTQ+ Teens

Wind, who is also chief content officer at the Indie Book Publishers Association, is creating a limited collector's edition of his latest YA novel, initially published this spring by Chicago Review Press, as an incentive for donors to his Kickstarter campaign benefitting LGBTQ+ teens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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FairSquare Comics Rebrands as FairSquare Graphics, Launches Horny Dolphin Imprint

FairSquare Comics, which marked its fifth anniversary on June 20, is rebranding as FairSquare Graphics, and will launch Horny Dolphin, a new imprint dedicated to "NSFW" titles focusing on immigrant and minority voices, this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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DK Launches New Adult Imprint, DK Red

The imprint will focus on lifestyle publishing and narrative nonfiction, and is part of DK’s recently renamed adult division, DK Living. First books are set to be released next spring. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Children’s Deals of the Day for June 19, 2024

Wayward magical girls, a celebration of boys' friendship, iconic Black heroes, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot

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