Weidenfeld & Nicolson has pushed back the publication of Richard Cohen’s The History Makers for nine months, days before its UK publication, following concerns by its US publisher it did not include enough Black perspectives. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 15:28:22 UTC ]
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William Dalrymple, Vincent Brown and Camilla Townsend have been announced as the 2020 finalists for the $75,000 (£58,000) Cundill History Prize, the highest value non-fiction award in the world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-20 15:27:01 UTC ]
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It’s no three-headed monkey, but if you’re a fan of classic adventure games, you’ll definitely want to turn around and take a look at this. In honor of Monkey Island’s 30th anniversary, Limited Run Games is releasing a massive collector’s edition tha... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-10-19 20:28:16 UTC ]
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The documentary ‘Feels Good Man’ charts the very unusual (and disturbing) history of how Pepe the Frog went from cute character to meme to symbol of hate. In 2005, artist Matt Furie published the first edition of Boy’s Club, a comic book starring four friends living in the hedonistic and aimless... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-10-19 08:00:52 UTC ]
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A deep dive into the history of book clubs, including Black and Queer book club spaces. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-10-16 10:34:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has acquired the first children’s non-fiction title from writer, broadcaster, documentary maker and activist Afua Hirsch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-08 06:48:52 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing a narrative history of Tudor ladies-in-waiting, the "oft-overlooked yet hugely influential figures of the Tudor court", by Dr Nicola Clark Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 09:15:33 UTC ]
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William Collins has picked up debut writer J S Tennant’s “brilliantly original” history of Cuba. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-07 05:38:06 UTC ]
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All the best slumber parties come complete with a confession or two. Here’s one of mine: I have never ever actually played “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board.” This despite being the type of eighth grader who shoplifted spell books from my local Barnes & Noble and then proceeded to cast... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-10-06 08:49:52 UTC ]
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'Championing authentic Asian representation through media to reshape public opinion,' Gold House opens a new book club. The post Asian-American Identity: Gold House Book Club Opens This Month appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-02 19:22:27 UTC ]
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Eric Jay Dolin on the storms that have sunk explorers’ ships and swamped today’s cities. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-10-02 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus will publish C J Carey's Widowland, a feminist dystopian novel set in a 1950s Nazi-ruled Britain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 21:18:02 UTC ]
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Allen Lane will publish Paul Mason's How to Stop Fascism, an "original and challenging history of fascism and guide to resisting it". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 18:21:48 UTC ]
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Every month, The Bookseller's expert previewers highlight a selection of the new fiction, non-fiction, children's and paperback titles coming out. Here, we share their top picks for October's new releases. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 22:41:24 UTC ]
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The announcement of this year's Booker Prize winner is being postponed for two days until 19th November to avoid clashing with the publication date of Barack Obama's memoirs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 16:18:43 UTC ]
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William Collins has pre-empted a “ground-breaking” history of urban rebellion in America by Elizabeth Hinton, professor of history and law at Yale University. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 03:02:58 UTC ]
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Hodder has acquired audio rights in Professor Olivette Otele’s history of Africans in Europe, African Europeans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-29 01:56:39 UTC ]
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We’re a little more than a month out from Election Day and the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list is looking predictably odd. In a year when books about anti-racism have reached unprecedented sales, so too has the tide of journalistic blockbusters and books by conservative mainstays been... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-25 13:58:38 UTC ]
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Former national security adviser avoids criticism of his former boss and undermines the credibility he is trying to assert. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-25 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Books from Penguin, Bloomsbury, Wildfire, Profile Books and Head of Zeus, on subjects including the Israel-Palestine conflict from a Palestinian perspective and the "lost" decade of Oliver Cromwell's rule, have made the Cundill History Prize's 10-strong shortlist spotlighting "history that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-22 18:41:08 UTC ]
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Former editor Leonard Downie Jr. offers a behind-the-scenes account of his 44 years at the newspaper. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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