Was Roberto Bolano a poet at heart? 'The Unknown University' says yes.

A new anthology explores the poems and illuminates the personal struggles of the late writer.As busy as Roberto Bolaño's afterlife has been — he's published 19 books in English since his death in 2003 — his time on Earth was even busier. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State

A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Medical advances typically begin with a study. Now, universities are struggling to afford them

The rising costs university libraries are paying to access journals have implications far beyond the ivory tower. From new cancer treatments to debates about foreign policy, new information enters the public domain through academic studies. Now... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-07-31 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart,’ by Beth Nguyen

Beth Nguyen left Vietnam and her biological mother when she was a baby. Her memoir “Owner of a Lonely Heart” examines the ripple effect of those departures. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Oxford University Press Opens Distribution in the States and Canada

Through a distribution deal with IPG, Oxford University Press now has a direct sales channel for its children's titles in the US and Canada. The post Oxford University Press Opens Distribution in the States and Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-06-26 18:10:30 UTC ]
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Ricardo Alberto Maldonado Named Executive Director of Academy of American Poets

Maldonado, the first Latinx appointee to helm the Academy, was previously codirector of 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center. He will begin his new role on July 17. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Heartland Publishers Are at the Heart of It All

Midwestern publishers find many advantages to being at the center of the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A Beatnik Nun Eco-Poet Finally Gets Her Due

Mary Norbert Korte, a beatnik nun who left the Dominican Order to join San Francisco’s poetry scene and an off-grid eco-warrior who preserved more than 400 acres of old-growth redwood forest, died last November at age 88. Indie publishing is keeping her work alive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Rutgers University's Barnes & Noble College Booksellers Unionize

The workers at B&N College Booksellers at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., have voted unanimously to unionize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese man builds bookstore on a mountaintop. Yes, he’s a poet.

A 57-year-old “self-styled poet” (aren’t they all?) has spent $116,000 of his own money to build a bookstore in a mountaintop village. Oh, and it’s shaped like the number 7 and contains 7,000 books. No, this is not a parable. As Jiang Libo told the South China Morning Post: Before my bookshop... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Oxford University Press Is Leaving Its New York Offices

A search is underway for a new space to serve at least some portion of OUP’s workforce, but OUP USA President Niko Pfund told PW that the press’s post-pandemic workplace will likely be a work in progress until a clearer picture emerges of the company’s needs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Stalking Shakespeare: A Memoir of Madness, Murder, and My Search for the Poet Beneath the Paint,’ by Lee Durkee

In “Stalking Shakespeare,” Lee Durkee describes his quest to find a true, authentic image of the famous playwright, a search that becomes a tragicomic tale in its own right. Continue reading at The New York Times

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In Wales, Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize: The 2023 Shortlist

Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Hugely Different in Style, Subject, and Genre’ arlier this month, the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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CALIBA’s Poetry Series Introduces California Poets

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has released 'This Wander State: Poems from Alta,' the first volume in a series of poetry collections, which will be focused on a region of the vast state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: How 20th century science unmade Newton's universe

Science is the reason you aren't reading this by firelight nestled cozily under a rock somewhere however, its practice significantly predates its formalization by Galileo in the 16th century. Among its earliest adherents — even before pioneering efforts of Aristotle — was Animaxander, the Greek... Continue reading at Engadget

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Spotify is ditching the heart icon for an dual-purpose plus button

Spotify is waving goodbye to its heart icon. The company is combining the icon, which enables you to quickly save music to your library, with the "add to playlist" prompt under a single plus button.The plus button works a little differently on Spotify than it does on Apple Music, where tapping... Continue reading at Engadget

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Knopf Bets on 'West Heart Kill'

Alfred A. Knopf will publish the debut novel by Dann McDorman, the executive producer of MSNBC’s 'The Beat with Ari Melber,' this fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-24 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Princeton University Press’ ‘Spiderweb Capitalism’ Wins Hawkins Award

The Cambridge, Harvard, and Princeton university presses and Simon & Schuster published the 2024 PROSE Excellence Awards. The post Princeton University Press’ ‘Spiderweb Capitalism’ Wins Hawkins Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Hogwarts Legacy's game mechanics reflect the gender essentialism at the heart of Harry Potter

The new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy, has generated a lot of controversy, which is reflected within the gameplay itself. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Cambridge University Press Aims for Full Open Access by 2025

Cambridge University Press reports that 400 of its journals offer open-access options to publishers; 66 with fully open access and 340 hybrid. The post Cambridge University Press Aims for Full Open Access by 2025 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre at New York’s Columbia University

The late-2022 edition of the 'Trans/Formations of Arabic Literary Theory' had the cooperation of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award. The post Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre at New York’s Columbia University appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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