Pittsburgh-based nonprofit Homeless Children’s Education Fund has rolled out Winnie’s Wagon, the first mobile classroom in the region dedicated to serving youth experiencing housing instability. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
‘How to Protect Bookstores and Why,’ the new book by The Raven bookstore co-owner Danny Caine, offers strategies for booksellers and their customers to keep indie stores kicking. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The sales are over (mostly), the pie has been eaten (mostly), the gratitude has been felt (mostly), and we’re back to work (er, completely, boss!) It’s time for Giving Tuesday, so why not consider donating a few dollars to these worthy literary organizations? Book Industry Charitable Foundation... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-11-28 17:47:34 UTC ]
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The suit, filed on behalf of six parents of minor children and two students who are over the age of 18 in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough school district, seeks the return of 56 books said to be improperly banned from school shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Media mogul was accompanied by Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, who was injured while covering the war, and Jerome Starkey from UK tabloid the SunThe Fox Corp chief executive, Lachlan Murdoch, has met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Ukrainian capital in what Kyiv said was a “very important signal” of... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-21 01:11:04 UTC ]
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This letter was originally published by ArabLit. The shocking and tragic events that began on October 7th and are ongoing today have had repercussions all over the globe, including within the publishing world. Award-winning Palestinian author Adania Shibli, who was a finalist for the 2020... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-17 09:05:58 UTC ]
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Latino authors across Los Angeles are taking advantage of the resources offered by local libraries to jump-start their careers. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-11 16:59:02 UTC ]
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The UK’s literary magazine scene is crumbling due to rising print costs. But I’ll keep printing my own magazine, which gives writers of colour a voice, for as long as I canTen years ago, Jeff Sparrow, editor of Overland, which describes itself as Australia’s only radical literary magazine, wrote... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-10-10 10:30:07 UTC ]
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As Banned Books Week opens its October 1 to 7 run, Penguin Random House is taking some of the most attacked books on the road. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Taking the Fight on the Road t Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 18 to 22), programming on tap in many parts of the... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2023-09-30 01:09:21 UTC ]
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Several Peel District School Board students, parents and community members are concerned about a seemingly inconsistent approach to a new book weeding process intended to ensure school library books are inclusive, but that appears to have led some schools to remove thousands of books published... Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-09-13 09:00:00 UTC ]
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A library card is one of the most useful things you can have in your wallet. Libby offers free access to ebooks and audiobooks if you have a supported library card (some 90 percent of public libraries in North America now use OverDrive's app). Not only that, you can also use Libby to read a host... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-08-28 17:00:30 UTC ]
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Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFRQ+A is on life support. The ABC talk show is highly unlikely to be commissioned after this year, ending a headline grabbing 15-year run on ABC TV.Two days after Stan Grant... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-07-28 05:07:54 UTC ]
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An April report by the UK-based publishing site, The Bookseller, showed that more than half of the debut authors they surveyed said the experience of publishing a book adversely affected their mental health. Further reporting from The Guardian reveals that (some) publishers have quickly... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-19 19:03:31 UTC ]
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A look at the destruction of Pride displays, cancelation of Drag storytimes, and other June LGBTQ+ events in U.S. libraries in 2023. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-07-10 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Yu and Me Books opened in December 2021 on Mulberry Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown, and was named for owner Lucy Yu’s mother. It was the first Asian-American woman-owned bookstore on the island. Following a July 4, 2023, fire in a neighboring residential unit, the store has lost most of its... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-07-07 15:59:28 UTC ]
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NASCAR's Chicago street race during the holiday weekend shut down many businesses along the route, including Exile in Bookville, which sustained thousands of dollars in losses. Some of that loss was alleviated by a spike in online orders by customers wanting to support the store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The nonprofit of an independent bookstore in California is making book fairs accessible to underserved students. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-06-01 18:58:52 UTC ]
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When I saw the trailer for Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, I thought we’d reached the nadir of public domain-enabled re-imaginings, but it turns out, it can get much, much more horrifying than a low-budget slasher. Like a picture book in which the beloved bear must face a school shooter.... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-30 16:28:26 UTC ]
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World Literature Today Announces 2023 Student Translation Prize Winners News and Events [email protected] Tue, 05/30/2023 - 09:42 Katie Kassam and Vala Thorodds, winners of the 2023 Student Translation PrizesWorld Literature Today, the University... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2023-05-30 14:42:03 UTC ]
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We were enamored with the Kindle Scribe when we reviewed it, but we weren't blind to its shortcomings, including its limited editing capabilities. Now, Amazon has rolled out an update for the device, which solves some of the issues we had with it and makes it a much better option for... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2023-05-23 05:17:53 UTC ]
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Aspiring chefs from the Pearson School of Culinary Arts cooked 3,000 meals as part of a collaboration that helps culinary students meet their course requirements while helping out at the centre. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-05-21 07:37:00 UTC ]
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