Day: July 26, 2017

Sara Pascoe to publish new book 'Sex Power Money'

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Sara Pascoe to publish new book 'Sex Power Money'

Due to be published in 2018, the new book will be a follow-up to the stand-up comedians top selling 2016 offering Animal, which was billed as
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New society honours Iain Banks and Scotch

In addition to writing novels and science fiction, including the popular … malt whisky has made to Scottish literature, stimulating new creative writing.'.
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Author Donna Wood's new book "An Adventure, That's for Sure" is a memoir of a childhood in a …

Recent release “An Adventure, That's for Sure” from Page Publishing … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Brad Caskey's New Book "The Galactic Trunk" is a Vividly Descriptive Science Fiction Masterpiece …

Recent release “The Galactic Trunk” from Page Publishing author Brad Caskey is a … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Brad Caskey's … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Letter to the editor: Huge thanks to the brave who got shaved, from sibling who has seen pain of …

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Letter to the editor: Huge thanks to the brave who got shaved, from sibling who has seen pain of …

It took seven years for me to give voice to what my brother and I suffered that day, via a short story for a creative writing class. My teacher was stunned.
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Author Yap funds Curtis Brown scholarship for 'less privileged'

Author Felicia Yap is to fund a Curtis Brown Creative scholarship for a talented writer from a “less-privileged” background. Yap, herself a Faber
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Kenya: Longhorn to Spend Sh200 Million to Digitize Books in New Digital Strategy

Nairobi — Longhorn Publishers sees an untapped opportunity in digital … The firm has set aside Sh200 million to convert physical books to a digital
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How learning to play the piano can save your life

And for Rhodes, the daily ritual of playing the piano provides a form of invaluable solace: “Anything creative, writing, painting, but for me it's the piano,
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Shropshire writing retreat aims to expose hidden author talents

“It's a great opportunity for anyone who likes creative writing and has thought about publishing a book to get together with like-minded people for
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Stop the Presses! Disruption Rarely Happens on Your Terms

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Stop the Presses! Disruption Rarely Happens on Your Terms

Facebook last week announced its intention to introduce metered pay walls to its “Instant Articles” offering, appeasing disgruntled news publishers in
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The Business of Publishing

Like all other enterprises, publishing is a business. It's ruled by the same expectations that other business receive on a daily basis. The world is
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Exercises to Help Increase Your Creative Writing Skills

When it comes to the crazy lot who go by the name writers, they are a pretty creative bunch. It seems words just come to them from the clouds and tree
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BUKU Launches New Unlimited Digital Textbook Program in the Netherlands

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BUKU Launches New Unlimited Digital Textbook Program in the Netherlands

This gives a publisher quick and focused insight into how books are read. … A number of big publishers see a future with an unlimited textbook
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Author Donna Wood's new book “An Adventure, That's for Sure” is a memoir of a childhood in a …

Recent release “An Adventure, That's for Sure” from Page Publishing … issues like eBook conversion, establishing wholesale accounts, insurance,
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Upcoming Regional Arts Summit looks for talented young artists

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Upcoming Regional Arts Summit looks for talented young artists

Activity in all art forms including visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, music, multi-media and cultural projects including recording and
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Clipboard Islam: Modern Religiosity and the Aesthetic Thirst

After all, measuring success by being on the New York's Best Seller's is itself a test of fame through numbers. Meanwhile, the poetic expressions of a
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New publisher is on the write path with first book, a heartfelt children's tale

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New publisher is on the write path with first book, a heartfelt children's tale

STARTING OUT: From selling to publishing, Collins Booksellers co-owner Margaret Schwebel with Dirt Lane Press's first book. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
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Publishing house hopes to democratise process of launching books

It hopes to democratise book publishing, where the criterion for accepting a … In times when established publishers are cutting costs and resorting to
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Five to Find: Cold-climate crime

Hoeg's literary thriller was an international best-seller when it first appeared in 1992. Smilla, a native of Greenland now living in Copenhagen,
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'There's a lot more crap than there is premium': Buyers cast doubts on publishers' pivot to video

The great pivot to video continues. In the past few weeks alone, the publishers that said they were shifting resources to video (and often laying off staff
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Caring for the Incarcerated: An exhibition at University of Wollongong

CARING FOR THE INCARCERATED EXHIBITION: University of Wollongong Associate Professor Louella McCarthy has been investigating the
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GSA has impact on local students

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GSA has impact on local students

In addition to vocal music and dance, instruction was also offered in architecture and design, creative writing, drama, instrumental music, musical
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Glasgow groups who help young people receive cash boost from lotto

… young people aged 14 to 17 years, from across Scotland, the opportunity to develop their creative writing through a bespoke six month programme.
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Jumpstart 2017 scheduled for 4, 5 August

One of the highlights of Jumpstart 2017 will be a creative writing Masterclass for young writers (13 years and above) — Masterclass for the Millennials
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Book fair forces publisher to remove 'gay books'

A LGBTI publisher was forced to remove some of his publications from a book fair in Hong Kong. Taiwan's G Books had a stall at the Hong Kong Book
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Decision to withdraw Madiba book is censorship

The publisher's decision on Monday night to halt further sales of the book was a dramatic about-turn on their position only hours earlier in which they
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Writers to converge in Michigan City for literary festival

5 with a book and zine fair open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Small Press publishers, independent authors and zine makers will offer a variety of books and
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Jade Clarke Shortlisted as Regional Finalist in CTO's Caribbean Primary School Writing Competition

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Jade Clarke Shortlisted as Regional Finalist in CTO's Caribbean Primary School Writing Competition

The competition featured two distinct entry streams: the Formal Writing Stream included works that count as either essays or prose, while the Creative
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More than 7000 books for sale to raise funds for Dixon history museum

Mary Savage, Dixon Historical Society fundraising chair (right), and volunteer Andrea Brown sort through some of the 7,000 books destined for a mega
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German universities to let Elsevier contracts lapse

In Germany, 13 additional universities have announced they will not renew their subscriptions with Dutch publishing company Elsevier once they end
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Major genealogy events coming up this fall

The Iberian Publishing Company in Athens has long been the source for Virginia county books. Check Iberian.com, and your county of interest.
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Hanger Boutique brings trendy styles and local creators downtown

Currently, she said that summer clothes are her best sellers: swimsuits, floral maxi dresses and the custom hats that her friend and partner Jacqueline
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