Day: October 5, 2017

Digital magazine platform Issuu adds support for subscriptions and single-issue sales

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Digital magazine platform Issuu adds support for subscriptions and single-issue sales

Issuu is giving publishers another way to make money from the digital magazines published on its platform. Previously, they could monetize their
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The price of paid news will change

Google's decision to end “first click free”, its decade-old policy that news publishers have to give away some stories in order to appear high in its
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Carey to headline Geelong's Word for Word Nonfiction festival

Novelist Peter Carey will headline this year's Word for Word Nonfiction festival, which runs at the Geelong Library & Heritage Centre from 17-19
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Cindy Crawford reflects on 10 years with Art Van

It's one of the retailer's best sellers, said spokeswoman Diane Charles. Visiting the retailer on Thursday to celebrate her 10-year collaboration with Art
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The Editor As Self Publishing Consultant by Linda Nathan

This book will help you make the most of the author-editor relationship to relate to self-publishing authors and to provide useful tools for their (and
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Kazuo Ishiguro is a rarity and now a Nobel Laureate

The greatest authors in history have received this prize.” … in a band, and got a master's degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia.
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Facebook's Latest Attempt at Fighting Fake News Is to Provide Publisher Info

Facebook is trying curb the spread of fake news by providing it users more information about news publishers. The social media giant said on
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Publisher Can't Duck $10M Yiannopoulos Book Deal Row

Law360, New York (October 5, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT) — A New York state judge Thursday refused to shoot down a $10 million lawsuit by Milo
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Author Reyna Grande to share her immigrant experience

Grande attended Pasadena City College and later the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in creative writing
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Stephen King's 'Sleeping Beauties' tops fiction bestsellers

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Stephen King's 'Sleeping Beauties' tops fiction bestsellers

(Reuters) – Stephen King's latest book “Sleeping Beauties” topped the fiction bestsellers chart on Thursday, while Hillary Clinton's memoir “What
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Academic Real Estate Course Writing

Our company, GeeWhiz Real Estate School (geewhizce.com), is searching for an editor to assist with course creation/editing. Applicants will need a
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Local author hopes children's book becomes a success

New Richmond author Matt Armbruster self-published his first book, “Clondike and Mudo's Adventure,” in July and is hoping the book is successful
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Edges and Intestines

As new media storytelling takes over iPhone X screens and everything else, Graywolf certainly emphasizes the necessity of breaking “creative writing”
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Oak Center's Folk Forum returns

With years of teaching experience, a degree in religious studies with focuses in psychology and creative writing, and a sixth record based on Joseph
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WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS

Best-Selling Books Week Ended October 1. FICTION. 1. “Sleeping Beauties” by Stephen King, Owen King (Scribner). 2. “Don't Let Go” by Harlan
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Kazuo Ishiguro, the New Nobel Laureate, Has Supremely Done His Own Kind of Thing

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Kazuo Ishiguro, the New Nobel Laureate, Has Supremely Done His Own Kind of Thing

… he may well be the first product of a creative-writing course to win the Nobel.) On reflection, however, you can see how his work shares similarities
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Milo Yiannopoulos Wins First Round Of $10M Simon & Schuster Lawsuit

The judge asked whether Yiannopoulos' decision to self-publish his book was evidence that he had accepted the termination of Simon & Schuster's
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No one rides for free at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

David Shields' “Life Story” — known in undergrad creative writing courses everywhere as “the bumper sticker essay” — is a collage of adages found
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Kazuo Ishiguro Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

The British author's best sellers include “The Remains of the Day” and … Mr. Ishiguro, 62, is best known for his novels “The Remains of the Day,” about
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More than a few good books at Sechelt Library

All of these books are self-published, either by the author or by the author's own press, such as Covernton's Calendula Farms publishing. They are
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Facebook targets fake news by providing more info on publishing sources

The information panel is an effort to help Facebook users determine the credibility of the publisher by providing more information about its history.
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The secret to Kazuo Ishiguro's success? Ditching housework, thanks to his wife

Even under the best of circumstances, writing is a difficult task. … As Ishiguro's example shows, in order for writers and other creative types to get good
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Why Jeff Bezos will be ecstatic at today's Nobel Prize announcement

Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 novel “The Remains of the Day” has shot up to number four on the Amazon Best Sellers list (at the time of writing) after the
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Student Artists and Writers Spark a Celebration of Creativity; 2017 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards …

On Sept. 15, 2017, for the 14th year, the U.S. Department of Education opened the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards exhibit of works by students from
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DC Comics announces Action Comics #1000 event, Vertigo and MAD relaunches in 2018

DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee brought copious teases and announcements to their “meet the publishers” panel at New York Comic
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Bookstores Are Pulling A Children's Workbook Because It Portrays A Violent Genocide As No Big …

In “Complete Canadian Curriculum 3,” a workbook produced by the Popular Book Company Canada, publishers attempted to explain the fate of the
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Mad Magazine Getting A Relaunch On April Fools Day With Bigger Web Presence

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Mad Magazine Getting A Relaunch On April Fools Day With Bigger Web Presence

Mad Magazine is the latest property owned by a comic book publisher to catch relaunch fever! Revealed at New York Comic Con today, the classic
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Springer Nature's Bookmetrix to launch a new metric for eBook collection performance

… dynamics around books, how often they are cited and discussed online,” said Martijn Roelandse, Head of Publishing Innovation at Springer Nature.
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Sorrow inspires Sudbury author

Fay has just self-published her first novel — the first in a fantasy series full of Irish folklore. Eile and Mealla not only appear in the book, they helped
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Rupi Kaur Is Kicking Down the Doors of Publishing

In the three years since her blockbuster “Milk and Honey” was first self-published and later picked up by Andrews McMeel Publishing, she has dealt
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DC Co-Publishers on Superman's 80th Birthday and Relaunching Vertigo and MAD

DC co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio announced at New York Comic Con Thursday afternoon that both events will be celebrated by special
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DC Co-Publishers on Superman's 80th Birthday and Relaunching Vertigo and MAD

DC co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio announced at New York Comic Con Thursday afternoon that both events will be celebrated by special
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Publishing: 'Optimal Nonprofit Financial Management through Outsourcing' by Rocky Davidson …

Qbix Accounting Solutions announces a new eBook by Rocky Davidson, CPA. The 8-page eBook, “Optimal Nonprofit Financial Management through
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NYCC '17 Liveblog: Jim Lee and Dan Didio reveal the fate of AQUAMAN: EARTH ONE & more at …

On Thursday afternoon, DC Comics held its annual Meet the Publishers panel at New York Comic Con. Co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio
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Google Is Adding New Controls to Help Publishers Filter Sensational and Racy Ads

Now, Google wants to help publishers protect their own content from sensitive ads. According to Scott Spencer, Google's director of publisher
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Bill O'Reilly knocks Clinton off top of NYT best sellers list

Bill O'Reilly on Thursday touted the success of his new book “Killing England,” which has knocked former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary
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dc's 'meet the publishers' panel delivers twice the morrison and announces a comic book milestone …

During New York Comic Con, DC Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee use their “Meet the Publishers” panel. to kick of the Con and give at “State of the
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Harvey Weinstein Lawyer Lisa Bloom Has Deal in Development With Weinstein Company

His other assets–a book-publishing company and a working knowledge of the frailties of most reporters–mean that when Weinstein acts like a
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How Publishers Could Provide a Market for Google's AI Products

Alphabet (GOOGL) has sought to diversify its revenue streams beyond advertising. The deal that Google reached with publishers that saw the end to
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Author Jensen Beach Named Vermont Book Award Winner Scholarship to Honor Novelist Howard …

1 and Dec. 31 of the year prior to the award. Self-published books are ineligible as are books written by staff, trustees, and current VCFA students.
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Author Jensen Beach Named Vermont Book Award Winner Scholarship to Honor Novelist Howard …

1 and Dec. 31 of the year prior to the award. Self-published books are ineligible as are books written by staff, trustees, and current VCFA students.
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Author, writer self-collaborate for novel 'Botticelli's Muse'

That night, Blume went to Brookline Booksmith and purchased “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brande.” After taking a writing course at Cambridge
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BHC Press to Publish Memoir for Legendary FLESH GORDON Producer Howard Ziehm

BHC Press signs publishing deal with iconic film producer Howard Ziehm … BHC Press retains World English rights for print, ebook, and audiobook.
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Surprise Announcement! Naval Institute Press Is Full Speed Ahead With A Graphic Novel Imprint

Naval Institute Press is the publishing department of the U.S Naval Institute, a non-profit … “People have an intense interest in history,” said Thompson.
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Reliable Source: Ann Coulter and fellow conservatives celebrate 'the most dangerous publisher in …

The publisher's best sellers and their acolytes were assembled – Ann Coulter gave a toast to the “most dangerous publisher in America,” and
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This book genre has the worst racial diversity among its characters & authors

This book genre has the worst racial diversity among its characters & … The report made the children's book publishing industry self-conscious and
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Comparative Literature Luncheon presents talk about Nobel-Prize-winning poet

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Comparative Literature Luncheon presents talk about Nobel-Prize-winning poet

Andrew Singer, lecturer in European literary cultures, literary translation and creative writing at Penn State, will present “Derek Walcott and the
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Human Values Fest: Kids can submit art, music, dance, writing to win $250 scholarship

… exhibitions, a concert, international artists, prizes and an art/music/dance/creative writing/skit contest for elementary students (grades one to five).
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Nobel winner Kazuo Ishiguro: Award brings people together on international level

The British writer has won the prestigious prize for his novels of “great …. in the 1970s, before studying creative writing at the University of East Anglia.
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How Publishers and Marketers Can Make Content King — Again

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How Publishers and Marketers Can Make Content King — Again

Jeff Pundyk, a fellow and advisory board member at The Conference Board, in this op-ed considers the fundamental shift underway in publishing and
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Court lets Milo Yiannopoulos' lawsuit against publisher proceed

“Rather than live up to the terms of its contract with Yiannopoulos to publish Dangerous, and despite pre-orders projected to propel the book onto
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Chevy Chase Fourth-Grader Issues Challenge To Color Inside Congressional District Lines

Araliya and her mother spent about a year researching and writing about the redistricting process and its history before publishing the coloring book,
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NYCC 2017: Todd McFarlane Spotlight Panel Live Recap

McFarlane went back and provided a history lesson, how he started drawing … at the publisher doubted their abilities to create a publishing company.
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Publishers taking legal action against ResearchGate to limit unlicensed paper sharing on …

The publishers are preparing to issue what could be millions of notices to the scientific networking site ResearchGate asking it to remove copyrighted
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Author's book goes international

“It's lovely to have a book that I can't read that's got my name on it!” she laughed. The publishers sent her a whole box full of the German language
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NYCC 2017: DC's Meet the Publishers Panel Live Blog

Jim Lee and Dan DiDio spoke with an audience of fans at New York Comic Con this afternoon, touching on a variety of upcoming projects. “You're
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City Commission: Budget approved for 2017-2018 fiscal year

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City Commission: Budget approved for 2017-2018 fiscal year

On Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Madison City Commission held a special meeting in order to finalize and approve the budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018.
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Atomic connections

It wasn't until Marcum's husband asked her, “Why aren't you telling this story?,” that Marcum began to consider using her creative writing skills to
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Suwannee Valley Humane Society volunteer shares her story

Grace Williams, now a seventh grader at Melody Christian Academy, was not one of those kids who spent her summer lounging around complaining
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Alexis Martin closes chapter on term as writer-in-residence

Alexis Martin, writer-in-residence at McGill's Département de langue et … The writer-in-residence decided to base his course on “the avatars of
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Sound Publishing, owner of the Daily World, purchases Pacific County Press

Sound Publishing, owner of The Daily World and six other publications that make up the Grays Harbor Newspaper Group, has purchased the Pacific
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British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize for literature

A prodigious writer since the early 1980s, he has penned a series of … Ishiguro had enrolled in an MA course in creative writing at the University of
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Google Woos Publishers with 'Insights Engine' Suite

Google Woos Publishers with 'Insights Engine' Suite Google is looking to share with publishers the detailed demographics and content information it
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WEATHER: Nate's path still uncertain

Tropical Storm Nate, as it has been officially named as of Thursday morning (previously it was simply designated as Tropical Depression 16),
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Poet's Corner: Here's an invitation to the community: Let's all share some poetry

… the credentials other writers have — poetry courses and workshops, acceptance into writers' residencies, a decent publishing history — I am also no
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British novelist Ishiguro wins Nobel Literature Prize

He studied English and philosophy at the University of Kent and found an early mentor in Malcolm Bradbury, who taught creative writing at the
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Greenville Town Meeting: Will Greenville continue to have Sheriff's patrols?

A Greenville Town Council member recently questioned the need for a law enforcement presence in the Town of Greenville. At a recent budget
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Education: MCCS one step closer to becoming a charter school

Madison County Central School (MCCS) could be a large step closer to becoming a charter school if the State of Florida has its way. This was the
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Samuel Monye and 13-year old Arshiya emerge winners of the Quramo Writer's Prize 2017

Arshiya, who enjoys reading and creative writing, said she couldn't believe she won. She had written and submitted The Forgotten for another prize in
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Google adds filters to block spammy, racy ads

Google is introducing two new categories of ad filters, powered by machine learning, that publishers can use to block automated ads from their sites.
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Washington Post bestsellers: October 8 ,2017

1. IT. (Scribner, $19.99). By Stephen King.Seven adults return to their hometown to confront a creature that murders children. [9]. 2. THE HANDMAID'S
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Magazines are making a surprising comeback in digital form

Many digital publishers are struggling to scrape by in an era when banner ads trade for pennies and social networks control distribution. Maybe it's
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Google Is Striking Deals With Publishers for Upcoming Stories Product (Report)

Google continues to work on its own clone of Snapchat Discover, Instagram Stories and the likes, and has now committed to pay publishers for their
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Driver Digital inks publishing deal for Drew Pendous

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Driver Digital inks publishing deal for Drew Pendous

Sterling Children's Books is an imprint of Sterling Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble. Sterling Children's Books publishes
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Kazuo Ishiguro, appreciation: The Nobel Prize-winner's approach to the English language is of a …

The making of Ishiguro as a writer was undoubtedly the University of East Anglia and the creative writing MA presided over by Malcolm Bradbury and
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Kazuo Ishiguro: Social worker turned Nobel Prize Winner

Ishiguro had enrolled in an MA course in creative writing at the University of East Anglia where his potential was spotted by the publisher Faber, which
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Milo Yiannopoulos Wins First Round in $10M Lawsuit Against Simon & Schuster

New York Supreme Court judge Barry Ostrager, however, was more interested in Yiannopoulos' decision to self-publish Dangerous. Was that
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EdTech offers free courses for DACA Dreamers

“A paradigm shift is underway in the U.S. and globally: until now, the traditional pillars of education were 'reading, writing and arithmetic'; but as we've
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Living Writers Features Millennial Novel

These readings demonstrated his witty writing style and the cynical nature of each of his characters. The first scene centered around a creative writing
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Northern California Best-Sellers, week ending Oct. 1

4. Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown. 5. Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. 6.
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Tabatha Southey on the writing life: 'I know how lucky I am to have been given the space.'

Tabatha Southey is the writer of Collected Tarts and Other Indelicacies. … All of the above is the glib answer, of course, but in truth writing is
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US-based SVODs snap up international hits

… Kids & Family (FMK), and Amazon Prime Video has added Zinkia's popular series Pocoyo through the Amazon Video Direct self-publishing service.
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Geyer Education Center: Expansion paves the way for theater classes, community impact

Post, a former English teacher, also hopes to one day have a writing course that would cover introspective and therapeutic writing, as well as
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The author of 'The Madonna of Bolton' is proving his book isn't 'too gay' to succeed

He says he was told by publishers, “It wasn't commercial enough, they said it was too working class, too pop-culture, and that Madonna was a turn-off
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In The Light: Lucas Cooper

And I wanted to understand the world … as far as the creative writing minor, I've been a Shakespeare enthusiast since I took a class on the Bard my
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New Report Validates SPYRs Strategy in the Mobile Games Industry

(OTC PINK: SPYR), a holding company with a wholly owned subsidiary in the mobile game & app development and publishing industry, today
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55 Plus Club announces lunch series

The 55 Plus Club will begin season 15 for their meetings on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Cooperative Ministries Center located at 135 NE Dill St.,
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The 'My Immortal' mystery grows: Five new questions after the memoir's cancelation

Why not self-publish it? If Wednesday Books is no longer interested, presumably the publishing rights have returned to the author. Christo has already
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issuu Announces Digital Sales to Help Publishers Monetize and Build Businesses

With Digital Sales, issuu facilitates a marketplace for publishers to sell their premium digital content through issuu, in partnership with Stripe, enabling
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Regional Planning Council proclaims Oct. 6 as Manufacturing Day

Oct. 6, 2017 was proclaimed as Manufacturing Day by the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council at their meeting on Thursday, Sept.
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EVIO, Inc. (EVIO) Engages NetworkNewsWire for Corporate Communications Solutions

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EVIO, Inc. (EVIO) Engages NetworkNewsWire for Corporate Communications Solutions

NNW is a multifaceted financial news and publishing company that delivers a new generation of social communication solutions, news aggregation
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Spokane's Terrain art show continues to allow artists to find the voice

His interest in honing his story-telling skills led him to earn his master of fine arts degree in creative writing at Eastern Washington University this year.
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Former Penn State Schuylkill student makes good on career dream

Quirk publishes approximately 25 books a year of which several have become best-sellers and have posted sales in the millions. Rekulak's first two of
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Wyoming Arts Council hosts creative writing awards

Three Wyoming writers have been honored with the Creative Writing Fellowship awards of 2018 from the Wyoming Arts Council. Each year, the Arts
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Rossland writer shortlisted for Cedric Literary Awards

The Cedric Literary Awards are open to writers 50 or better from B.C., … She received a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of B.C.
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Ann Coulter and fellow conservatives celebrate 'the most dangerous publisher in America'

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Ann Coulter and fellow conservatives celebrate 'the most dangerous publisher in America'

The publisher's best sellers and their acolytes were assembled — Ann Coulter gave a toast to the “most dangerous publisher in America,” and
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Google wants to pay publishers to work on its Snapchat Discover clone

Now, according to Recode, the search giant is offering monetary incentives to publishers it's working with to create multimedia content for the site.
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In Salem, OctoCog opens New Derby Street outfit

… of energy, founded the company on the side – while working at Bambolino and teaching journalism and creative writing in Reading Public Schools.
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Elsevier launches eight new biomaterials and biomedical engineering books – 05 Oct 2017

Emergent Scientist offers young scientists at the beginning of their careers, the opportunity to discover peer-reviewed publishing and the publication
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Kids flip for Clinton Township author's “Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker”

As one might expect of the Clinton Township author of “Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker.” It's a charming new chapter book series from Disney
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Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

Japanese-born UK author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature for his 'novels of great emotional force'. The author is best
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Local author Richard Hawley reflects on his life's work and writing

Local author Richard Hawley reflects on his life's work and writing … from recent work, work-in-progress and favorites over the course of his writing life.
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International Sales and Foreign Rights Assistant

This is an exciting entry-level role into the world of children's book publishing. The role will be best-suited for somebody who wants to work as part of a
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Head of Editorial Management

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's best known and respected independent book publishers. We're looking for someone with the
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Teacher Spotlight: Maryssa Block

Maryssa Block is in her third year of teaching, and she teaches in the Access Classroom (for students with special needs) at Madison County High
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Facebook tests a feature that provides info on article publishers

When an article link is shared in someone's News Feed, there will now be a small “i” button that will bring up additional information about the publisher
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The zine is the thing at new San Antonio festival

San Anto Zine Fest looks to shed more light on that darling dark horse of self-publishing. The debut event is expected to showcase more than 50 zines
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Cowboys gameday… Avoiding the “trap”

On the surface, the Madison County High School (MCHS) football game against Pensacola Catholic should be a game in which the Cowboys are
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