An 86-year-old former Town Hall clerk and an organiser of the Milton Keynes Festival are among those shortlisted in the Manchester Writing Competition. The competition encourages new work and seeks out the best creative writing from across the world, with Manchester as the focal point for the
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17. Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow – 9780307762948 – (Random House Publishing Group) 18. Behold the Dreamers (Oprah's Book Club) by Imbolo Mbue – 9780812998498 – (Random House Publishing Group) 19. The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur – 9781449488895 – (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
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The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that
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Mr Riley, who has complained to the author along with the publishers Seren Books, also denied the claims he acted as a police informant. He said: “People have been saying 'he needs to be dealt with' and they want to throw petrol at me and set me alight and electrocute me. “I have been stressed about
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New judge selected – Carmel resident Doris L. Pryor has been selected as United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Ms. Pryor's appointment will be made upon completion of a Federal Bureau of Investigation background check, a process that
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He says it felt different writing Under Her Skin — which was just released in September — and it took far less time, too. “I had a touch more confidence. Of course, confidence is an ebb-and-flow thing with writers,” says Law. “But I had more security in my own abilities and I think that made me feel like I
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The Quincy Chamber of Commerce, The Hot Spot and Feather Publishing are co-sponsoring a new “Spirit of Quincy” home holiday lights and decorations competition in December. Open to all residences in the greater Quincy area, the contest will feature awards for the best lights, best animated décor
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21 and 22, 2017, SOCAN publisher and screen composer members attended their respective annual meetings at our Montréal office. On Nov. 21, SOCAN met with nearly two dozen publisher members, as well as representatives from the PMPA (Professional Music Publishers Association) to talk about
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This week, we'll be featuring a series of shows recorded from Strange Loop, a great developer-focused conference that takes place every year right in my backyard! The conference is a multi-disciplinary melting pot of developers and thinkers across a variety of fields, and we're happy to be able to bring
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After 46 years in the newspaper business, Poinsett County Democrat Tribune publishers Ron and Nancy Kemp have retired. The Kemps originally began serving as publishers of the Tri-City Tribune and the Trumann Democrat in 1999 and merged them into the Poinsett County Democrat Tribune in 2009
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When I first saw the Kickstarter for Super Mighty Power Man, I was equal parts intruiged and turned off. The name, first off, aping Mega Man and Mighty Number 9 isn't really a great idea, but the concept of another 8-bit style platformer is enough for me to at least give it a try. So while I didn't pledge,
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As SuperData says, “Publishers are willing to sacrifice the full-game box price because they believe that subscription services can increase player retention and spending by effectively exposing players to other games within a publisher's portfolio that they would otherwise ignore in today's market due to
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Ultimately, the freelancers who are the most creative are those who will outpace their competition. Unfortunately, creativity doesn't come naturally for everyone, even if it's your “bread and butter” and you are offering creative services – writing, design, animation production and so on. The next time you
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