Users can borrow best-sellers and classic eBooks and digital audiobooks to enjoy on smartphones, tablets, Kindles and other eReaders, MP3 players and computers. There are never late fees with digital titles, as they return automatically at the end of the lending period. Browse the digital collection at
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FETED authors including Janice Galloway and Alan Bissett being invited to buy stockpiles of their own books from a one-time star Scottish publisher
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On Nov. 11, 1978, residents of Simi Valley were shocked to learn that a 24-year-old mother and her 4-year-old son had been brutally murdered in the town. Rhonda Wicht and her son Donald were the victims, and her former boyfriend, Craig Richard Coley, then 31, was arrested the same day and
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As part of the partnership, WCA will offer activities like dance, theater, creative writing, fine arts and karate. According to MRD Executive Director Ken Sherbenou, looking through the Weehawken proposal, he felt the organization has a strong history of providing important activities for residents.
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It's one reason, other than nostalgia, why holiday shows are some of the best sellers of the year for many performing bodies. … Dave Clark, executive director and producer at Johnstown's Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, said people want to see productions that make them feel good this time of year.
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There are a lot of commonly held myths about publishing that often derail writers. Shawn and Tim bring their unique perspective to what writers should know about the publishing world and how it really works.
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New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Even in the last decade, publishing a book for a new author was an impossible task, unless the book was extraordinary and unique. But thanks to the ease of self-publishing in India, over the past seven years or so, a lot of first-time authors can now get their books published
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Anyone who has ever wandered into the halls of Bookworm, most likely stumbled upon a set of books undoubtedly coming from the same family. Pocket-friendly size, minimalistic color scheme … Sound familiar? You have just spotted a Penguin Special's book in its natural habitat. The first special baby
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The Montrose Regional Library is given donations of books every day. Sometimes we are overflowing with donations — old, new, worn and current best sellers. We are thankful the community wants to help with stocking the Friends of the Library with books for their book sales and also books we may
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The threat of a possible recall of four Oxnard City Council members made some headway last week when Oxnard resident and two-time former City Council candidate Aaron Starr submitted 68,377 signatures for verification. Each City Council member subject to the recall needs 12,043 valid signatures to
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Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will award 31 grants totaling $2,599,400 to projects being undertaken in 27 states, pending appropriations of a final budget for FY 2018. The National Archives grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records
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“But it was interesting how going to Parsons just naturally led me back to songwriting,” says Saint, who combined her creative writing class assignments with her love for watercolors until her ambitious final thesis — a six-chapter book of poetry and snapshots, with one of her paintings illuminating each
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Details: The Publishing Services Project Officer will be an enthusiastic and experienced administration officer with a good grasp of the local publishing industry and possess excellent client management skills with a high attention to detail. The Publications Team provides support and guidance to the
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This is no ordinary book club; publishers vie for placement on the Pulpwood Queens annual reading list, knowing that a spot on Kathy's list almost guarantees a book's success. Kathy is not only respected in the book world, but she is an inspiration to her more than 600 book club chapters and thousands
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By using the F1000 publishing platform, African researchers will be able to immediately publish their work online and gain access to an efficient,
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Sharjah ruler Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has issued a directive to allocate AED4.5 million ($1.23 million) for the purchase of new books. The books from publishing houses which participated at the 36th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair will be distributed to libraries across
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AMP (accelerated mobile pages) is designed to deliver publishers' pages quickly on mobile devices, but the stripped-down format lacks functionality in some areas. This week, the German-Swiss online payment infrastructure provider LaterPay is releasing what it says is the first AMP-enabled paywall
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Onion Labs listed as one of the “Publishers smashing branded content.” Source: http://http://brandedcontentday.com/top-10-charts/top-10-inspiring-publishers/. Older PostInc: “Want to Get in Front of More Millennials? Take a Page Out of The Onion's Playbook”. Back to Top. 2017 Onion, Inc. All rights
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Portishead author Huw Powell, who wrote the series of children's books called Spacejackers, and crime writer Damien Boyd will also speak. Writers will be given the chance to learn about self-publishing at a panel discussion on February 22, and a creative writing workshop has also been organised.
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White's work was recently published by Grand Mesa Music Publishing Co. White is a former band director in Westbrook schools and he retired in 2010 from Cape Elizabeth Middle School. He is the arranger for Classical Night Fever (Motor Booty Affair), Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Symphony
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On a very basic level if a construction programme can be completed ahead of schedule, as a consequence of better processes, better technology or both, then the client will be able to start making money out of the building sooner than anticipated. It naturally benefits the contractor, too, either very directly
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Lifestyle – A new book chronicles memories of childhoods in Galway, detailing anguish and suffering as well as happiness and privilege from the 1840s through to the 1970s. Judy Murphy met the co-editors of the publication. “Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood,
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Joan will receive a $4,000 grant and one month's accommodation at The Michael King Writers Centre in Devonport while she undertakes her research next year. Joan Norlev Taylor's creative writing (prose and poetry) is wide-ranging, spanning diverse genres, and has been published in the UK, USA,
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Now in its 35th year, “The Apprentice Writer” was created by Gary Fincke, professor of English and creative writing and director of the Writers' Institute at Susquehanna University. The magazine publishes poems, stories, personal essays, photographs and works of art by high school students from a
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Brandon Douglas, a sophomore majoring in creative writing, is heavily involved in the student-artist community. Photo courtesy of Brandon … Douglas' musical talent and experience in graphic design and videography has granted him full creative freedom to carry out his artistic vision. A melange of rap,
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Publishing your work, whether creative or academic, is a great way to build your resume, get your name out to the public sphere and boost your confidence as an artist or writer. For many students, the idea of getting published may seem far-fetched or too difficult to try, but The University of Alabama and
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She often introduces new characters by name long before explaining their significance, a habit that leads to frustration on several occasions. Otherwise, The Black Peacock tells an engaging story of a love affair in a state of suspended animation. Themes of grief, family, and the writing life course through
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As the VP of Mobile Publishing, you set the direction for your business segment and ultimately are responsible for its revenues and growth.
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The Norwegian Publishing House, managed by the Norwegian Union of Seventh-day Adventists, placed God center stage at the Oslo Book Festival, Nov. 10-12, as it presented two books, Ærlig talt, Gud [Seriously, God] by Harald Giesebrecht, and Luther 500, by Tor Tjeransen. “It is more about
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It's based on Les Standiford's nonfiction book on how Dickens, beset by financial and family worries, set out to write and publish a Christmas book in only six weeks. But dry facts are transformed into delicious fiction by scriptwriter Susan Coyne, who combines Dickens' real life with the volatility of his
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The biannual publication, Pakistani Literature, remains committed to identifying, highlighting and showcasing local creative writing at its best.
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BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg is set to address the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association at a time of increased scrutiny of the public's access to the inner workings of government. Lawmakers last year approved a bill,
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Yet today's hottest sellers are crossovers, which are essentially hatchbacks that ride a little higher and offer more space. It's not just that a hatchback is highly practical and almost as roomy and all-road capable as all but the largest crossovers. The best part is that hatchbacks are far more fun to drive,
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The wholesale network was launched organically. “We saw store partners purchasing from other stores on the platform and learned that they have a locality challenge – they may not get enough of the best selling supply like Chanel classic flap or Louis Vuitton Neverfull totes from their local consignors.
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Publishers should be wary that with a click of a button, “everything we've worked towards could change” as they struggle with monetizing Facebook Live, an audience of marketers have been told. Speaking at Mumbrella's Entertainment Marketing Summit, Suzanne Stretton-Brown, director of marketing,
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As education officials debated the content of the books, LGBT advocates clashed with some publishers about how to describe the sexual orientation of people who in the past did not “out” themselves. With the adoption of the books, California set a precedent, one historical researchers continue to
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For the consumer, this is the best place to explore the latest buzzworthy brands and discover next best sellers of natural and organic products; fewer pesticides, more nutritional value and to gain overall boost in Organic and natural lifestyle. The natural and organic trend has been on the rise in the
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently featured Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts. She tore into the Republicans' tax plan for its hypocrisy and deceit. At first, it will indeed give tax cuts — tiny ones — for the working classes, along with huge cuts for the wealthy and massive cuts for
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To help advertisers cut through a blizzard of marketing and advertising during the holiday season, publishers are luring them with pop-up shops and events. A number of lifestyle publishers, including Clique, PopSugar and Domino, are opening holiday-themed pop-up shops or events that will run
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Coming-of-age films are part of the go-to formulas that account for so many movies made for young people, movies that intend to teach a lesson, but more often than not deliver a corn harvest of which any farm in Iowa would be proud. Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha) has seen to it that Lady Bird, her first
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Some publishers are wasting up to 20 percent of their programmatic video impressions, even though programmatic video ad spend in the U.S. tripled from $3 billion in 2015 to $9 billion in 2017, according to eMarketer. This is largely being driven by video ad networks that win auctions but then, finding
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6, anthology of creative writing and art, is now accepting submissions Categories include short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and artwork. … Authors Chef Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley present and sign copies of “The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen,” 6 p.m. today, Beaner's Central Coffeehouse,
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It's gratifying to know that so many more people will happen upon the work than, say, the other 17 people in a creative writing class,” Cramer said. But Wood believes Vantage Point deserves still more attention than it gets. Vantage Point currently prints 400 copies of the magazine per semester. In order
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“There is a good consistent base of students who take classes. There is also a large group of people, probably 45 plus, who enjoy writing memoir,” Owens said. “I wish I had known about the Hugo House even before I went to college.” As a part of “The Writing Life” series, the Hugo House offers a course
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Snap changes included separate streams for posts or messages from close friends versus digital content from publishers. Snap co-founder and chief Evan Spiegel outlined the service's approach in an online post, arguing that social medial “fueled fake news” because content designed to spread was not
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Hancock House Publishers is seeking a part-time sales representative for promoting and distributing our publications in northwest Washington. This is an exciting position for a well-established…
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Grand Valley State University junior Maria McKee never thought she would seriously pursue creative writing when she came to college. After taking an introduction to creative writing class, however, her professor encouraged her to take more writing classes, and a couple of years later, she won a
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Short films, writing workshops, poetry readings, and storytelling brought people together to share experiences of place, culture, and community. The idea behind the festival, said Peter Bradley, executive director of the Island Institute, was to demonstrate the power of art and expression in expanding
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