Day: December 20, 2017

Clampdown on 7 Words at CDC Inspires Poem, Book on Censorship, Free Speech

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Clampdown on 7 Words at CDC Inspires Poem, Book on Censorship, Free Speech

She brings to these books on Trump a background as a sociologist, popular writer, and independent publisher who helps other authors self-publish their books. She is also a registered Republican, after previously being an independent voter. She received her Ph.D. at the University of California,
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Memo to Trump: What Not to Expect From Robert Mueller

CNN characterized this document as a “letter of exoneration.” But Trump may not want to get his hopes up. Several white-collar defense lawyers in Washington said it would be outside the typical course of things for a prosecutor to put anything in writing that would absolve someone of any wrongdoing.
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Best-selling author visits local schools

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR Margaret Peterson Haddix visited students at Coal City High School on Dec. 12 to talk about her writing career and the … A graduate of Miami University in Ohio, Haddix earned degrees in creative writing, history and journalism. Her first position out of college was as a copy
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Barton's Creative Writing Symposium to Feature John Lane and Catherine Woodard on January 16

WILSON, N.C. — December 19, 2017 — Barton College is pleased to welcome John Lane and Catherine Woodard, both writers with local eastern North Carolina ties, as the featured speakers for the upcoming Creative Writing Symposium to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. The symposium will be
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Christian College student Cameron Chandler is dux for a sixth time

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Christian College student Cameron Chandler is dux for a sixth time

During his younger years, Cameron was heavily interested in creative writing. Throughout his time at the school, during years 7-9, he was able to take writing workshops which enhanced his love for the craft. “Even before school I took to writing stories and always believed that's where my life would take
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Appeals Court Upholds Decision Allowing Fractional Licensing of Songs

They warned this would give music publishers “inordinate market power.” But what's most important in the eyes of the three judges on the 2nd Circuit who issued today's summary order is the language of the consent decree. “[S]ince the decree is silent on fractional licensing, BMI may (and perhaps must)
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Forty Years at the Forefront for the Children's Book Shop

Over the course of the Children's Book Shop's 40 years in business, the tiny Boston-area specialty bookstore has weathered monumental changes in publishing, and had an outsized role in the world of children's books. Yet if not for a lunch meeting between two strangers more than three decades ago,
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Molly Stark holds 'Literacy Night'

Wilhelm, who traveled to Bennington from Middlebury, and met with pre-schoolers at the Bennington Free Library earlier in the day and held writing workshops with Molly Stark third, fourth, and fifth graders, told parents that he was not an educator, but a parent. As such, he didn't want to stand their and
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A 'Radiant' Exhibition: Celebrating the Legacy of McLoughlin Brothers

The exhibition, which runs until February 3, is focused on the prolific New York publisher, which was active between 1858 and 1920. The exhibition is curated by Lauren B. Hewes and Laura E. Wasowicz of the AAS, who spoke with PW about their research process, the McLoughlin Brothers company,
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AnyFlip HTML5 Flipbook Tool Caters the Users with Various Needs

According to Anna Lee, the Chief Designer of AnyFlip, “This technology will definitely encourage self-publishers to avail the digital world.” Aided with rich … The authors here gets the flexibility of publishing the books online and also taking it offline in USB, DVD or any other similar form. The plethora of
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Phiri: Self-publishing success story

In Zimbabwe, Virginia Phiri is the self-publishing guru. Her three books, “Desperate” (2002), “Destiny” (2006), and “Highway Queen” (2010), have impacted academic institutions, researchers, churches and many different readers. Phiri is the mother for the self-published book. Having come a long way
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Twitter Events Connect Agents and Writers

“All these wonderful books I was seeing in Publishers Marketplace, and they weren't submitting to me,” Jessica Sinsheimer, an agent at the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, recalled. Since she launched #MSWL on Twitter in 2013, which has morphed into a website with a searchable database
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Waterfront Regional Star set to publish final issue from Lumsden to White City December 22.

After 40 years in the Lumsden area, the Waterfront Regional Star will be publishing its final issue on December 22nd. The paper officially closes on December 29. It's an end date employees did not see coming. “Well it was shocking. It was announced on [December 4] that it was closing. We didn't think it
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Holiday Special – Exclusive 25 Percent Off On Sirius 2.0 Barbecue Grill Light On Christmas Day

The Sirius 2.0 Barbecue Grill Light is one of Zeust's best-selling products. Zeust, an outdoor kitchen and patio lighting company, released the product mid-year and was an instant hot-seller on the market. It is one of today's top rated grill lights preferred by many barbecue experts. This morning, a
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Self Publishing Help Needed for newbie

I have been working with my brother for a year doing photography to match his short stories / poems. I am looking for the best place to publish our book that will hold and sell as many copies as we get out without us having to do that part of the job. I am looking for a place that can print photo worthy books
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