Day: January 6, 2018

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Open Access Publishing

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Remembering Sue Grafton's generous writing life and local literary ties

And I became a thorough researcher. I put away that first novel and, applying all I'd learned from writing it and from Sue, wrote my next one, “Angel's Bidding.” It was accepted for publication by Fawcett Books — five years after I committed to learning the craft of creative writing. Sue provided a glowing
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Library creates local author hub

PENDLETON — In June, Devin Dummel, a pastor at Pendleton Christian Church, self-published his first book on faith. Just last month, his 3-year-old son Dryden saw a copy of the book, “The Famous One,” a story sharing God's glory, on display at the Pendleton Community Public Library. “He was just
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UPDATE: Columbia Tribune gets a new publisher

Leifeste, 57, who comes to the Tribune from the Texarkana Gazette, has almost 40 years of experience including as publisher of the Ada Evening News in Ada, Oklahoma, general manager of Middle Tennessee Community Newspapers in Nashville, and vice president of Horizon Publications in
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Court orders publishing of agreement between Shahzeb's family, Shahrukh Jatoi

Shahzeb Khan, 20, was shot dead by Shahrukh Jatoi, who was convicted on June 7. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: A South district and sessions court ordered that the agreement signed between the family of Shahzeb Khan and Shahrukh Jatoi be published in newspapers. “The agreement must be
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Foreign Academics Confront Chinese Censorship

Some academic publishers, admittedly, are taking a firmer stance against any Chinese interference, but the fear must be that, without a concerted response, a core principle of academic integrity might simply fall by the wayside. As Kevin Carrico, lecturer in Chinese studies at Macquarie University, put it
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Publisher hastens book release in defiance of Trump

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Publisher hastens book release in defiance of Trump

WASHINGTON • United States President Donald Trump threatened legal fire and fury on Thursday in an effort to block a new book portraying him as a volatile and ill-equipped chief executive, but the publisher defied his demand to halt its release and instead moved up its publication to yesterday
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Short Take: 'Virtually' happy

It makes me wonder about the amount of creativity the mind behind this, compared to mine which is filled with coffee and most times with everyday's …. Then there was school and our language classes in which we had something called “Composition,” a forerunner of today's Creative Writing classes.
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Insider look at Trump White House draws local interest

Some people have expressed concerns the book is propaganda meant to slander the president, Phillips said, but he expects it to be one of their best sellers. “It's too early to tell, but I think it's going to be a big liberal book. It's definitely meant to showcase the more negative parts of the White House.
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One year in, Facebook Journalism Project gets mixed reviews from publishers

A year ago, Facebook launched its Facebook Journalism Project. Led by Campbell Brown, the ex-NBC News anchor who was Facebook's new head of news partnerships, the project was a high-profile effort to smooth relations with prominent news publishers. Facebook was getting blasted for the
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New book about Trump flying off local shelves

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New book about Trump flying off local shelves

President Donald Trump's attorneys tried to block the release of a new book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” which portrays his administration as chaotic and incompetent, but the move may have spurred even more interest in the expose. Michael Wolff's book is filled with anecdotes about
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'Fire and Fury' book on Trump proves hot seller

SAN ANTONIO – The key to writing a best-selling book: have the president of the United States blast it on Twitter and send a cease-and-desist letter to the publisher. Book sellers and major retailers across the nation are struggling to keep “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” – the new political
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Antiques & Collectibles: Experts forecast '18 collecting trends

Brad Sissel, of Picking in the Sun Antiques, Collectibles & Repurpose, and a vendor at Old River Valley Antique Mall, Stewartville: “Cast iron pans, wood duck decoys, knives, old toys, advertising signs, clocks, antlers, mounts, lanterns and stoves were purchased mostly by men. The best sellers except
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I do have a Dawg in this fight

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I do have a Dawg in this fight

I've never lived in Alabama, although I reside in a Georgia county named after William Wyatt Bibb, the first governor of Alabama. I've been in close proximity. A couple of chapters in my life were written along the Georgia border. Nine years of my childhood were spent in LaGrange, where we crossed the
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Who is 'Fire and Fury' author Michael Wolff?

The legal threat and White House criticism seems to have only compelled more interest in the book. On Thursday Wolff's publishers announced its release was being moved up from Tuesday to Friday due to overwhelming demand. “Fire and Fury” topped Amazon's bestseller list before its release, and it
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Marvel To No Longer List America As A Legacy Title

Starting with this month's #11, America will no longer be a part of Marvel's Legacy series of titles, something it has been promoted as part of since the line's announcement in the summer. The publisher told retailers that the issue “was incorrectly solicited as a Legacy title. This title is not a Legacy title.”.
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Author Interview: "Write, Think, Learn"

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Author Interview: "Write, Think, Learn"

Midway in the course I ask them to read their own Mission Statements and then share writing explaining how well they are or are not meeting their own stated goals. Then they write a new Mission Statement reflecting what they have learned about their own habits and dispositions, making adjustments in
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LETTERS | January 2018

Reiterating what the public and Nextdoor website have stated at Channel Islands Harbor Boat Parade and are saying about the grandiosity state of mental health, of latest stunt pulled by Lauraine Effresss (no credentials), who also likes yelling a lot, at all the guests at HBCA fundfaiser at PCYC, who
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Some local bookstores begin selling controversial tell-all Trump book

People across the country lined up at bookstores around the country today to buy the new tell-all book about the Trump Administration. President Trump's legal actions were not enough to stop the publication of “Fire and Fury: Inside the White House.” The book, which is currently on Amazon's bestseller
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A Year Has Gone by, But Trump Is Still Here and Even More Dangerous

On Thursday, a White House attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to publishing company Henry Holt demanding it stop its plans to publish Michael Wolff's bombshell book, in which Bannon is quoted as saying the Trump campaign's meetings with Russia were “treasonous.” (In response, Holt moved
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Columbia Tribune gets a new publisher

Leifeste, who comes to the Tribune from the Texarkana Gazette, has almost 40 years of experience including as publisher of the Ada Evening News in Ada, Oklahoma, general manager of Middle Tennessee Community Newspapers in Nashville, and vice president of Horizon Publications in Wakefield,
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'Fire and Fury' sold out at some bookstores

Want a copy of Michael Wolff's juicy, red-hot book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House”? You're not alone. The book, released Friday by publisher Henry Holt, has already sold out at some area bookstores. On Friday afternoon, no copies were available at Barnes & Noble locations at the
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Review: Writer's Luck: A Memoir 1976-1991 by David Lodge

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Review: Writer's Luck: A Memoir 1976-1991 by David Lodge

Young Turks such as Amis became stars; for the rest there was a grimmer fate: teaching one of the new university creative writing degrees. Lodge enjoys big success — the “writer's luck” of the title — with TV adaptations and translations. Susumu Takagi, the dutiful translator into Japanese, wrote to
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Literary fiction conveys the human character

This “stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap” mentality (or not so cheap as the case may be) makes it almost impossible for new writers to break into the mainstream, unless they happen to have an existing media profile which agents and publishers can take advantage of. Hence the prevalence of so many books
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2018 Preview: Facebook Finally Pays Up for Music, Cutting In on YouTube

The initial deals, sources say, will generally give labels and publishers lump-sum payments based on their market shares to cover the music that Facebook users upload. In their announcement, UMG and Facebook vowed to work “hand-in-hand” to “develop the next generation of music products that best
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Harmony native returns for book release party on Saturday

Growing up in Harmony, Amy Hahn would frequently be seen carrying a notebook and hanging out at the library. Even as a child and teenager, Hahn was a writer, knowing she wanted to be a published author someday. Hahn has written many historical and contemporary romance novels over the years
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Fire and flurry: Local bookstores experience unprecedented demand

“There has been increased interest in this title over the last 72 hours, with the book sitting on the top of our Best Sellers lists for Books, Kindle Books, and Audible,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “Due to a last-minute change in the release date and heightened interest, we are working with
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Roy Moore's "Jewish attorney" is a practicing Christian

Wishnatsky also then wrote a book excoriating the Mormon faith, “Mormonism: a latter-day Deception,” which he self-published with Xulon Press, a Christian self-publishing company. After a stint as a college instructor, Wishnatsky worked for about a decade for a consulting firm on Wall Street, a job he
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15 Wildest Claims From Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury'

Michael Wolff's exposé “Fire and Fury” hit bookstands today after just an excerpt of it prompted panicked, angry tweets and legal threats from President Donald Trump. The publisher, Henry Holt, responded by moving up the publishing date to today, but good luck finding a copy: It's sold out and
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Down Eats: The Banks Grill in Morehead City

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Down Eats: The Banks Grill in Morehead City

From the knock out biscuits and gravy, to the best sellers like the banks omelette, featuring bacon, local shrimp, mushrooms and pimento cheese. “We've got a super sharp cheddar, with pimentos, cream cheese, a little mayonnaise,” said chef Richard Alexander. One of the best things on the menu hands
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Chennai book fair from January 10 to focus on kid's books

We will conduct, an awareness programme to encourage reading among the school children on January 8,” Bapasi president S. Vairavan said. Vairavan also added that the as many as 376 publishers, including 102 English publishers would take part in the fair. “We recorded a footfall of 10 lakh readers
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Top Three: Moravian Book Shop best-sellers: Cookbooks

Wholesome ingredients from the farmers market paired with mouthwatering spices ensure that every bite will open your senses in all the best ways. Genius reinventions of fast-food dishes — Lemon Chicken Nuggets with Mustard Tahini Dipping Sauce and Bacon Blue Cheese Brussels Sprout Tater Tots
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Monthly StatShot, August 2017

E-book sales from reporting publishers were 7.9% lower. In the children's/YA segment, overall sales were 2.9% higher than in August 2016, partly due to a 6.6% increase in hardcover sales; sales of board books were up 4.2%, and e-book sales were down 2.9%. Sales for all 1,204 publishers reporting to
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What Nintendo Switch Games Have North Americans Played The Most

It's always interesting to look at not just what the best-selling video games are for a console, but what are actually played the most. After all, just because you buy a game doesn't mean you play it very long, or sometimes don't even finish it, right? But when a game is good, REALLY good, you find yourself
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Author of Trump book contradicts president, says aides see him as a 'child'

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Author of Trump book contradicts president, says aides see him as a 'child'

Lawyers for Trump had called on the book's publisher, Henry Holt & Co, to halt the book's release, originally scheduled for Tuesday. Instead, it began sales early and on Friday, its first day in stores, “Fire and Fury” was the top-selling book on Amazon.com. In Washington, customers lined up in bitterly
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Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain hosting auditions

Held June 9-24, the program is taught by nationally renowned artists and offers instruction in acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing and painting, film and video, orchestra, and photography. Every accepted student automatically receives a full scholarship to the program. Auditions are held from
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Islamic Life Center proposed near 141st Street, Shelborne Road

The Al Salam Foundation has filed a zoning variance request to build an Islamic Life Center at 141st Street and Shelborne Road. A zoning hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Monon Community Center, meeting room B. “The foundation mission is to serve those who are underserved and work
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Remembering the food, fun and freedom of sports writing

Remembering the food, fun and freedom of sports writing. Lance Griffin … I enjoyed journalism so I decided the next best career for me would be to write about sports. I didn't pursue journalism to change the world. I just wanted to … Circumstances change, of course. This week, our Ken Rogers and Jon
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Fire and Fury review: You'll wish controversial Trump book was a work of fiction

I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. Look at this guy's past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve!” (“Sloppy Steve” is Trump's latest nickname for Bannon.) Away from Twitter, Trump's lawyer Charles Harder sent Wolff and his publisher,
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Review: In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson

She gives a sound explanation of the publishing history and reception of Frankenstein and reminds us that Mary was the author of several novels, alongside her children's stories and travel writing. However, none of her later works matches up to Frankenstein, so the biography inevitably becomes less
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Predatory journal has firm grip on universities in Ottawa and Canada

Scientists from the University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital and other top-tier institutions across Canada keep publishing their results in fake science journals, tainting the work despite years of warnings. One veteran science publisher warns all the work that produced these studies “is just thrown away.”.
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Chicagoans scramble to find copies of highly anticipated new book on Trump presidency

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Chicagoans scramble to find copies of highly anticipated new book on Trump presidency

The publisher of the book written by Michael Wolff moved up the release date four days to Friday, and it has topped the chart of Amazon's best-sellers. Those searching for the book, which gives a behind-the-scenes peek at the Donald Trump presidency, turned to Reddit and Twitter to vent about the lack
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Outlander Casts The Dark Knight's Colin McFarlane as Ulysses for Season 4

The fourth season of the Golden Globe-nominated series will include 13 episodes based upon “Drums of Autumn,” the fourth of eight books in Diana Gabaldon's international best-selling Outlander series. The upcoming season continues the romantic adventures of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie
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Short Play Festival Returns

Short Play Festival Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Santa Cruz County Actors' Theatre presents the 23rd Annual 8 Tens @ Eight Short Play Festival, January 5 through February 4, at the Center Stage Theater in downtown Santa Cruz. The annual ten-minute play festival is one of the most
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Kids' books with big people issues

She never actively promoted the self-published book, “Cold Snap,” but Jensen says she may be ready to do so now. “In my case, I was confusing love with abuse. I think I'm ready to talk about it,” she says. “If abuse isn't discussed, it's the secrets that make us sick.” For years, Jensen cobbled together jobs
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Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers List, November 2017

Kristen Ashley's contemporary romance Complicated claimed the top spot on the list of bestselling titles on the Smashwords platform for November. Ashley also snagged the #15 spot with another romance, The Time in Between. Three more romances made the top five—Broken Silence by Natasha
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Want to read 'Fire and Fury' book on Trump? Good luck finding a copy in San Antonio

The key to writing a best-selling book: have the president of the United States blast it on Twitter and send a cease-and-desist letter to the publisher. Local book sellers and major retailers across the nation are struggling to keep in stock “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” — the new political
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Muralist At Work in Aptos

Muralist Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com As you drive along Soquel Drive or on Highway 1 between the Rio Del Mar Blvd and Freedom Blvd exits, look to the north. A new mural in Aptos is being created on a retaining wall along Soquel Drive that will be just yards from where the
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As landmark songwriting bill gains momentum, Songwriters Guild Association raises concerns

Under the current legislation, publishers would have eight of the 10 board seats and self-published songwriters would have two. Carnes said the proposed licensing cooperative should follow the same model as the existing nonprofit SoundExchange, which handles digital licensing for artists and record
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 8, 2018

The premise resonated with U.S. readers when the title pubbed here in October (our review praised its “stirring and mind-bending vision”) and the book has seen steady sales, boosted by its inclusion on numerous best-of-2017 lists. The week before Christmas, the Washington Post noted that demand
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HHS Non-Committal On Publishing Responses To Informal RFI On Medicare, Medicaid, ACA …

HHS on Thursday (Jan. 4) indicated it has yet to decide whether to publish responses to an informal request for information put out by the department's policy shop in late December on ways to change state and federal laws and policies involving the exchanges, Medicare and Medicaid. The RFI, which
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