“The event will be open to what guests want to know about him: his books, his family, his adventures, his inspirations and anything to do with reading and writing,” said Margaret Ruark, the young adult program coordinator at the library. “The objective of this event is not only to support Parker as a local
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Scheduled to be released on Monday, January 29, the book has currently climbed the charts to enjoy an “Amazon Best Sellers Rank” of No. 1,977 “Paid in Kindle Store” and No. 362 in the books category for the hardcover version. Media Madness suggests that Trump was informed by Bannon that he
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In a surprise statement, News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch called on Facebook to start paying publishers for content posted to the site. Murdoch says Facebook and Google's algorithms have become “inherently unreliable” for distributing news. His statement comes after Facebook made
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This free event is held at the gallery on the first Thursday of each month, and features a variety of visual artists, musicians, writers and poets from the local community. McCaslin is an established Canadian poet and Faculty Emeritus of English and Creative Writing at Douglas College. Her published work
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Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch is calling on the major digital publishing gateways — specifically Facebook and Google — to begin providing “carriage fees” for republishing news content from publishers. Striking an analogy to the TV industry, where cable operators negotiate retransmission and
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… Gui Minhai was removed from a Chinese train by police while travelling with Swedish diplomats. Gui, a Swedish citizen, made international headlines in 2015 when he was abducted from Thailand by Chinese police and brought to mainland China, amid a swoop on five Hong Kong book publishers.
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Originally from St. Louis, she currently teaches creative writing and literature at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. During her campus visit, she will read from “Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down.” A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow. Copies of her books will be available for
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Rupert Murdoch weighed in on Facebook's attempts to improve the accuracy of the news its delivers across its global platform — and suggested that what would really work is for the internet giant to follow the model of the pay-TV industry. “If Facebook wants to recognize 'trusted' publishers then it should
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Chinese authorities' seizure of Swedish-Chinese publisher Gui Minhai while being escorted to a medical appointment by Swedish diplomats is an outrageous violation of the rule of law, human rights, and free expression, PEN America said today. Gui was traveling to Beijing by train for a medical exam
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