Day: October 25, 2017

New Ventura Press imprint signs Meyer

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New Ventura Press imprint signs Meyer

The debut novel by Melbourne writer and Echo Publishing commissioning editor Angela Meyer has been acquired by Ventura Press' new Peter
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Xbox publishing head: Single-player games aren't dead, just more complicated

“Game development in general is about a couple of things. It's about delivering an experience and it's about telling stories. Storytelling is as central to
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FYI: Publishing process slowdown this

My latest title has been stuck in “publishing” for about 8 hours now, which is the longest I've seen in a while. Then I saw that other authors (in other
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Professor Profile: Laura Brade

Among those welcomed is assistant professor Laura Brade of the history … “[Albion's history] department… has a really strong publishing record
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New Zealand political party has to pay Eminem's publisher $415000 for copying 'Lose Yourself'

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New Zealand political party has to pay Eminem's publisher $415000 for copying 'Lose Yourself'

High Court Judge Helen Cull on Wednesday ordered the conservative National Party to pay the Detroit rapper's publisher 600,000 New Zealand
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A Chicago Startup Wants to Help You Publish a Novel

That's why Chicago native Kayla Ancrum is launching Illuminovel, a “publishing research platform” that uses crowdsourced data to help aspiring
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Local artist debuts children's book 'The Manners Contract'

“The Manners Contract” is being published by Palmetto Publishing, an imprint of Arcadia Publishing and The History Press and will be available to the
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Kenny Chesney honors publisher, friend Troy Tomlinson

Kenny Chesney recently announced his “Trip Around the Sun” stadium tour, which will visit Nashville in August. But Tuesday night he played a much
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Colin Kaepernick inks $1 million book deal

Colin Kaepernick inks $1 million book deal … racism and police brutality, was shopping a book deal around and meeting with potential publishers.
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Burning Eye Books

Award winning Bristol-based publisher, Burning Eye Books, is one of very few UK publishers specialising in performance poetry. Run by Clive Birnie
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September Kaggle Dataset Publishing Awards Winners' Interview

This interview features the stories and backgrounds of our $10,000 Datasets Publishing Award's September winners–Khuram Zaman, Mitchell J, and
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Header bidding is the future of publisher income says Sovrn's chief marketing officer

Header bidding is an important revenue stream for publishers, but it is still a “gawky adolescent with much room to grow” says Sovrn's chief marketing
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UC Berkeley Slammed For Publishing Nazi-Style Anti-Semitic Cartoon

TEL AVIV – The University of California Berkeley's student newspaper has drawn ire for publishing a cartoon featuring an anti-Semitic caricature of
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Author And Archivist Uncovers Illinois State University History

April Karlene Anderson is the university archivist and author of the new book just out from Arcadia Publishing. Anderson said she was eager to give
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Newsonomics: Can startup Invisibly be the new revenue stream publishers dream of?

Led by the cofounder of Square, Invisibly promises “four-figure CPMs” and a way to make big money off readers who won't subscribe. It says it has
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Crandon boy faces leukemia diagnosis

Eli Kassler, 11, son of Corrie Kassler, the Family Nurse Practitioner at the Crandon Clinic, needs our help. Eli, a kind and energetic boy who loves
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New book on Indian Wars could aid genealogy researchers

For each war, he lists historic sites and markers of interest, followed by a bibliography of published sources related to the war, both old and new, books
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Amid questions, Horry County Council members agree to begin publishing expense reports

Faced with criticism over their spending and reporting practices, Horry County Council members plan to publish their expense reports on the county's
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Now you can read JK Rowling's original Harry Potter pitch to publishers

It's hard to imagine anyone saying “no” to J.K. Rowling's story ideas, but part of what makes Rowling's story so magical is the fact that her pitch for the
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Small Business Trends Media Group Certified as Woman Owned Business

The certification is awarded to companies that demonstrate they are … “Certification as a woman-owned business is another step in our company's history … Anita Campbell, the company has been publishing continuously for the past
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Surprise Concert In The Street

Becky Buller and her band came to Madelia while they were in the area and held an impromptu concert in the street. The group sang the song
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Global Content Publishing Market 2018 : Decision Framework, Drivers, Challenges Analysis and …

Content Publishing market report provides actionable intelligence on factors that have been driving demand; key trends that are impacting the market;
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Stephenson signs off with a big thank-you to all his friends

My only regret is that it was self-published because I couldn't get a publishing company interested in buying it. At least I preserved a little piece of the
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Publishing Officer

The Energy Institute (EI) is seeking to appoint a Publishing Officer to work within a small busy team. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring
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Walker: The too-easy charge of hypocrisy

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Walker: The too-easy charge of hypocrisy

Bruce Edward Walker (walker.editorial@gmail.com) is a Morning Sun columnist and contributor to The Federalist, creative-writing instructor, freelance
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A Safe and Creative Space at Brooklyn College

A Safe and Creative Space at Brooklyn College … hosting over 75 free creative writing workshops, creating a free and honor-based library for Brooklyn
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Educators can benefit from grants for art ideas

20 — Creative Writing for Seniors, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Develop writing skills through life experiences. Presented by Westerville Public Library staff.
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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: November 2017

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Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: November 2017

Religion and Spirituality Books Preview: November 2017 … nature of the material world and the human mind in a new book from Wisdom Publications.
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NFL Rumors: Colin Kaepernick Signs $1M Book Deal With Top Publisher

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback signed a book deal worth $1 million with Random House subsidiary Omni World, Ian Mohr of The New
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Inspirational Beccles author nominated for Pride of Britain award

“I run creative writing workshops at schools and holiday camps that inspire children to be the best they can be and how to care for each other,” added
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Crestwood resident appears on 'Jeopardy!' today

After she received her master's degree in creative writing from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2016, Buckley began writing her own young adult
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UK Remembers Gauri Lankesh, Stands in Solidarity against State Strangulation of Media

She said that she had to self-publish her book because no publisher in India dared publish it but now it has been translated into 13 Indian languages.
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The Juicy Harvey Weinstein Tell-All That Never Was

One of the ways Weinstein did that was through his book imprint, which he used to publish high-profile works by folks like Quentin Tarantino and
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Release Party for Gordon Square Artist-in-Residence John G.'s 'Sandwich Anarchy' Book This …

Luckily Matt Chojnacki, from 1984 Publishing, is incredibly organized and a brilliant book publisher with pretty deep knowledge of both pop culture
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Meet writers, learn about publishing at Friends' Authors Day & Book Fair

A publishing forum will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. for persons interested in hearing experts tell how to have a book published. O'Hara will participate in
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Write what you know at workshop

PORT HENRY | Noted Vermont author Joni B. Cole is headed to Sherman Free Library to hold a creative writing workshop. The 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Wednesday's Mashup: Colin Kaepernick reportedly lands million-dollar book deal

Page Six previously reported Kaepernick was shopping a book deal and was seen “taking meetings with publishers in the New York offices of WME.”.
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Submissions open for 2018 Fulcrum

For creative writing submissions, whether it be prose or poetry, she said the team is most likely to publish something if it is “well written, it has good
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Can you hear me now: Improving communication between couples with hearing loss

Thomas Calder received his MFA in Fiction from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. He has worked with several publications,
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Here:Say Storytelling, One of Traverse City's Hottest On-Stage Shows

But Karen's “writing voice,” which she honed as a creative writing grad student, would seep into her technical assignments nonetheless. The work
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Around Indies

“The Espresso Book Machine makes it possible for local authors to self-publish one book at a time,” Lawrence said. Customers can also use the
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Open Mouth Poetry Festival

Janine Joseph performs at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at The Nines Alley, 100 W. Center St. Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Oklahoma State
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HS Diary 212: Zion Williamson

Some of the classes I'm taking this year are Financial Literacy, Creative Writing, AP Geography, AP English and French. My favorite one right now
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New UI class challenges students to meld technology, performance

… what we dreamed of doing,” says Sophie Katz, who graduated in the spring of 2017 with degrees in psychology and English and creative writing.
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A look back on 16 years of changes in scholarly publishing

In working with the press's associate director, Cathie Crooks, and Kieran Leblanc, executive director of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta, we
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Detroit is the No. 2 city in the world to visit, Lonely Planet says

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Detroit is the No. 2 city in the world to visit, Lonely Planet says

DETROIT, MICH. – Lonely Planet, one of the largest travel book publishers in the world, is set to name Detroit the second best city in the world to visit in
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Report: Colin Kaepernick Lands $1 Million Book Deal

Early Tuesday, we brought you reports that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was shopping a book deal to New York publishers. Later on
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7 Best Work-From-Home Jobs And Where To Find Them

Large-scale content producers like book publishers and online magazines are in constant need of highly skilled editors, and there's also an endless
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Excelsior Author's New Book and Publishing Company are Family Affairs

“If someone had told me a year ago that I was going to become a…picture book author and set up a publishing company, I would have laughed at
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Religion Book Deals: October 2017

The book, which is slated for publication in September 2018, explores women's issues surrounding authority, identity, and security by drawing on
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Marcel 'Fable' Price, Grand Rapid's 2017 Poet Laureate, has big plans for area youth

Price is making a huge effort in lifting up area youth, and engaging them with poetry and creative writing. In the first six months as Poet Laureate, Price
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Happy Birthday, Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith!

… gig: 2004's Fresh Kills at the Royal Court, in which Smith starred while studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia.
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Southside Storytellers Festival Coming To Five Points South

… Inc., The Sister City Connection Spoken Word Collective, Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for High School Students, UAB, Green Bucket Press
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Mercer, who is also the director of learning systems and research at Lees-McRae, earned her MFA in Creative Writing and Poetry from West Virginia
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Report | Colin Kaepernick shopping book deal

Free-agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been shopping a book deal to publishers, according to ESPN. The book apparently tells
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Book Festival to be hosted Oct. 28 by LHUCA

Alexander Chee, a novelist and essayist, will kick off the festival at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in the 2017-2018 Texas Tech University Creative Writing
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I fled for my life and ended up in Britain – without money, without English, imprisoned, and alone

One of the ways I deal with loneliness is through Write to Life, the writing … and the piece is by a member of their creative writing group, Write to Life.
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LIBRARY SUPPORTS NEW WRITERS WITH NATIONAL NOVEL-WRITING MONTH ACTIVITIES

Established in 1999, National Novel Writing Month is a creative-writing project designed to empower and inspire vibrant creativity among aspiring
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Program Sending Booksellers to Int'l Book Fairs Winds Down Kickstarter Push

Program Sending Booksellers to Int'l Book Fairs Winds Down Kickstarter Push … Since then, he has fielded interest from publishers and booksellers in
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Former Record-Express editor authors book

The idea of self-publishing the book came from her nephew, Bill McClain, who had published several books himself through Amazon. He guided her
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Bookseller Takes Story of Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” to the Big Screen

… Cayman Islands, is longtime friends with Standiford, author of 21 books and director of the Florida International University Creative Writing Program.
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Children's Prison Art Program Helps Juveniles Process Emotions Through Art

CPAP's mission statement is: “to expose youth in correctional facilities to an innovative, educational creative writing, theater and visual art forum where
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Hamilton author examines the whole beautiful world

Kuipers began her career as a high school English teacher before completing her Masters in English in the field of Creative Writing from the University
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How Harvey Weinstein Used His Book Imprint to Cover His Tracks

From big advances to important political figures like Madeleine Albright and Rudy Giuliani to publishing numerous journalists to co-opting a satirical
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Cherry Hill resident's book about her mother a true labor of love

When she finally self-published the book earlier this year—just in time for Mother's Day—she was pleasantly surprised by the positive response from
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10 Memes That Accurately Describe Exam Week

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10 Memes That Accurately Describe Exam Week

Sophie Nicolas is studying a bachelor of Arts studying creative writing and is an aspiring writer, dog enthusiast and thrift shop fashion icon.
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Has Strunk and White Struck Out of Writing Instruction?

“If the most important thing is for a writing teacher to help her students step into this social conversation, of course you have to deal with helping them
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Writing concentration introduced

The new major will give students the flexibility to take classes in areas that interest them such as journalism, writing for social media or creative writing.
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Taking the News Out of Facebook's News Feed Could Hurt Publishers

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Taking the News Out of Facebook's News Feed Could Hurt Publishers

A new feature that Facebook recently has been testing in a handful of countries could hurt publishers everywhere if it should roll out globally.
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'Goodbye Christopher Robin': Winnie-the-Pooh, AA Milne and the tragic story of the world's favorite …

The books become best sellers and Milne and Billy Moon – aka Christopher Robin, as he is called in the books – become celebrities. But why has “his
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How indie publishers can monetize in the shadow of Facebook and Google

However, Jason Kint of Digital Content Next, a publishing industry trade group, reported in June 2016 that Google and Facebook accounted for a
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The PRC's Peter Langschmidt bags top honours at publishing forum in Madrid

At the 2017 Publishing and Data Research Forum (PDRF) in Madrid, the Publisher Research Council's (PRC) Peter Langschmidt took top honours for
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A Broadening Battle Over Archives to Share Papers

Scholars feel pressure to remove their work from research-sharing platforms like Academia.edu and others, as publishers' battle with ResearchGate
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Schroder Investment Management Group Has Trimmed Best Buy Company Common Stock Usd0 …

Schroder Investment Management Group Has Trimmed Best Buy Company Common Stock Usd0.10 (BBY) Stake; Insys Therapeutics (INSY) Sellers
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FAVORED INC COM STK USD0.001 (OTCMKTS:FVRD) Blasts Off On Blockchain Hint

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FAVORED INC COM STK USD0.001 (OTCMKTS:FVRD) Blasts Off On Blockchain Hint

… communications over mobile devices to developing applications under Empire Mobile Studios, Inc. both to self publish and for third parties.”.
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Vogue bans photographer Terry Richardson in 'abuse' row

Terry Richardson, whose pictures have appeared on the covers of Vogue and Rolling Stone, was barred by the publishing house Condé Nast
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The opioid crackdown is making life untenable for chronic pain patients like me

I teach creative writing and literature at UC Santa Cruz. To get from my car to the classroom, I have to walk up a large hill carrying two bags that
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How can publishers thrive in challenging times?

It brings together the world's leading multi-platform media publishers and industry suppliers, to explore the latest trends and solutions. Whilst there, I
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Medium Rare

Self-publishing is the new gold rush. Look at this guy, he made a million dollars off his last book. Look at her, she's raking in $25,000 a week. Follow
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Guest Post – “Essential and Existential”: The Work of Equity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing

Several panelists mentioned a keynote address by Publisher Chris Jackson at the 2016 Association of American University Presses (AAUP) annual
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Local women break through in fantasy and horror

Welcomed into the community by local romance writers, the Charlottesville-based, self-published author says that “being paid and praised for my
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How Never-Satisfied Social Justice Mobs Are Ruining YA Book Publishing

The publishing industry is riddled with discriminatory practices against authors who identify as white, male, Christian, or conservative. However, like
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Why Facebook's news feed changes are making my head spin

Mumbrella's Josie Tutty considers what Facebook's potential new pay-to-play news feed means for publishers who rely on the site's two billion active
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AJC Celebrating Teachers honoree: Farhat Ahmad

He received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology and English/Creative Writing from University of Wisconsin Madison and Master's degree in Secondary
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So Where Are the New JD Salinger Books We Were Promised?

The Tennessee publisher wanted to sell the book, “Three Early Stories,” overseas but claimed the author's literary trust had worked with international
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Teacher Clare Littlemore finds inspiration in the classroom to write teen novel about flooded future

My classes laugh at how excited I get when I'm talking about poems or teaching creative writing. But I think as a teacher if you are enthusiastic, that's
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Facebook's new 'explore tab' test is worrying for publishers

It is no secret that Facebook has been putting publishers in a tough position over the last few years. Constant news algorithm changes make it difficult
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Hometown history

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Hometown history

“Moose Jaw has such a colourful and wonderful history,” she said. … Editor's note: MJ Scene will be publishing excerpts of Bishop's latest book for the
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No child should grow up without meeting Little Miss Muffet

Sarah Webb is an award-winning champion of children's books and a writer for both children and adults. She teaches creative writing in the Irish
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New Concept for Italian antiquarian book fairs in 2018

New Concept for Italian antiquarian book fairs in 2018 … ILAB's member nations sponsor and produce the world's greatest book fairs and exhibitions of … of book culture; uniting the different worlds of the book: publishers, antiquarian
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Forest Hill children's bookshop opens to 'exceptional response'

There will also be visits from authors from November onwards and she wants to support local writers and self-published authors as well as building
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Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Signs Book Deal Worth $1,000,000 – The Grapevine – The Root

A previous report on Page Six said Kaepernick was shopping a book and had been seen “taking meetings with publishers in the New York offices of
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Teamless Colin Kaepernick signs million-dollar book deal

The deal follows reports that Kaepernick is exploring the possibility of writing a book and was “taking meetings” with book publishers in New York on
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CINE-BOOKS aims to unite authors and filmmakers with a new three-in-one format

CINE-BOOKS is a “next generation publishing and book-filming startup” that offers a 'three-in-one' digital book format, as well as a global distribution
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Outside Magazine increased pageviews per visit 13 percent after ditching Google AMP

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Outside Magazine increased pageviews per visit 13 percent after ditching Google AMP

Publishers have grown weary of platforms' power over them but worry about the risk of opting out. Outside Magazine has managed to pull back without
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Viewpoint: Testing times for publishers on Facebook

The publishing community may be feeling somewhat uneasy right now after Facebook launched a trial in six countries which saw all publisher content
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