Day: November 26, 2017

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2017

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MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2017

Meanwhile, there's loads of stalls featuring everything from radical 'zines to DIY record labels, to collective book publishers, to social justice causes. Stalls include ACORN, a tenants union starting a branch in Manchester; the Mary Quaile Club, which specialises in linking working class history with
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Experts called cars-bestsellers, of which few have heard

This hatchback has 37 years of history, but during this period it was replaced only two generations of cars. Among other special bestsellers should be
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Chombo, Zanu-PF youth leaders caged

Hamandishe (38) faces six counts of kidnapping and a charge of publishing a false statement. The trio was taken to remand prison in leg irons at around 6.45pm. The court heard that Chombo violated Section 4(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (Chapter 9:16) when he allegedly connived with
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Contrasting Adobe Systems (ADBE) & Autodesk (ADSK)

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Contrasting Adobe Systems (ADBE) & Autodesk (ADSK)

It operates through three segments: Digital Media, Digital Marketing, and Print and Publishing. Its Digital Media segment provides tools and solutions
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Mystical Christmas stories unfurled by busy local writer

Each person wrote a Christmas story along the lines of “A Christmas Carol” by Dickens to share at our annual holiday potluck. The stories involved some sort of mystical or magical element. Last year I was still writing the end of “A Real Angel” as the other writers were ringing my doorbell. Yikes! Of course
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It's Thanksgiving, Chloe Zoe!

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It's Thanksgiving, Chloe Zoe!

Upon graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she got her start in publishing art directing children's novelty books. Jane currently creates
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Murder mystery keeps readers guessing

She comes across notes from an Ole Miss English composition creative writing class written by her Aunt Phoebe titled, “The Five Manners of Death,”
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How claims of rape and hipster racism made the crown slip on the head of Lena Dunham, the …

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How claims of rape and hipster racism made the crown slip on the head of Lena Dunham, the …

She later graduated from Oberlin College, where she had majored in creative writing. While at college she made a number of personal video projects, which she posted online. In 2010 Dunham wrote, directed and starred in Tiny Furniture, an independent, semi-autobiographical film, in which she played
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Arts school, turned down by Reading, has support in parts of artistic community

Dr. Thomas Lubben has been fighting to get a charter arts school in Reading for more than two years. He has proposed two schools – the Berks Arts Academy Charter School and the Berks Charter High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – and the Reading School Board has denied both of them.
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Potent words, unique voices

Among the celebrated writers are Mervyn Morris, Edward Baugh, Erna Brodber, Vladimir Lucien, Lorna Goodison, Kei Miller, Olive Senior, and Tanya Shirley. But the many students of literature who have areas of interest other than creative writing are also confronted, in their years with us, with the power
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Museum After Dark raises funds, awareness

Missy Tipton Green and Paulette Ledbetter will have their books available for sale, including their latest release, “Walland,” from Arcadia Publishing Company's Images of America series. They have previously authored “Townsend” and “Cades Cove” in the series, which focuses on photographic histories
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'Oru Sankeerthanam Pole' goes into 100th edition

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'Oru Sankeerthanam Pole' goes into 100th edition

The 'solitary wonder in Malayalam fiction', as Malayattoor Ramakrishnan once described it, not only changed the destiny of its publisher but also lifted
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Author's eccentric grandpa was wise, after all

Today's ease in self-publishing makes it possible for people such as Herendeen to share the wisdom they have gained through living. Co-author Harry J. Truman helped Herendeen write “My Grandfather's Grave.” At 90 pages, it reads quickly, is available online in paperback and for Kindle readers, and
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Teachers' associations happy with MBoSE

On the prices and affordable rates of the new books, he said, “We have met officials of MBOSE and have requested them to ask the publishers to bring down the … The expressions of interest (EOI) for publishers were issued in July this year and the name of the reviewers were approved in September.
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UVa. professor accused of sexual harassment

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The University of Virginia is investigating claims that a creative writing professor sexually harassed former students.
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What it's like to work in the music industry

I ended up studying theatre and history at Wolverhampton Uni and got a 2:1. … “The big bombshell was getting dropped by the publishing company.
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Your car's data might be worth $40K

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Your car's data might be worth $40K

John Ellis is the author of the new book, “The Zero Dollar Car” (Barlow Publishing) and a big data futurist who speaks around the world on how
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Japan to spend around Y2 tril to subsidise education: report

This commitment to improving the archaic education system in Japan may just mean textbook revision that publishers may not want to do, but is absolutely necessary when it comes to teaching English at all grade levels. Question: “How are you?” Response: “I am fine, and you.” In the public junior high
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Natick's Rick Felty wins international book award

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Natick's Rick Felty wins international book award

The sixth annual International Beverly Hills Book Awards recently recognized “Tabitha Fink Ninja at Night” by Rick Felty, of Natick, as the 2017 winner of the “Picture Book for 4-8 year old” category. Experts from all book industry disciplines — including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers
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Susan's in Lavender with new book deal

But her dream almost came to an end before it started when Ms de Courcy left the agency before Susan had a chance to finish her book, which was subsequently turned down by the agency. … A woman from Poolbeg Publishers was in touch to say she loved Susan's work and wanted to snap it up.
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We work to create original content: Swaha Sahoo

In the process we attracted authors, illustrators and publishers. We felt that there isn't enough recognition for them and also when we compare internationally, there are so many awards that specifically encourage children's writings and illustrating. So we felt that we should have something that
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Penguin bags Publisher of the Year award

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Penguin bags Publisher of the Year award

I cannot thank our industry enough for everything they do for authors, readers and publishers to keep the book front and centre of our lives and society
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Reps from writers in organising Ekushey book fair sought

Representatives from publishers are included in the process, but those from writers are not, said storyteller Rakhal Raha, also the writers' unity
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Balochistan journalists caught 'between the stick and the gun'

“If you do not stop publishing one-sided propaganda we will take strict action,” the group warned in a statement. Balochistan, in the west of Pakistan, has been the scene of a long-running nationalist insurgency. Foreign journalists need to seek special permission to visit the majority of the province, while
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Employees at Skyhorse Publishing to vote on choice to unionize

For 16 years, no New York publishing house has voted to unionize — but that streak could end next week. On Nov. 30, employees at Skyhorse Publishing will cast ballots to decide whether to become dues-paying members of United Auto Workers Local 2110. The last East Coast publishing company to
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When schools join hands with 'outsiders' to provide innovative learning

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When schools join hands with 'outsiders' to provide innovative learning

The idea is to handhold the students, guide them and help them improve their language and writing skills. The course is pretty content-heavy, and I
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Swedish Paper Refuses To Publish Internal Sexual Harassment Report

Deputy publisher Lena Mellin later claimed that there had been no intention to publish the report at all. “Sofia Olsson Olsén has not stopped Document 2.0. The people who have produced the document are free to spread the content as they wish, but the idea from the beginning was that the document
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