The event will feature an author reading by Deepa Agarwal from her latest book, “Sacked! Folktales You Can Carry Around”. An official interpreter will simultaneously translate the story for the children. The reading will be aided with visual cues and stickers. “As children?s publishers, it is our constant
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Trade figures have expressed their excitement about the imminent launch of the Independent Bookshop Alliance, with hopes it will bring retailers and publishers closer together. Speaking at the Scottish Book Trade Conference held at Central Hall in Edinburgh on Thursday (22nd February), jointly
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It recently redesigned to make a space for brands and publishers that's separate from the messaging side of the app, where it has its roots. Snapchat has never been overly helpful to brands' ability to reach people on its platform, preferring that they buy advertising there if they want to reach users.
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The UL/Frank McCourt creative writing summer school is taking place at University of Limerick from May 3rd to 6th with a stellar line-up of guest speakers including Bob Geldof, Marian Keyes, Kevin Barry, Joseph O'Connor, Donal Ryan, Julian Gough, Mary O'Malley, Kerry Neville, Martin Dyar, Sarah
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The new Toyota Aygo makes its world debut at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. Strengthening the model's unique DNA and stand-out positioning within the highly-competitive A-segment, Toyota's designers and engineers have not only reinforced the Aygo's youthful and distinctive image, but also
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Snapchat chose to do this by splitting the app into two sections, one for social (stories and messages from friends) and one for media (any content from brands, publishers, celebrities, and influencers). Facebook's changes meant prioritizing posts from friends over ones from A-listers, brands, and
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Want to monetize your music on Facebook? The social media giant has rolled out monetization to independent songwriters and publishers and has set a deadline of 12 March for users to opt in. Find out how here… Following recent licensing agreements with rightholders including ICE, Sony/ATV and
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Copywriter Andrew Boulton on the dangers of only ever writing in the same place. Some jobs are fixed … Except, of course, when it is. Which, of course, is … In their case, writing in the same way, at the same time, in the same setting may be essential to preserving the 'self' in their work. But as copywriters
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