There is still a role, too, for smaller presses and self-published works. The small, feminist Lollipop Power Press, for example, published the very first LGBTQ-inclusive children's book, Jane Severance's When Megan Went Away ( 1979 ). Smaller publishers may feel more able to take a chance on content
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A University of Baltimore professor has helped her 17-year-old cat add to its nine lives. Besty Boyd, a creative writing professor wrote about her decision to spend nearly $20,000 to replace her 18-year-old cat's kidney and people's reactions to how much she'd pay go her little friend. The cat (who is
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F(asterisk)ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson, narrated by Roger Wayne (HarperAudio). 3. Code Girls by Liza Mundy, narrated by Erin Bennett (Hachette Audio). 4. The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, narrated by
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Yaffa Media, one of Australia's leading magazine publishing companies, is the new owner of Print21, the premier printing industry publication. The prominent consumer and B2B magazine publisher bought Print21 from Patrick Howard's blueline media. The landmark industry publishing agreement
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Kate Grayson (center) outlines her poster for the National School Walkout on March 14 with her classmates from F. Rutledge Hammes' creative writing class on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at School of the Arts in North Charleston. Students from School of the Arts will join students at schools nationwide to
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The moves could help publishers better target potential digital subscribers and keep the ones they've already got by highlighting stories from the outlets they're paying for. The initiative marks the latest olive branch from Silicon Valley in its evolving relationship with media companies. Several publishers
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The proud mum of a baby who was born so premature that her brain was visible through the skin on her head has spoken about her daughter's battle against the odds. Hailie Dillon had around a 35% chance of survival after she was born on 23 February last year aged 23 weeks and six days at James
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Test your knowledge of West Hartford history with this 'Tuesday Throwback,' courtesy of the Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society. By Ronni Newton. It's time to take a look back into West Hartford's past to either stir up some memories, reflect on how much things have changed,
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Besides being an author, Randy helps clients edit their books and then gets them book deals with publishers. She pitches her authors' books each May at the annual publishing industry's pup-ular “feeding frenzy,” called Book Expo America. One year, I assisted her on the show floor, and I walked five
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In addition to 43 undergraduate majors, Wilkes offers the doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education and doctor of pharmacy degrees and more than a dozen master's degree programs, including the master of business administration and master of fine arts in creative writing. Photo courtesy of Wilkes
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SAN MATEO, CA — With a long list of accomplishments in a career highlighted by 18 years in public service, San Mateo City Manager Larry Patterson announced Tuesday he will retire effective December, 2018. As city manager, Patterson oversees a $293.5 million budget and an organization
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Internet piracy is big business for criminals and the absolute bane of existence for many authors, both traditionally and self-published. But one of the sad yet unrelenting truths about piracy is that there's little the victim can do about it, especially if the stolen work is uploaded and distributed abroad.
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In 1978, my life took an unexpected turn that would eventually land me in prison. I told my practical-minded parents that I wanted to major in theater and creative writing in college. They said, “nothing doing.” I responded with defiance, as 18—year-olds often do. I flunked out of a parentally mandated
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Leading Edge Books has released the program for its 2018 conference, to be held from 25-27 March at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart, Tasmania. Entrepreneur and author Andrew Keen will give the keynote address at the conference. The author of How to Fix the Future: Staying Human in the
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Pan Macmillan Australia has announced it will publish a new novel by Australian author Markus Zusak in October—his first in 13 years. The new book, Bridge of Clay, comes 13 years after Zusak published The Book Thief in 2005. It tells the story of a boy 'in search of greatness, as a cure for memory and
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The statement cites support from UK retailers, libraries and data providers, including Amazon, Blackwell's, Kobo Writing Life (Kobo's self-publishing platform), Waterstones, the UK Booksellers Association, Bibliographic Data Services (BDS), Bowker, Nielsen Book, the British Library and the Chartered
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Marie Claire editor-in-chief and Project Runway judge Anne Fulenwider will share her thoughts on the cutthroat, fast-changing world of print and digital publishing, in conversation with WLP Assistant Professor Susanne Althoff.
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Fairfax Media has announced the appointment of James Chessell as group executive editor – Australian Metro Publishing, effective immediately. Chessell will lead editorial teams at Fairfax's capital city mastheads The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Canberra Times, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
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A new sub-program called HC Digital will allow up to 10 emerging Australian writers to participate in classes, presentations and panels via live-streaming, as well as participate in one-on-one video chats with agents and publishers. HARDCOPY organisers say the new digital stream, which has received
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The section will reportedly run for 12 months, with Facebook requiring publishers to submit videos of at least 3 minutes in length and monitoring what kind of content works best. Campbell Brown, Facebook's global head of news partnerships, told CNET that “timely news” would be part of a push for new
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Last week we had the opportunity to sit down with author Daniel Pink before he addressed a jam-packed theater at the University of Denver about his new book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, now in its 8th week on the New York Times best-seller list. We asked Dan how financial
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Ben Ray Luján, Steve Pearce and Michelle Lujan Grisham wrote to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross this week, saying the tariffs announced earlier this year would be “catastrophic” to newspaper publishers. The Albuquerque Journal has also written to Ross, urging him to drop the proposed tariffs.
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A third party viewer, Matthew Graham, who is the Director of Creative Writing and an Associate Professor of English at USI viewed all the artworks and gave his interpretation of each as well. On the title cards hanging next to each piece of work there is the artist's interpretation first and Mr. Graham's is
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“At a time when online publishing has been damaged by allegations of fake news and data misuse, greater transparency should restore consumer trust and go a long way to solving the online publishing industry's data supply problems around consumer use of ad blocking, incognito browsing and VPNs
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He currently teaches creative writing at Colgate University. Balakian will accept the award during a ceremony April 5, at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. After the presentation, Balakian will read from his poetry and memoir, and then speak with Bucknell Professor of English Harold Schweizer. A book-signing will
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“I think I sell the best chorizo and huevos tacos on the island,” Geoffrey says. The restaurant is also open for lunch and dinner with happy hour from 4-6 p.m. Best sellers include fish and chips, fish tacos, Cuban sandwiches, grilled pork chops with homemade applesauce, smoked ribs and blackened
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Clovis Grove third-grade classes will see “How I Became a Pirate” Thursday at the Performing Arts Center in Appleton. … There were QR Codes to scan and hear a Seuss book on the iPad, writing activities, coloring activities, bookmarks, STEM activities and even a photo op with Thing 1 and Thing 2.
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Ahead of the release of their debut album this May, Middle Kids have signed a deal with Mushroom Music Publishing. Due out on 4 May, the Sydney trio's upcoming Lost Friends LP is already getting a tonne of buzz with their first single, Mistake. “Our first Middle Kids show in 2016 created a long-lasting
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Local seventh-grader Ahan Bhattacharyya is determined to make Carmel the greenest, most eco-friendly city it can be. The Creekside Middle School student has created a Youtube channel, called the “Earth Hero,” where he speaks about environmental issues. Each video covers a different topic, such
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Law360 (March 13, 2018, 7:39 PM EDT) — A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to put on hold his ruling that the U.S. Department of Energy must publish Obama-era energy conservation standards for household and industrial appliances while the agency appeals the ruling to the Ninth Circuit.
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