Day: March 16, 2018

Young author launching new website linking authors, publishers, and readers, worldwide

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11 year-old Ian Justice is a young author from Abingdon who is best known for his children's book series called, The Boy Named Ash. Ian doesn't just write books, he also owns his own publishing company called, Justice Publishing. He recently competed in Abingdon's Small Business Incubator
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'National Geographic' has reckoned with its racist past — now what?

On Monday, National Geographic editor-in-chief Susan Goldberg, both the magazine's first female and first Jewish editor, published an editorial declaring that it was time to set the record right on the magazine's racist history, writing that “to rise above our past, we must acknowledge it.” The magazine's
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Errol Morris on His Movie—and Long Friendship—With Stephen Hawking

The late Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is one of history's least likely best-sellers. Yet the book was a pop-cultural phenomenon, selling more than 10 million copies and popularizing everything from advanced cosmological theories to the phrase “turtles all the way down.” It was also adapted
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Peermusic promotes Tuff Morgan to senior A&R role

Morgan will lead the publisher's A&R efforts in the pop and urban genres. He will continue to be based out of the company's Burbank offices and will report to Kathy Spanberger, president of Peermusic. Spanberger said: “Tuff is one of the best A&R guys in the business. He began his career as an artist
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AAS Publishing News: An Interview with Christopher Conselice

We've recently welcomed a new face to our team of Lead Editors for the AAS journals: Christopher Conselice. Chris, who joined the AAS journal team in 2010 as a Scientific Editor, is taking over the role of Lead Editor for the Galaxies and Cosmology corridor from AAS Editor in Chief Ethan Vishniac.
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School launch $200-an-hour English course – taught by Chinese teachers

“With our one-to-one course, students will get specific training and they will pass exams as quickly as possible.” Learning is divided into the four skills required for for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) testing – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Jessie Kuang, the institute's
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How Many Bloomsbury Publishing plc (LON:BMY)'s Analysts Are Bearish?

Investors sentiment increased to 1.03 in Q3 2017. Its up 0.08, from 0.95 in 2017Q2. It is positive, as 62 investors sold Bloomsbury Publishing plc shares while 519 reduced holdings. 137 funds opened positions while 460 raised stakes. 1.11 billion shares or 0.68% more from 1.10 billion shares in 2017Q2
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Global Digital Magazine Publishing Market Gross Margin, Competitors, Business Overview …

The Global Digital Magazine Publishing market report provides in detailed study i. e. Durability, weak point, opportunity,Compeititors etc.Global Digital Magazine Publishing Industry report also provides an in detail study of Manufactures in the market which is based on the various objectives associated
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Putin's Circle Considered Obama 'the N-Word'

“Putin and his top advisers routinely denigrated Obama and his national security team as 'weak' and 'indecisive' — and then, contradictorily, blamed … The book has been No. 1 on the Amazon best-sellers list for the past two days, Brian Stelter reported Wednesday for his “Reliable Sources” newsletter.
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Indian Publisher Slammed for Children's Book Hailing Hitler as 'Great Leader'

A prominent US-based Jewish human rights organization condemned on Thursday an Indian publishing company for selling a children's book that includes Adolf Hitler among a group of world leaders who “dedicated their lives to the betterment of their countries and the people living in them.”.
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WN Middle School welcomes teacher

Examples of courses include an all glass sculpture class; “Turn the Page,” a reading-based class; creative writing; Espanol and Fuego, a beginning Spanish class on language and culture; and industrial technology and industrial technology 3D classes. The board debated adding an additional advanced
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'It's given me a lot of energy': Children's Laureate Lauren Child on teaming up with the Premier …

She has been doing this in an official capacity, as one of the judges for the Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition. … “Using footballers to promote creative writing and literacy, and to stop it from seeming a dead and leaden thing but rather something that is exciting and involving and worthwhile
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Kuwait commends Riyadh Int'l Book Fair '18

The NCCAL's pavilion at the fair displays a large number of publications on history, heritage, and culture such as journals, magazines, books, and gazettes, … Meanwhile, Fahad Al-Eid, executive director of “Kalemat”, a Kuwaiti publishing house, pointed out his current fourth participation in Riyadh fair,
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AIP Publishing launches Chinese language Author Services – 16 Mar 2018

AIP Publishing has announced its launch of a suite of Mandarin-language author services to facilitate submissions from one of the world's fastest growing physical science research communities. By providing Chinese authors with resources to make the publishing process easier and faster, AIP Author
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Macron visits Sharjah Pavilion at Paris Book Fair

Sheikh Sultan had earlier visited the Paris Book Fair along with his wife Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in the presence of Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Emirates Publishers Association and
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OFF THE COUCH: Casey: More analogies for complex issues

One of every $6 contributed to the 640 win came from the Oklahoma Publishing Company or its executives Edward L. Gaylord and Clay Bennett, Gaylord's son-in-law and now an OKC Thunder owner. The Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, the State Chamber of Commerce and groups representing teachers
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Jamie's Eye on Art: Goings-on in the Las Cruces arts scene

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New Mexico poets: A collaboration between the New Mexico State University Archives and the Creative Writing Program at NMSU, the exhibit “Vision/Revision: New Mexico Poets on the Page” will open March 23 at the Branigan Cultural Center, 501 N. Main St. The exhibit will present a glimpse into the
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Teens Already Know How to Overthrow the Government

Anna Crean, a 15-year-old survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, was making valentines in Creative Writing when the gunfire began. She covered herself with her backpack and since that day has since given an interview on Facebook and written an open letter that was picked up by NBC.
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Eric Clapton, Paul Simon Make Appearances On Best-Selling List

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Eric Clapton, Paul Simon Make Appearances On Best-Selling List

While Beyoncé and Jay-Z continue their dominant showing on the best-selling events list over the past few days due to their upcoming On The Run II Tour, … Specifically, sessions for tonight's (March 16) and tomorrow night's (March 17) games are hot sellers; Tennessee will take on Chicago and Texas
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Twitter takes a big step towards news publishing with curated story timelines

The trial (which has been rolled out to a small set of users in the US) involves stories hand-picked by human curators, but Twitter says the timelines will eventually be algorithmically-generated. The timelines are made up of tweets from a variety of sources – both news publishers and other accounts.
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'You can lose so much, and yet be happy': Cynthia Banham's revelation

On the table between us lies A Certain Light, the book publishers started urging her to write almost as soon as she emerged from the wreckage. She says she abandoned tentative earlier attempts to tell her story because she found the process too painful. It wasn't easy this time, either. At her desk, she
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EComTech Publishing RGR Publishing t

G. 99 for most City Guides – Author R. Richardson. Published Books and eBooks Buy Now eComTech Publishing – Over 110 Titles now published. December 2017. When you click on the Buy Button you will be taken to Amazon or Kobo to purchase. Richardson All new edition with Facebook,
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Fun things to do in Morris this weekend

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WEEKLY CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES: Tuesday, March 20, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown. $290-520 The Writers Circle Winter 2018 Registration Is Now Open Weekly Creative Writing Workshops for Children & Adults Winter Session:
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The undercover academic keeping tabs on 'predatory' publishing

When librarian Jeffrey Beall shut down his controversial blog listing potentially 'predatory' scholarly publishers and journals last year, archived copies swiftly appeared elsewhere online. More than a year later, at least one of these copycat blacklists is still growing — maintained by an anonymous website
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John Nasseff Started on Loading Dock and Made a Fortune at West Publishing

Over time, his employer, West Publishing Co., a publisher of legal information, began to rely more on Mr. Nasseff's mechanical and organizational skills. He joined the board of directors and was a vice president responsible for engineering and facilities. He regularly bought shares in the company
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Specification to the publishing time of YIT's Interim Report for January–March 2018

Specification to the publishing time of YIT's Interim Report for January–March 2018. YIT Corporation Stock exchange release March 16, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.. YIT will publish two Interim Reports and a Half-Year Report in 2018: • Interim Report for January-March on April 26, 2018 • Half-Year Report for
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Q&A with Hartmann Wellhoefer, Shire's VP and Head of Medical Affairs; Rare Diseases & Internal …

… addressing the challenges we face is by publishing our data in open-access journals, an announcement we made earlier this year. In other words, any data that Shire publishes will be done so in a format that anyone around the world can access for free. As the first pharmaceutical company to do this,
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I Tried to Pay an Online Essay Writing Service to Write This Article

It involves medium hours, not great pay if you aspire to be properly middle class, and plenty of writing. … So, when I was asked to write about student essay services, it took all of nine seconds to work out how this article would be pieced together: I was going to use one of the student essay services to do
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Area poets have their say

“(Pittsburg State University) and (Missouri Southern State University) both have flourishing creative writing departments. PSU has done a great job of creating a space for local writers during their monthly art walk, and we were inspired by the work they've done. Julie and I are both graduates of PSU, but
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Concern over right-wing publishers at launch of Leipzig's literary fair

This year, the four-day book binge is dominated by talk of right-wing ideology, from speeches by award-winning writers, to the demonstrators who are protesting the presence of right-wing publishers at the fair. Asne Seierstad, the Norwegian author and freelance journalist, broached the topic without
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What Could 2017 Magazine Publishing Trends Mean for 2018?

From acquisitions and mergers to a focus on mobile access, magazine publishing is continually evolving. Here's a recap of some 2017 trends that will likely continue into 2018 and beyond.
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Ford says its pickup sales leave Facebook, Nike in the dust

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Ford pickups, like the locally produced F-150, have long been best sellers. But F-series trucks are so dominant that the automaker has gone beyond comparing them with other vehicles and pitted them against brands like Facebook and Nike. In a release detailing major changes planned for its vehicles
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Here's What You Need to Know About Wine This Spring

Here's what I learned that night about Ray: A Houston native, he taught creative writing at Stanford University and was a Wallace Stegner fellow, working on the side as a barrel-hauling, forklift-driving, pinot-punching cellar rat for two harvests at Clos LaChance winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Before
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Poet to hold workshop on 'painting with words'

Award-winning poet and author Judith Sornberger, who taught creative writing at Mansfield University for 25 years, will lead “Painting with Words: A Writing Workshop for Art … During the workshop, participants will learn about and practice “ekphrastic writing,” which is writing inspired by works of art.
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Director named for film of Jason Mott's 'The Wonder of All Things'

A Bolton native, Mott studied at Cape Fear Community College and earned BFA and MFA degrees in creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. His 2013 debut novel “The Returned” was a New York Times best seller and was adapted as an ABC-TV series “Resurrection.” His third
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Midwest Writing Center plans writing workshop

DAVENPORT – The Midwest Writing Center is planning a creative writing workshop led by author/educator David McFarland 2-4 p.m. March 24 and March 31. The March 24 session will focus on first drafts. The March 31 session will talk about the revision and publication processes. The workshop is free
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Solidarity Shouts: How I Became A Prison Abolitionist

I tutored women in the creative writing program and men in a GED class at Alexandria Correctional Facility once a week for two years. Dealing with jails or prisons is frustrating; their rules seem arbitrary. After driving thirty minutes to the jail one evening, my group was turned away because one of the two
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How Can Magazine Publishers Win in 2018?

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How Can Magazine Publishers Win in 2018?

Savvy publishers continue to stay ahead of the curve by keeping a close eye on the industry and planning accordingly. As the magazine landscape continues to change, here's what industry insiders can learn from the last year and use as they look to continue their successes in 2018.
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The writing's on the wall

And of course public art is the most direct option to criticise and shake the system. It was made for that purpose.” Headache Stencil, the artist who accidentally started the movement, finds the unanimous protest “a freaking miracle”. “Have you seen what happened after my artwork disappeared?” he asked
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Bestselling science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer gives insight into his writing approach

If print publishing gets its act together I'm more than happy to continue an association with traditional publishers. If by the time I'm finished the novel, it looks like I'm going to do better … in terms of what I make, but also in terms of how big an audience I reach with what I do think are important books. If self
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2 Guide Book Publishing Jobs in Ballwin, MO

Today's top 2 Guide Book Publishing jobs in Ballwin, MO. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. New Guide Book Publishing jobs added daily.
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What happens when a prop-maker and CGI expert decide to make books?

The company also offers web-based computer-generated animation of other publishers' content. In February, the team launched their 'Boovie' (book-movie hybird) Galdo's Gift, a children's ebook for ages 5-10 featuring animated illustrations, pop-up word definitions and audio narration, as well as
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From the editor: There's something about Mary

The first time I met Mary Huss was in 2010 when I stopped by the San Francisco Business Times headquarters in the Financial District. Two things struck me: First, what a great view she had from her corner office; and second, what a dynamic force this SFBT publisher was. Huss' philosophy for her
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23andMe's Cool Update Does Bupkis For Most Ashkenazi Jews

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23andMe's Cool Update Does Bupkis For Most Ashkenazi Jews

As of August of last year, the company had about 2 million customers — a number that likely spiked over the holiday season, when 23andMe's testing kits were at the top of Amazon.com's best-sellers list. The updates include fun features like zooming in on geographic regions where your DNA is most
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Two Galway writers make the shortlist for Hennessy Awards

A graduate of UCC, Majella has an MA in Modern Drama Studies from UCD and is doing a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. Majella, who is also a talented photographer, has been shortlisted for many prizes, including the Cúirt New Writing Prize 213, The Fish Poetry Prize 2014 and
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I VG Premium E-Liquids Announces Strategic Partnership with Midwest Distribution

Their Bubblegum Millions E-liquid has been a massive success with vapers around the world and is one of the biggest sellers. I VG Premium E-Liquids established themselves as a global brand within the vaping industry by exhibiting their products at some of the biggest vaping exhibitions across the
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Granta wins history of deified men afer five-way auction

Granta Books has won a five-way auction for Accidental Gods, a history of men deified against their will – from Haile Selassie to Prince Philip, to Captain Cook, Columbus and the conquest of the New World. Commissioning editor Anne Meadows acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding
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Kevin Haskins Revisits Bauhaus History With New Book

… pioneers Bauhaus, Kevin Haskins played a huge part in shaping the genre that would later become known as goth, with bands such as The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, All About Eve and even The Cure shoehorned into a scene that was actually more eclectic than the history books might suggest.
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Royals Rumblings – News for March 16, 2018

Back in the DS-era, storybook style games (I think the technical term is “visual novel”) surged in popularity with series like Phoenix Wright and Professor Layton becoming best sellers. For those unfamiliar, think of them like “choose your own adventure” books where players watch dialog-heavy story
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SPF-110: How I Quit the 9 to 5 to Write (And Never Looked Back)

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This week's highlights include: Once the first novel is done it gets easier from there. Encouragement from Ernest's teachers. Inspiration from a local landmark. Making time to write. Mistakes to avoid when self-publishing. If you don't do it right the first time, try again! Success from balancing writing and
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Czech publisher Albatros flies high with Vyšehrad deal

Illustrative photo: Eva Turečková Albatros Media, one of the biggest publishers in the country with annual turnover of around 850 million and profit of around 77 million crowns in 2016. It is taking over the publisher Vyšehrad, one of the oldest dating back to 1934. It has much slimmer annual sales of
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Project Editor – Art, Photography, and General Interest

We need an experienced project editor to manage titles within the Art, Photography, Fashion, and General Interest lists from our New York office. Working closely with the Publisher and Commissioning Editors, you will be involved in all aspects of book creation, from the early stages of commissioning to
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Toymakers eye post-Toys 'R' Us outlets

Stores such as Best Buy and Barnes & Noble provide electronics manufacturers and book publishers with vast networks of physical showrooms. The likely death of Toys 'R' Us, which has filed plans to liquidate its US operations and other businesses, means the $US27bn US toy industry will no longer
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Around North Andover

Youth writing workshop: 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Merrimack Valley Immigrant and Education Center, 439 S. Union St., Building 2, Level B, Lawrence. Cost: $10 per class. For information and registration: 978-683-7316; http:// mviec.org. Robert Largess will lead a youth writing workshop, during which students
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Leipzig Book Fair: right-wing publishers debate continues

It's been nearly half a year since a ruckus broke out at the Frankfurt Book Fair and now the question remains the same for the Leipzig Book Fair: Should right-wing publishers be allowed to take part in the industry event? The book fairs view themselves as a place of exchange and freedom of expression.
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Is This New Open Social Feed The Solution For Publishers Struggling With Constant Facebook …

Last year, the Pew Research Center reported that two-thirds (67%) of Americans get at least some of their news on social media. As a result, media publishers have been plugging millions of dollars and resources into growing their social media presence. This has been problematic for brands like
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Avakin life developer Lockwood Publishing opens new studio in Newcastle

Avakin Life developer Lockwood Publishing has expanded its operations with the opening of a third studio in Newcastle. The new office is headed up by Ubisoft alumni Joe Stevens and will be tasked with working on a new avatar creator for free-to-play mobile app Avakin Life. The role-playing game
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Peter Glenn Oakley does the art world a solid

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Peter Glenn Oakley does the art world a solid

Though he thought that he'd become a filmmaker after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he studied philosophy, psychology and creative writing with a minor in video, there weren't many people around Boone, N.C., with whom he could collaborate. He found that masonry gave the
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LADA Granta liftback – production has been started in Togliatti

This decision will allow LADA significantly to optimize the production processes through capacities' additional loading of the Kalina/Granta line at the Togliatti site. LADA Izhevsk is to focus on LADA Vesta bestsellers production. It was transferred more than 500 units of welding equipment and tooling
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College of Southern Nevada – Mesquite Center's Upcoming Novel & Memoir Writing Class

Over six weeks you will be on the path to becoming the writer you've always wanted to be, whether that involves getting published, ghost writing, or just for fun. Writers of all levels are welcome. Join us once a week for two hours, instructed by award winning published author, Brian D. Cornett. Class
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The Trick to Time by Kit de Waal — heroically ordinary

Yet she did become a writer, and her debut novel, My Name is Leon (2016), about a mixed-race boy travelling through the foster care system of the 1980s, made waves. It also earned her an advance that she used to set up a creative writing scholarship for applicants from marginalised communities.
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Penguin Random House leads Nibbies nominations

Pan Macmillan is striving to be crowned the Publisher of the Year for the third time in four years, and is shortlisted alongside seven other houses for the industry's big prize, with Bloomsbury the only independent to make the cut. Pan Mac, whose parent Macmillan is celebrating its 175th year, is competing
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FOR YOUR NEXT STEP

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FOR YOUR NEXT STEP

Federal Resume Writing Course will be hosted by Fort Campbell's Soldier for Life-Transition Assistance Program center 10-11 a.m. April 17 and May 15. For more information, call 270-798-5000. Corporate America Supports You has multiple immediate openings at their Bagram, Afghanistan location.
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ABC News Undaunted by Facebook Feed Changes, Executive Says

News publishers that provide reliable, engaging content will continue to find Facebook a hospitable platform even despite changes to the way the social media feed works, said Doug Vance, ABC News's vice president for product, in a talk at Calcalist's Mind the Tech conference this week.
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Has Sell-Side Ad Tech Become Too Complex?

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today's column is by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. A few years ago, publishers had a pretty simple monetization stack: an ad server, typically DoubleClick for Publishers, Google's
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Conde Nast's Chief Data Officer Wants To Transfer Company Into Leading Data-Driven Publisher

Earlier this week, Conde Nast announced the appointment of its first Chief Data Office, Karthic Bala, following several years of digital expansion and innovation at the media company. Bala, who was previously head of data strategy at the company, talked to Publishing Insider about how he'll tackle the
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The British Book Awards unveils nominees for 2018

Penguin Random House leads the nominations for The British Book Awards' Books of the Year and Trade categories, with the consumer publishing giant taking 26 places across both shortlists—18% of the total. Hachette is in second place, with 18 nods, and HarperCollins follows hot on its heels with 17
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American Publishers, Libraries Cheer Marrakesh Treaty's US Congressional Introduction

As the statement from the publishers reads, “We are deeply pleased that a solidly bipartisan group in the US Senate, led by Senators Chuck Grassley, Bob Corker, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Menendez, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy and Kamala Harris- the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate
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10 Things I Learned From Reading Terrible Books Written by Dictators

Years after Mein Kampf was published he confessed to his lawyer that he would not have written the book had he known he would become chancellor. He also admitted, with startling frankness: “Ich bin kein Schriftsteller”– “I am not a writer.” 2. In northern Iraq, man-bear love is a thing. Or at least that's
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Column: May we be the women that inspired us

Despite that, I still hope that one day, a girl can say “I knew I could do it because of you” or “You have inspired me to be a better writer, a better person.” To the little girl who is out there writing in a journal, dreaming up stories or living for her next creative writing class — I was you. And you can be me.
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Crispy Mountain Member of Technology Initiative IPE for the Entire Book Industry

Mainz, Germany – An international industry initiative called “Integrating the Publishing Environment” was formed at the end of January to unite book publishers, IT professionals, logistics companies and printers aiming to develop an open and standardized production environment for the book industry.
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Larry Kudlow predicts 4%-5% growth, 'investment boom'

The Federal Election Commission voted against punishing Random House, and instead said it would “exercise its prosecutorial discretion” to clear the charges, a big victory for book publishers. … There have been many headlines in the past touting every new election as “The Year of the Woman.
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Amazon Prime Video By The Numbers; Facebook's Fickle Ways

Facebook is offering to fund news publishers' shows for its Watch video hub. But publishers, fed up with Facebook's tendency to flip-flop on such offers, are proceeding with caution, WSJ reports. Facebook pulled a similar stunt with its Live section, spending $50 million to fund year-long projects for news
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