In the busy landscape of Indian English publishing, where hundreds of books appear in the self-help segment every year, and just as many sink into oblivion after a few weeks, Khera is a unique phenomenon. No writer published in India has sold as much, as consistently, and for as long a time (Robin
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The 'one book per child' programme, which was a runaway success, will be expanded. There will be 'write, publish' workshops in all districts ahead of the fest to promote emerging writers, and book pitching will see novel dimensions, the Minister said. If the maiden edition featured 102 publishers and
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Making a black diamond ring. A woman crushing watermelons with her thighs. Pain relief from hemp. A laundry folding machine. Margle's videos average 1 billion views a month. The company makes around 3,000 videos a month for more than 60 publishers on Facebook. The team specializes in editing
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All you have to do is navigate to Amazon's Best Sellers page to get a glimpse into how vocal folks can get when they're jazzed up over something. Those who swear that they've found a truly life-changing product aren't shy about revealing what makes it so great, even when that item is just a specially
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The audience you're trying to build first wants to relate to you. A tech leader will be able to speak to tech enthusiasts in ways that a lead editor at a publishing house will not- namely, through shared experience. One of the key goals of building your thought leader brand is to produce a loyal audience.
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What does it take to turn a mobile game into a highly competitive esport? Recently, The Esports Observer sat down with Taewon Yun, general manager, global publishing for Super Evil Megacorp (SEMC), about how the company positions its MOBA globally, in a rapidly growing mobile esports space.
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Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation — Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers). 8. Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest — Linda Gilkeson (New Society Publishers). 9. The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Supernatural
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We're talking about book publishers and commercial printers. If these tariffs are allowed to continue, it could begin to affect the quality of the news that newspapers are able to provide, since some might have to cut staff. Newspapers still provide citizens with valuable information about national, state and
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Some of the largest shops in the $16 trillion US mutual fund industry have agreed to publish active share metrics for their actively-managed equity funds after an investigation conducted by the Investor Protection Bureau of the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYOAG) found that many retail
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A statement from Britannia Row says: “Barry was passionate about music in all its forms and in its history, live audio, passing on his vast knowledge to others through his course writing and editing and tutoring. He had a keen interest in good red wine. He drank with appreciation and always responsibly.
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Well, now Rebellion has become the CBLDF's latest corporate member, joining American publishers, Abrams, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios, comiXology, Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, DCBS, Diamond Comic Distributors, Fakku!, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Oni Press,
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According to Texas writer Jose Antonio Rodriguez, that's where the poor live. At least that's where his family built their house when he was born in a village in Mexico. Rodriguez talks about his memoir “House Built on Ashes.” Rodriguez is a professor of creative writing at the University of Texas Rio
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She holds an MFA in creative writing from Colorado State University and a PhD in nineteenth century British literature from the University of South Dakota. Her work has appeared recently in Plainsongs, Three Drops from a Cauldron, Alligator Juniper and elsewhere. Her chapbook, What is Left Behind:
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April is National Poetry Month, a celebration I know a lot of people don't participate in because they think “poetry? Oh, no. No, thanks. That's boring and I don't understand it. Who reads poetry, anyway?” I do! I love poetry. I have a degree in creative writing that was just for poetry. (I know. My parents were
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By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | In 1975, the rock group War released a popular song titled “Why can't we be friends.” It wasn't complicated. The title was repeated a lot between various couplets, including this one: “The color of your skin don't matter to me; As long as we can live in harmony.”.
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It is a reminder to honor people while they are living. Don't wait until the florist has to deliver lilies to the funeral home. Folks deserve shout-outs while they're still around to hear them. So, it is with a sense of regret, I will share a couple of personal stories about Zell Miller two weeks after his passing.
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This month's lineup of movies, shows and best-sellers will have you wanting to stay inside, even when the sun comes out. See what we think about some of the buzziest films headed to the theater, including “Chappaquiddick” and John Krasinski's “A Quiet Place,” before checking out the list of titles now
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“Publishers continue evolving the way their intellectual property is distributed, managed and presented to readers,” stated Larry Sommers, vice president at Meredith Content Licensing. “Partnering with Wright's Media will allow us to develop new licensing opportunities that will give our brands an
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Rivera-Barraza's next work will be presented to U.S. publishers this coming fall. Libros in Español is a family-owned enterprise. “There's something to be said about family- and independently-owned businesses,” says Silva, “and the freedom we have to listen to our readers and make decisions that
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(bildungsroman) When Julian tells her no one will ever love her like he does, she can only mouth the words, thank god. Leaving her job, college, and her sister behind Sylvia willing drops down the rabbit hole with new boyfriend, Julian: radical,beautiful, clever Julian. Their foile a deux relationship
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The Vermont Community Foundation, for example, gave Kristina Stykos $2,000 in 2017 to complete a self-published boxed set of poetry, while the Vermont Arts Council gave poet Marv Klassen-Landis $1,500 to support a six-day residency at Barnard Academy. And Hunger Mountain, the journal of the
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The latest work from the researchers examines growing privacy concerns associated with funding models that encourage data sharing between website publishers such as The New York Times and Financial Times and various third parties (other commercial and data gathering websites). In their paper
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Indiana's Red Flag Poetry will host a live reading event to celebrate its latest publication April 13 in Pittsburgh. The “Poetry Postcard Project,” which is mainly supported by the IUP's English Literature and Criticism program, released Victor Clevenger's newest book, “A Finger in the Hornets' Nest.”.
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According to Montclair in Colonial Times and War Times, the town's history can be traced to 1694, when Jasper Crane granted his sons Azariah and Jasper “tracts of land at the foot of the … (Photo: Reprinted from “Montclair” by Elizabeth Shepard and Royal F. Shepard Jr. (Arcadia Publishing, 2003)).
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TripleLift, a native advertising platform, introduced a service called ContentDial for scalable, branded programmatic content. The service lets brand advertisers work with publishing partners on websites and social platforms to develop data-based content strategies in real time, per a statement. Native ads
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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has threatened to recommend cancellation of CBSE affiliations to over 100 schools across the country against which complaints have been received that they force parents and students to buy books from private publishers. The child
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Lauren Jade Attaway and Rogelio Isaac Thomas Jr. were married April 6 at University United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. The Rev. Dr. L. Wayne Smith, a pastor at the church, performed the ceremony. Ms. Attaway-Thomas, 31, works in Brooklyn as an associate with Fortress Fiduciary,
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To celebrate Finland's centenary, Finavia is publishing a ten-part series on the history of Finnish aviation from the last ten decades. This installment focuses on the 1970s. The beginning of the 1970s was a time of rapid growth for Finnish air travel. Flying became a more popular way for Finns to spend
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After earning an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in January of 2017, Fox wondered what to do next. She had a long history of teaching poetry to youngsters through after-school programs as well as in-class curricula, but she wanted to broaden her reach. Through work with a coach,
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Publishing Perspectives is seeking a full-time Marketing and Business Development Manager to work from the company's New York City office. This person will … Publishing Perspectives is an online business magazine that covers the trends, people, and companies shaping the global book industry.
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They're an arts education organization that teaches creative writing residencies in the Chicago Public Schools. They celebrated their 20th anniversary. It was a phenomenal piece that explored all aspects of what they do. Q: What do you do to unwind? A: I binge watch TV shows late at night. I'm currently
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Facebook is stepping up its efforts to fight fake news and political misinformation, with new controls intended to ensure authenticity and transparency among advertisers and publishers on the site. CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post shortly after the moves were announced: “These steps by themselves
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When I decided to create a book, I spent many months pitching to agents and publishers before finding the right fit. After that, it was more than a … to asking people to like me! How are you publishing this book and why (traditional/indie/self-publishing)?. I went with SparkPress, which is a hybrid publisher.
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One of the hottest names quickly growing is Lil Skies, already gathering a loyal fanbase and experimenting with different sounds. One of the main high points with a lot of the new school up-and-comers is their drive to explore how they can affect different sub-genres within hip-hop with Lil Skies doing his
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A: They say the best defense is a good offense. In the case of real estate regrets, I would have to agree wholeheartedly. Knowing potential pitfalls in advance will help to avoid them altogether. Regrets on the short list for a seller are feelings of not achieving the highest sale price, not selling the home to
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Pages, Title and authors. 375-390, Environmentally friendly hydraulic fracturing and water-free fracturing technologies. Ronglei Zhang; Xishen Zheng; Shangru Li; Kai Jin; Hongjun Zheng; Lei Wang DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2018.10012095. 391-411, A novel approach for estimating geopressure in
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It doesn't offer sellers an easy way to report taxes,” said Levine, who sells millions a year on Amazon. “Amazon is not out there for sellers' best interest. Amazon is out there for customers' best interest.” If third-party sellers are faced with a complex sales tax environment, they may use the Amazon tax
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This year, with book contribution commitments from eight U.S. book publishers (Algonquin Books for Young Readers/Workman Publishing, Candlewick Press, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster), BRE has
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First Prize went to sophomore Rona Wang, from Portland, Oregon, who majors in mathematics with computer science (Course 18-C), for her story “Acceptance Day.” The story explores identity, race, and bigotry in the United States through the voice of a young Chinese girl, her Japanese friend, and an
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Because this course is online, writers get more comfortable with driving their process on their own, which will be helpful for establishing momentum after graduation. “Humour writers tend to work alone,” says Clark. This is an aspect of the writing life he knows well, having been published in numerous
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April 6: On This Day In World History …. briefly. Interesting historic snippets and facts taken from the book 'On This Day' first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London. 2 mins ago. Pixabay. 1199: Richard I of England dies from an infected wound while besieging Chaluz Castle during
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In honor of National Library Week April 9 to 15, Outskirts Press is helping independent authors make the most of the power of ebook publishing. Named the No. 1-rated self-publishing company by Top Consumer Reviews, the Denver-based company is offering authors an impressive 15 percent off its
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Apply to be a Publisher. SpotX is the industry-leading platform for managing and maximizing yield for publisher video ad inventory across all screens.
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After teaching the course for several semesters, I remember remarking to a colleague about its unusually sparse enrollment. “Change the title,” she urged. “The word 'intellectuals' is intimidating.” I took her advice and redubbed the course “Writing to Be Heard.” Enrollment that year shot up and has
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Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, wondered why there was so little mention of the scholarly work of Dr. Caroline Ransom Williams, America's first university-trained female Egyptologist, in archaeology's published history. After all, Ransom
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June Davison remembers copy-editing her former husband Leo Danore's best-selling book “Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Coverup”, as a new movie about the incident is released in theaters. (Source: WECT)
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Ever since Mark Millar sold Millarworld and its associated comic book properties to Netflix, people have wondered how it would work. Millar has chosen Image Comics to publish these Netflix-owned comics — so far — with The Magic Order. And we heard word about comic industry staffers being
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Siri Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, three collections of essays, a work of nonfiction, and six novels, including the international best sellers What I Loved and The Summer Without Men. Her most recent novel The Blazing World was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and won The Los Angeles
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When I first embarked on this journey of writing a weekly NBA piece, there are an abundance of things I couldn't imagine writing about. Over the course of the season, I've written about some whacky things, which is why the NBA is one of the most fun leagues out there. However, this week has some
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But the book got starred recommendations in both Publishers Weekly and the Kirkus Reviews, and Hoffmeister grew up in Eugene and teaches in the Outdoor Program at South Eugene High School. So I thought I'd at least give the book a glance. I am so glad I did. From the first page, I was seduced by
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Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England, which the OI published last year in partnership with the University of North Carolina Press, offers a sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England. Winiarski focuses
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Meanwhile, English and creative writing major Emma Thom '18 completed a Virginia Business Magazine Journalism Internship — before heading to England with the Virginia Program at Oxford. Alexa Dahlin Instagram Alexa Dahlin '18, a business major who is pursuing an Arts Management Certificate,
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This year's winners were chosen by a committee of publishing professionals, including Brenda Bowen, literary agent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates; Susan Katz Radin, publisher emeritus at HarperCollins Children's Books; Emily Romero, senior v-p of marketing at Penguin Young Readers; Roger
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On Saturday, fest-goers (and the rest of the public) can head to Ace of Cups bright and early at 11 a.m. for the book and record fair, hosted by Jeni's. The fair will feature roughly thirty “independent book publishers, record labels, comics writers and artists, and booksellers, from all across the United States.
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Now, she is a mindful writer of music, with lofty influences like Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven and Dvořák. “I love composers who wrote beautiful melodies,” she says. It makes sense that a young melodist would turn so quickly to writing for singers; still, like any composer who has attempted opera knows,
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Server Side Header Bidding: Header Bidding is an auction conducted by publishers outside of their primary ad server (in the header of a web page). It allows advertisers to custom-pick impressions. Browser-side header bidding can slow down the speed of your website as advertisers call the container
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“Robot Cache, the first decentralized PC video game distribution platform that benefits publishers, developers, and gamers, has announced the first wave of publishers that have agreed in principle or signed agreements to bring their games to the platform,” the company said in a press release.
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“Writing, producing and performing give me the chance to be creative; going into the music publishing business gives me the chance to call on my extensive business experience and background,” Miller continued. “Not only are we building our own original song catalogue of songs in every genre, we
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That idea animates a fascinating though infuriating new book that tells the story of a publication forced to recant, then be utterly financially ruined, for publishing something true: Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, and the Anatomy of Intrigue (Portfolio Penguin) by marketing guru Ryan Holiday.
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Nearly five years since publishing his last book, A Call to Resurgence: Will Christianity Have a Funeral or a Future?, controversial Pastor Mark Driscoll will return to the publishing world with a new book 30 years in the making called, Spirit-Filled Jesus. Driscoll, who currently serves as senior pastor at
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“If you just keep sitting at your desk long enough, and you work hard enough and keep writing and writing, something will come to you,” she concluded … Beha, who lives in Minneapolis, is a former middle school principal who received a masters degree in creative writing from Hamline University in 2007
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Who invented the phrase “our retail partners”? At every presentation at yesterday's Diamond summit, publishers over and over again spoke about “our retail partners” and “working with you to sell more comics.” I asked a veteran of the book industry if people at book conferences ever made reference to
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The Prison Voices trip, part of the Writers & Readers section of Wellington's New Zealand Festival, shines a light on the rehabilitative powers of teaching creative writing in prison. The 30 or so people mingle freely with inmates, all who have spent weeks taking a creative writing programme run by the
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North Pacific Paper Co. alleges that Canadian imports of uncoated groundwood paper—used for newsprint, directories, book publishing, circulars and other products—are being subsidized by the Canadian government or shipments are being dumped into the U.S. NORPAC has asked for duties that,
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Kalimat Group, a United Arab Emirates publishing house dedicated to publishing Arabic children's books has announced plans for their first Arabic graphic novel. The book will be titled “Antara” and will be released at the Middle East Film and Comic Con which is running in Dubai until Saturday.
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As expected, there aren't any major publishers like Electronic Arts or Ubisoft. Still, a few mid-sized ones (505 Games, Paradox Interactive, THQ Nordic) have apparently agreed to join the so-called revolution, and this is just the first wave. In fact, Lee Jacobson, CEO at Robot Cache, said that more
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Will Sony Corp.'s new CEO Kenichiro Yoshida kick off his tenure at the helm of the company with a multi-billion dollar gambit? That question is looming for music publishers as the Sony-led consortium of investors who purchased EMI in 2012 grow closer to being able to sell their individual stakes in at
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“The MFA program and Piper Center for Creative Writing are really wonderful, nurturing places,” she said. “I began taking myself more seriously as a writer at ASU, and learned that I can make choices in my work instead of letting it all just happen to me.” While immersing herself into the MFA program,
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The kouign-amann, a sweet and salty pastry made with croissant dough, is one of their best sellers. Macarons are a hit, as well as the sacher, which is a delightful little chocolate cake – and both of these are gluten-free. Other favorites include subtly sweet almond croissants, light and crunchy cinnamon
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The book fair also offered adult bestsellers for parents and grandparents to browse as they attended the fair. Students could purchase posters, bookmarks, pencils, novelty erasers, journals, stickers, coin purses and more. Each teacher was able to select books they would like for their classroom, and
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The power and beauty of creative writing was evident Thursday when writers, editors, artists and creators of “StartleBloom: The GCU Literary Review” celebrated the book's third … “It's an interesting piece because I feel that a lot of times, the writing community can stray away from fantasy and fiction.
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The study looked at a Nielsen BookData list of the top 100 bestselling New Zealand children's books – those books with Kiwi creators and publishers – in 2017 and it found that just 13 per cent of books in the top 100 have female-only main characters. Fifty-three per cent are male-led, 22 per cent carry a
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Kommersant Publishing House via Associated Press … President Donald Trump's top advisers have pushed for tougher actions against the Kremlin after the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, interference in the U.S. 2016 elections and a cyberattack described as the most costly in history.
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