Day: May 25, 2018

Fed-up Scots dad bored reading sons same old bedtime books he decided to write his own

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Fed-up Scots dad bored reading sons same old bedtime books he decided to write his own

A dad was so bored of reading the same old bedtime stories to his children that he decided to write his own. Mark Philliban initially dreamt up the tales
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A lifetime award for the soundtrack of generations of Samoans

“We have always been inspired by Lale's creative writing in his Samoan songs,” said Mrs Peteru. “It is about our culture and the language where he
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Oklahoma High School Students win more than $162000 in scholarships

On April 14, registered students took an exam on Oklahoma history, geography … and leading the industry in publishing books on Oklahoma's history.
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'It was their agenda': Google meets with about 70 publishers and reps over GDPR concerns

Google yesterday met with about 70 people from publishing companies and their trade groups to discuss their concerns about Google's plans to
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TAPinto Publisher is Producing the Live Broadcasts of the Caribbean Cup Freediving Competition …

WEST BAY, ROATAN – One of TAPinto's Publishers is producing the live broadcast of the Caribbean Cup Freediving Competition in Roatan.
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Publishing is booming on the East End media scene

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Publishing is booming on the East End media scene

Publishing is booming on the East End, despite signs of a few cracks in the firmament. Modern Luxury has switched the editor of Beach — after three
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Local bestsellers for the week ending 5/20

HARDCOVER. FICTION. 1. Warlight Michael Ondaatje KNOPF. 2. A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles VIKING. 3. CirceMadeline Miller LITTLE
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Free Speech Celebrated at PEN America Gala

The Publisher Honoree was Carolyn Reidy, CEO of Simon & Schuster, the parent company of King's publisher, Scribner. In keeping with what has
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How Creative Writing Will Help With Your Studies

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How Creative Writing Will Help With Your Studies

And before you say “but I'm not a writer!” or “that sounds boring, hand me the remote Teach!”, please hear us out. Creative writing is good for your soul,
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Record prices, low inventory highlight April housing report

Finances, she said, must be good because some sellers will have five or six offers in front of them, and they will go with the least amount of risk.
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As Facebook Continues To Disappoint Publishers, Twitter Makes A Move To Help Them

Twitter is planning to roll out a website that will help teach smaller publishers the ins and outs of producing content and making money from it.
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BC 15 bestselling books of the week of May 19

4. A Matter of Confidence: The Inside Story of the Political Battle for B.C. — Rob Shaw and Richard Zussman (Heritage House Publishing). 5. Grizzlies
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Google tries to ease tensions on eve of new EU privacy law

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc's Google sought to ease online publisher concerns on Thursday about the effects European data privacy
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Former Boston Phoenix Publisher Stephen Mindich Dead At 74

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Former Boston Phoenix Publisher Stephen Mindich Dead At 74

Publisher of The Boston Phoenix, Stuff at Night, several regional weeklies, and the owner of rock station WFNX, Stephen Mindich created an
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Distribution of textbooks halted due to heavy rains

Three million textbooks are stuck in publishing houses after distribution was halted due to heavy rain. The books were bought by the government
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Agony Editor: Is it in poor taste for an author to charge a book club an appearance fee?

Usually, going to a book club will take up a writer's entire evening. … He teaches creative writing as part of the International Festival of Authors.
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PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION APPOINTS HEADS AND MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

The leadership of the Publishers Association of Liberia (PAL) has appointed heads and members of the various standing committees of the
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Book Offers a Compact, Reliable Source of General Knowledge Facts

01” (published by Partridge India), a compact and reliable source all put … history, engineering and technology, science, sports, world records, as well as a … “What makes it unique and interesting from other books is that all the facts
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Carlong Publishers to donate over 2000 books to 50 basic schools

Carlong Publishers will host its Basic Schools Donation ceremonies, gifting over 2,000 textbooks and general readers to 50 basic schools across
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Transit Lounge acquires Pajalic family memoir on mental illness

Transit Lounge publisher Barry Scott told Books+Publishing the 'beautifully written' memoir was 'a tender, funny and searingly honest story of a bond
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Anaheim announces its first poet laureate

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Anaheim announces its first poet laureate

… Heir's contributions to poetry anthologies and work as a literature and creative writing professor at Laguna College of Art + Design in Laguna Beach.
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Charlie's Place highlights programs, youths' progress

Assistant Chief Probation Officer Jennifer Villani detailed, “Among the various skills and services offered are culinary, creative writing, art, equine
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Google's GDPR Consent Tool is still on beta and tomorrow is the first GDPR day

Because of GDPR, Google provided publishers an option to not authorise third-party vendors on DFP, AdMob and AdSense, but publishers and
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Current Publishing Data Protection Privacy Policy

To make enquiries for further information about exercising any of your rights in this policy please contact our DPM by post at Current Publishing Ltd,
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Univision Network's beauty and fashion expert, Jomari Goyso bears it all in new book, Naked, by …

HarperCollins Publishers is the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world. Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing
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Facebook disclosure requirements for political ads take effect in the United States today

One unanswered question is how Facebook will handle news articles with political content that publishers pay to promote. Facebook signaled to
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The Price of Preserving Knowledge

The Muse, Clio was the goddess of history. Museums collect, preserve, interpret, and display items of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific
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TABLE-Danielle Steel's 'The Cast' tops US best sellers list

May 24 (Reuters) – Danielle Steel's new romance novel “The Cast” debuted atop the U.S. best-sellers list on Thursday. Data released by independent,
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'On War and Writing' Review: The Rifle and the Pen

War writing occupies a curious space in contemporary literature. It's important, of course, imbued with an urgency and significance that writing about
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The creative Carleigh Aikins

Song writing is truly an art; the point organizers Chas Hay and Brett Caswell are driving home each month with the Songwriter Series, at Donaleigh's
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Facebook and Instagram launch US political ad labeling and archive

… of all these politics-related ads that run in the U.S. That includes ads run by news publishers or others that promote articles with political content.
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Starting This Fall, The Portland Mercury Will Publish a Paper Every Other Week

Starting this fall, the Mercury will publish biweekly. … Publishing less frequently reduces paper and ink costs, which is often one f the largest overhead
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