Day: June 1, 2018

Aiken Scholars Academy to offer AP Capstone Diploma

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Aiken Scholars Academy to offer AP Capstone Diploma

Aiken Scholars Academy will start AP Seminar in the fall with the first class of 50 … more challenging coursework and sharpen their reading and writing skills.” … In the subsequent AP Research course, students will design, plan and
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ComiXology Introduces Amazon Print-on-Demand – The Future of Comics?

In what could be a pivotal moment for the comic book industry, Amazon-owned ComiXology today announced plans to begin offering their
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NetEase invests $100 million into Bungie for new project

According to the Wall Street Journal, Bungie is making this move as a stepping stone to becoming a self-publishing studio. An official blog post on
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Platinum wants to self-fund more games, but still open to working on licensed IP

That's why, if you're a developer of our size, it's why you would want to do more self-publishing and self-funding.” Kamiya added: “Wanting to create
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Children's books, give me a female squirrel, a female duck, a female anything

There is no rooster reveal later in the book. This oversight on the part of the author, editors and publishers would be laughable if it weren't so
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BookExpo 2018: This Year's Show In Review

A collaboration between BolognaFiere, which runs the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Publishers Weekly, and Combined Book Exhibit, NYRF hosted
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Bungie Announces New Partnership with NetEase

… was to even determine Bungie's standing brand value in China, and that this move could also assist Bungie in exploring options like self-publishing.
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The art of war: “Brothers of the Gun” illustrates the Syrian War with dignity and depth

I was in Raqqa two different times in the course of writing this book. The first time, the internet was pretty normal. He worked at an internet cafe, he had
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Two 'Younger' Fans, and S&S Staffers, Find a New Project in Their Favorite Show

Publishers have released books that grew out of soap opera plot lines. A character on Lost, who didn't survive the fateful plane crash that launched the
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Nesmith-Greely Building's long San Diego History

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Nesmith-Greely Building's long San Diego History

He was also a trustee of the San Diego Publishing Company, president of the Citizen's Railroad Committee and a senior officer of the Episcopal
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8 Essential Art History Books for Beginners

Art history can be intimidating. Seemingly composed of countless movements, mediums, artists, and styles, diving into the study may seem daunting.
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The Broad Stage and Red Hen Press with AT THE KITCHEN TABLE

Rinde Eckert is a writer, composer, librettist, musician, performer and … the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale MFA Program in Creative Writing,
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Bungie gets $100M from Chinese gaming company to grow to 'multi-franchise' studio

Parsons told the Wall Street Journal that Bungie plans to focus on self-publishing games in the future. “If you're a player of Destiny, this news won't
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Maria Campbell's account of being raped by a Mountie was scrubbed from her memoir Halfbreed

Shield made the discovery while doing research on the book's publishing history. … “Maria Campbell's Halfbreed was first published 45 years ago,
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Sho Madjozi is manifesting her pan-African dreams

… discovering afrobeats, letting go of her dream of a career in politics, and obtaining an African Studies and Creative Writing degree at Mount Holyoke
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Ready to rock 'n' roar: Princeton alumni connect, celebrate at Reunions

She was in Princeton last month to participate in a reading with six seniors in the Program in Creative Writing at Labyrinth Books. Bosker has been
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News that Facebook is killing trending news quickly becomes trending news

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News that Facebook is killing trending news quickly becomes trending news

The Trending section was available in five countries but didn't do much for news publishers, according to a Facebook announcement. Apparently it
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Congressional delegation opposes paper tariff

Publishers have become increasingly reliant on Canadian-imported newsprint in the past two decades as declining demand for newsprint has caused
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Pokemon Quest reaches one million downloads

As Destiny studio sells minority stake, CEO Pete Parsons discusses the incubation process for its next new world and the possibility of self-publishing.
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'ComiXology Originals' Is Amazon's Boldest Move Yet To Crack Open The Comics Market

… few titles from other publishers and packagers, but is now amping things up with a much broader range of content, direct relationships with creators,
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The 13 enthralling science fiction and fantasy books you need to check out this June

I've been writing and editing military science fiction for years. In that time, robots, drones, and artificial intelligence have been slipping onto real-world
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Select Spanish-Language Titles: May 2018

Spanish Publishers. ISBN 978-84-16700-64-6. Romero fuses fairy tales, folklore, and World War II history in the story of Karoline, a living doll, and a
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Facebook to cut 'trending' news section, source of conservative backlash

Facebook is now testing new features, including a “breaking news” label that publishers can add to stories to distinguish them from other chatter.
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Bungie gets more than $100 million investment from NetEase

“There's no explicit deal [to publish our games in China]. … ultimately how are we going to bring that to market, and that also includes self-publishing”.
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COMIXOLOGY ORIGINALS Offers Print-On-Demand, Exclusive New Creator-Owned Titles for …

We've been in the comic book industry for more than 10 years now, so we have deep relationships with different aspects, including creators.
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One Hundred Years in Pictures: Researching and Writing Ball State's Centennial History Book

The book, published by Arcadia Publishing and available for purchase online and in local bookstores, contains nearly 240 historic photographs that
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Playing detective with Canada's female literary past

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and … For each writer, DoCEWW provides basic biographical and publication … researchers can use the database to explore historical publishing practices.
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June Bookseller Picks

Amazon's spotlight pick for June is David Sedaris's Calypso, and their featured debut is There There by Tommy Orange. A NYT profile calls Orange
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2018 Audie Award Winners Announced

Authors, narrators, and publishers gathered at the New-York Historical Society in New York City to hear the list of winners. The Audiobook of the Year
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Tiffany Haddish sued by ex

Stewart is seeking more than $1 million in damages and has also named the book's co-author and publisher, Simon and Schuster, as defendants in
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ABA Annual Membership Meeting: Indie Booksellers “Stronger Together”

These steps include presenting publishers with an individualized “report card” … The series seeks to uncover America's best-loved book and calls on
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Reminder: Flatwater Festival, Flatwater Tales this weekend

As reported earlier, Flatwater Tales kicks off on Friday, June 1, with a three-hour interactive writing workshop, “Create Your Own Story,” with Minton
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One-woman drama department of Parkland, Fla. high school earns a Tony

Melody Herzfeld, the one-woman drama department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will be presented with a Tony Award
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Facebook Kills Off Trending Topics Feature

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Facebook Kills Off Trending Topics Feature

Hardiman said Facebook is exploring new ways to keep people informed about breaking news, citing a test with 80 publishers across North America,
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Defy Media allegedly ignores third party publisher claims for payments following ad exchange …

Defy Media, a creator of video content for young adults, has allegedly been denying payment from small, third-party publishers for ads posted on their
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Facebook's new political ad policies have problems of their own

The Verge reports that publishers like Vice News, Vox, the Asia Times, Brut, NowThis, Business Insider, Newsmax, the Washington Examiner and
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Lost in translation: Punjabi lit for PU course

The university syllabus for 'Indian Writing in Translation', one of the papers in MA English, has nothing on the rich Punjabi literature spanning over
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Facebook ends Trending section & removes all products that integrated with the Trends API

… and the company said that content in the Trending topics section accounted for fewer than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average.
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Catching Up With the Next Generation of Sci-Fi Writers

This month, Tachyon published The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter … enough,” he reacted by self-publishing the satiric Koontown Killing Kaper,
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Florida Private Schools Teaching Students That Humans, Dinosaurs Roamed Earth at the Same …

The schools rely on public funding and use textbooks from three Christian publishing companies, according to a report by The Orlando Sentinel.
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Dufry: The growth story continues – a special publication from The Moodie Davitt Report

Moodie Corporate produces year books, coffee table publications, company histories and a whole range of client material in both hard copy, digital
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Fiction: The Monologues of Friends and Strangers

The narrator is an English writer named Faye, but Ms. Cusk's ingenious … The novel takes place in Athens, where she is teaching a creative-writing
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Jane Lynch to Emcee Bay Street Theater Gala

The evening includes special performances as well as a silent auction, … Her memoir Happy Accidents topped several national best-sellers lists,
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Local author releases new book of poetry

Rocky Mount native Michael Chitwood stands on the deck of his house at Smith Mountain Lake. Chitwood recently released a book of poetry about
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The Fisherman Publishing Society fonds

Donated to the Simon Fraser University Library in 2016, the Fisherman Publishing Society fonds includes nearly 45,000 photographs taken for
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Cultivating the next writers of the literary world

The budding writers of the MFA in Creative Writing program climb the stairs to the fourth floor of Lucas Hall at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, past
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Platinum Games Might Never Work With a Publisher Again

Platinum Games Might Never Work With a Publisher Again … of our size, it's why you would want to do more self-publishing and self-funding.”.
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Facebook removing 'Trending' news box from pages

“However, it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average. From research we
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Facebook Kills Off Trending Topics Feature

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Facebook Kills Off Trending Topics Feature

Hardiman said Facebook is exploring new ways to keep people informed about breaking news, citing a test with 80 publishers across North America,
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Defy Media allegedly ignores third party publisher claims for payments following ad exchange …

Defy Media, a creator of video content for young adults, has allegedly been denying payment from small, third-party publishers for ads posted on their
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Facebook's new political ad policies have problems of their own

The Verge reports that publishers like Vice News, Vox, the Asia Times, Brut, NowThis, Business Insider, Newsmax, the Washington Examiner and
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Lost in translation: Punjabi lit for PU course

The university syllabus for 'Indian Writing in Translation', one of the papers in MA English, has nothing on the rich Punjabi literature spanning over
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Facebook ends Trending section & removes all products that integrated with the Trends API

… and the company said that content in the Trending topics section accounted for fewer than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average.
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Catching Up With the Next Generation of Sci-Fi Writers

This month, Tachyon published The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter … enough,” he reacted by self-publishing the satiric Koontown Killing Kaper,
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Florida Private Schools Teaching Students That Humans, Dinosaurs Roamed Earth at the Same …

The schools rely on public funding and use textbooks from three Christian publishing companies, according to a report by The Orlando Sentinel.
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Dufry: The growth story continues – a special publication from The Moodie Davitt Report

Moodie Corporate produces year books, coffee table publications, company histories and a whole range of client material in both hard copy, digital
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Fiction: The Monologues of Friends and Strangers

The narrator is an English writer named Faye, but Ms. Cusk's ingenious … The novel takes place in Athens, where she is teaching a creative-writing
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Jane Lynch to Emcee Bay Street Theater Gala

The evening includes special performances as well as a silent auction, … Her memoir Happy Accidents topped several national best-sellers lists,
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Local author releases new book of poetry

Rocky Mount native Michael Chitwood stands on the deck of his house at Smith Mountain Lake. Chitwood recently released a book of poetry about
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The Fisherman Publishing Society fonds

Donated to the Simon Fraser University Library in 2016, the Fisherman Publishing Society fonds includes nearly 45,000 photographs taken for
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Cultivating the next writers of the literary world

The budding writers of the MFA in Creative Writing program climb the stairs to the fourth floor of Lucas Hall at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, past
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Platinum Games Might Never Work With a Publisher Again

Platinum Games Might Never Work With a Publisher Again … of our size, it's why you would want to do more self-publishing and self-funding.”.
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Facebook removing 'Trending' news box from pages

“However, it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average. From research we
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For Mississippi artists, 'story and art go hand-in-hand'

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For Mississippi artists, 'story and art go hand-in-hand'

Ivy is also an accomplished writer, serving as former editor-in-chief of … Knight lives in Knoxville, Tenn., with his family and teaches creative writing at
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NYRF 2018: Money, Status Will Drive More Diversity

It is widely acknowledged that both Hollywood and the book publishing industries have a diversity problem. PW's annual salary survey indicated that
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Book recommendations

… she learns her father's death has left the family facing financial hardship, Nikki takes a job at the Punjabi community center teaching creative writing.
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Facebook scraps 'outdated' trending news section

Facebook is testing new features, including a breaking news label that publishers can add to stories to distinguish them. Facebook also wants to make
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Facebook taps CNN and Fox as news partners, dumps trending news

Facebook has been in talks with a number of legacy media companies and digital publishers to create a news section inside Watch, a video service
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Author Sarah Strickley Talks New Book “Fall Together”

She teaches creative writing at U of L. Her stories are a beguiling mix of humor and darkness. In “What Good Are You,” a depressed woman muses
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Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matthew Shenoda resigns

During his six years working at Columbia, Shenoda served as the interim chair of the creative writing and art and art history departments, associate
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FRI. BRIEF: Kanye Drops New Album • Grammy CEO To Exit • Apple Adds Music Publishing • More

BRIEF: Kanye Drops New Album • Grammy CEO To Exit • Apple Adds Music Publishing • More · Kanye Friday 6.1.18. Music Business News From
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BookExpo 2018: Ngozi Ukazu: The Puck Stops Here

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BookExpo 2018: Ngozi Ukazu: The Puck Stops Here

This fall, First Second is reformatting the first two volumes into one publication. The self-published versions of the book continue to be available online
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Publishing and selling your writing in the Upper Peninsula

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The last 20 years has seen a rise in the popularity of buying books online, and as a result, brick and mortar book stores
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I regret my 100 Huntley Street book

It's an anecdotal history of this country produced by Mainroads Productions Inc., the publishing arm of the iconic evangelical television show 100
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Public library expands online training options

There are also a number of creative writing courses available through Universal Class, such as how to write short stories for children, non-fiction
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Finance and Business Manager

Strong knowledge of book publishing industry. Excellent knowledge of business and accounting practices, including financial budgeting, planning,
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Tara Bailey begins her own publishing house

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Tara Bailey begins her own publishing house

When writer Tara Bailey couldn't find any traditional publishing houses in the City of Pittsburgh, she knew she had to rectify the situation. The solution?
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Facebook (FB) Says it's Removing Trending From Facebook

However, it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5% of clicks to news publishers on average. From research we found
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June 1: On This Day in World History … briefly

… in 1620, they carried with them a patent from the Virginia Company granting them territory in Virginia and allowing them the right to self-government.
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Facebook 'trending' section is dead as company offers new approach to breaking news

Trending topics are only available in five countries and contributed less than 1.5 percent of clicks to publishers on average, she said. Long before fake
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Read Between the Wines

“Oregon Wine Country Stories: Decoding the Grape” (Acadia Publishing/The History Press, April 2018) contains his new collection of musings about
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Virtual schools bill stalls, for now, as Missouri governor resigns

… rural or underfunded schools that don't have adequate teaching staff to take classes in advanced subjects such as Chinese or creative writing.
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's New Homespun Synth Piece Has Its Eyes to the Sky

… to a Blogspot page and pairing songs with imagery that they found and creative writing miniatures that provided little context but plenty of emotion.
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