Day: June 15, 2018

Rap trio Migos to receive ASCAP Vanguard Award

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Rap trio Migos to receive ASCAP Vanguard Award

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said on Friday, June 15, 2018, the trio of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff will earn the honor
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Indian Head Publishing's New Western Novel, 'Hell Bound,' Garners Great Reviews

His publishing background includes: three non-fiction books on the West, many magazine and newspaper articles, and several Western movie
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Publishing Confessional, Take Two

I'll be honest in saying that when I initially submitted the OG draft of Love Scene, Take Two to the Swoon site back in April 2016, I didn't put a lot of
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How damaging are damages to freedom of speech?

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How damaging are damages to freedom of speech?

It meant, of course, that anyone defamed by them could argue thay had suffered great reputational loss because the publishers had urged everyone to
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Marie Antoinette's Jewelry Is Up for Sale

While attending University College Dublin, Joyce attempted to publish a negative …. The publishing history of Ulysses is itself its own odyssey.
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Burning Question: Pineapple on pizza—yes or no?

“We just put the Sweet and Spicy on the menu and it's really popular,” reports general manager Holly Chernetsky. “It's probably one of our best sellers.
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All work and no play

I knew which subjects I could get A's in — P.E., art and creative writing, and even math, until algebra came along. One thing about algebra was that I
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Google's VR180 Creator Makes Publishing VR180 Content Easy

Tech giant Google introduced the VR180 standard not long ago, and now the company has created a tool that helps owners of VR180-compatible
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Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, the First Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees, Go Another Round in 2018 …

Two conventional overlaps in the 2018 Cobb and Ruth books are their … Thirdly, it is the rare history book that allows the reader to immediately
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The On-Sale Calendar: December 2018

Into the Night by Sarah Bailey (Grand Central Publishing, $26; ISBN 978-1-5387-5995-0). 50,000 copies. The Boy by Tami Hoag (Dutton, $28; ISBN
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North Dakota voters want school board minutes in newspapers

Voters in about a dozen North Dakota school districts have overwhelmingly approved publishing local school board minutes in newspapers, while
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Bishop Kicanas wins England award, stresses Catholic press' critical role

Presented annually, the award recognizes publishers in the Catholic press for the defense of First Amendment rights, such as freedom of the press
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With Crashed Pence Bio, Macmillan Turns Its Eye to a 'Shadow President'

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With Crashed Pence Bio, Macmillan Turns Its Eye to a 'Shadow President'

World publishing rights to the book were acquired by Thomas Dunne, with Stephen S. Power editing, directly from the authors. The book will be
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Two-time alumna Johnna Reisner has received a 2018–19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant …

In spring 2018, Reisner taught freshman seminar and a writing course at Watauga Residential College at Appalachian as well as a writing course at
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British writer on course to become patron saint of miracle conceptions despite anti-Semitism claims

A Catholic bishop is preparing to make the case for sainthood for writer GK Chesterton on the grounds that he has aided miracle conceptions.
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Highlighting Bob Michel's achievements in new book

Chapters in the book will also touch on his upbringing in Peoria and his years at Bradley University. The book will be listed in the publishers spring
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Black Comics: Novelist Mat Johnson

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Black Comics: Novelist Mat Johnson

He's an Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Houston, Department of English. Mr. Johnson joins us to discuss Incognegro,
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Art Director / Senior Designer

This position is an opportunity to make a major impact at a successful, enterprising, independently owned publishing company now +9 years old,
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Peruvian Congress approves controversial law that prohibits private media from publishing state …

The Peruvian Congress ratified Law 2133, which prohibits official advertising in private media outlets, during the night of June 14. Advocates say it will
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Baker Kline wins top book award for 'A Piece of the World'

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance sponsors the awards, which recognized books published in 2017. This year, 145 books were entered.
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'Stargazers' theme with Cracked Walnut poetry reading in St. Paul

Established in 2010, Cracked Walnut believes in the power of the creative spirit, and particularly the creative writing spirit of the Twin Cities. Cracked
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Wallingford man writes second book, focusing on opoid addiction

Costa's first book, titled “Ace a Baseball Story,” was self-published in 2016. The book, meant for children 8 and older, was inspired by Costa's three
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Avoid Comcast's Mega-Merger Meltdown

The floodgates are open. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon approved AT&T's $85 billion buyout of Time Warner. The Department of
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Ow Family Continues Tradition

For the 29th consecutive year, long-time philanthropist George Ow, Jr. and his family provided American Dream Scholarships of $500 each to local,
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Discover GK Chesterton

In 1900, Chesterton, an art school dropout, was working for a London publishing house when he was asked to contribute some articles on art criticism
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Marketing Assistant

Okapi Educational Publishing — a rapidly growing K-8 school publisher located in Temecula, CA — has an opening for a Marketing Assistant.
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ALA 2018 Spotlight: Michelle Obama, Doris Kearns Goodwin Headline 2018 ALA Annual Conference

Simon & Schuster will publish Goodwin's new book, Leadership: In … any ALA is the exhibit floor, which features hundreds of publishers and vendors,
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With its Facebook Watch news show, Alabama's Reckon wants to make a national audience care …

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With its Facebook Watch news show, Alabama's Reckon wants to make a national audience care …

We've gotten a sense of what local publishers can contribute to some of Facebook's bigger projects, like Facebook Watch. They've shared a
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Call of Duty® World League, Presented by PlayStation®4, Returns to Anaheim June 15-17

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of interactive entertainment.
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Chicago Reader sold to group led by Chicago Crusader publisher

The Reader is being sold to a group led by Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the Chicago Crusader and Gary Crusader newspapers. The Sun-Times will
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The Publisher That Sells Nearly $1 Billion in Stickers Every World Cup

Specifically, Panini, an Italian publishing house based in Modena, will be much too busy to have any regrets about their own national team's absence.
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A criminal-author-addict's joyous London chapter

He would teach creative writing and also worked as a youth counsellor for a time in the Northwest Territories. Then there was the year in London,
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Sweet Endings: Iced

Classic favorites like burnt almond fudge and bourbon butter pecan are among the best-sellers, as well as Oreo and espresso, which is made with La
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'Tis the season: Locals make summer reading selections

Julija Šukys, author of “Siberian Exile” and University of Missouri creative writing professor: I'm a writer of nonfiction books and essays, so I spend my
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Former Morganton resident to hold book signing event

She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts with minors in creative writing and photography from Emerson College in Boston,
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Final Chapter for Book Printer Edwards Brothers Malloy Ends With Closure After 125-Year Run

The company, ranked by Printing Impressions as the fifth largest book …. “Book publishers are doing well, digital print continues to grow and book
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Mantashe to publish draft charter for public comment

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe intends to, on Friday, publish the draft Mining Charter for public comments before it is finalised and
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New Mason City publisher comes from Minnesota post

MASON CITY, Iowa — A Minnesota publisher has been named publisher for … He's been publisher for the Faribault Daily News in southern Minnesota
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Hjellming named Faribault Daily News publisher

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Hjellming named Faribault Daily News publisher

Chad Hjellming has been named publisher of both papers, following the resignation of Sam Gett. Gett, who has been with the company for 11½ years
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Dark Horse Liquidates Conan Collections as Marvel Publish Omnibus in 2019

Marvel Comics has the North American comics publishing rights to Conan The Barbarian. We've already told you how Marvel will be publishing three
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National Enquirer Publisher Adds to Its Celebrity Gossip Collection

America Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer, has further cemented its dominance of the celebrity magazine market by acquiring gossip titles
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Reader sold to group led by Chicago Crusader publisher Dorothy Leavell

Leavell is also the president of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a black press trade association with 200 member newspapers.
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Corinne Gompf, Rural Ohio Market Farmer

Corinne has a Bachelor's degree in English, with a concentration in creative writing from the University of Toledo. Before taking on the demands of her
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Theaster Gates: 'There's no better Madonna than my mother'

In some ways, the Black Madonna Press takes its cues from the Johnson Publishing Company, and a lot of the original content that we produce will
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Publishing in Color conference helps spiritual writers from minority groups get a foot in the door

Next week (June 19–20), religion publishing will do something it's never tried before. The “Publishing in Color” conference is designed specifically for
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Publishing Assistant / PA

Queensland Magazines, a niche print and online publisher based in West End, is seeking an experienced personal assistant to work with our small
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Trump administration should withdraw newsprint tariff (Editorial)

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Trump administration should withdraw newsprint tariff (Editorial)

The Post-Standard rolls off the press on Election Night, Nov. 2, 2004. A U.S. tariff on Canadian newsprint has raised paper prices for publishers by 30
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The On-Sale Calendar: September 2018

September 2. How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization by Mary Beard (Liveright Publishing, $24.95; ISBN
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'End of an era' in Norfolk: Longtime Daily News publisher Jerry Huse, 91, was deeply invested in …

Publisher of the Daily News from 1956 to 2013, Huse died Friday at the age of 91. He was serving as president of the newspaper at the time of his
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He wanted to help kids learn. Now, his startup serves 90% of classrooms

Big education publishers were just giving us the same outdated textbooks, some with an orange sticker that said “Common Core-Aligned!” (literally).
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Kindle Direct Publishing Has Published a New Ohio Author Name Corrinne Walker's First Fiction …

Kindle Direct Publishing published “Corrinne Walker out of this World” on June 12, 2018. It is a fictional book about the dreams of Corrinne Walker.
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New Pilot owner taps Marisa Porto as new executive editor

Tronc, formerly known as Tribune Publishing, is a publicly traded company that owns the Daily Press, as well as The Baltimore Sun, The Chicago
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The On-Sale Calendar: November 2018

Planting Gardens in Graves III by r.h. Sin (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $17.99 paper; ISBN 978-1-4494-8944-1). 50,000 copies. How to Be Alone by
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Standards Manager AIP Publishing

Company : AIP Publishing Location : Melville, New York Closing Date : August 13, 2018. Website : https://publishing.aip.org/working. Do you thrive in
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Teacher, students find success through 'hip hop' literacy program

NyRee Clayton-Taylor's classroom is kind of like a music studio. She's taught creative writing for 17 years and for two years at Wheatley Elementary.
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Writing my first novel

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Writing my first novel

I had taken a short story writing course at a Millsaps enrichment class, and the teacher encouraged me when reading one chapter of my book.
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Comic Girls

However, it's also odd, considering her friend is one such editor—and no one brings up the prospect of self-publishing if she wants to stick to her own
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The Serious Business of the Literary Party

Scribner is an imprint of Simon & Schuster, one of the “big five” book publishers and one of many institutions that hosted a party during Book Expo
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