Jul 28 2024: The Irish writer Edna O’Brien, who explored the complications and contradictions of women’s lives in a literary career lasting more than half a century, has died aged 93 after a long illness, her agent has announced.
In a series of novels beginning with The Country ...
Jul 25 2024: American Booksellers for Free Expression has launched a campaign for Banned Books Week 2024 centered on the theme Liberate Banned Books (#SetBooksFree).
"Resisting book bans is about liberation," ABFE noted. "It's about liberation for schools ...
Jul 24 2024: Half of adults in the UK do not regularly read for pleasure, according to new survey data.
The study, commissioned by the charity the Reading Agency, saw 15% of adults reporting that they have never been regular readers, and 35% saying that they are lapsed ...
Jul 24 2024: Penguin Random House has unveiled its new global corporate logo, which combines the PRH wordmark with the Penguin icon.
The iconic penguin will be incorporated into PRH's corporate business service logos, such as for its library marketing, specialty retail, ...
Jul 23 2024: The prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy writing has revealed that almost 400 votes – about 10% of all votes cast in this year’s awards – were fraudulently paid for to help one finalist win.
The Hugo administration subcommittee, ...
Jul 23 2024: The law enforcement officer spent months methodically gathering evidence. He leafed through thousands of pages and highlighted key passages amid reams and reams of paper. He wore his body camera to record his interactions with witnesses and suspects. And he photographed...
Jul 22 2024: Hachette Book Group's Orbit division has launched Run for It, a new horror imprint. Run for It is Orbit's fourth imprint, alongside the flagship Orbit SFF imprint; Redhook, launched in 2013, which focuses on commercial fiction with speculative elements; and the digital ...
Jul 19 2024: Banks, airlines, television networks and health systems around the world that rely on Microsoft 365 apps reported widespread outages Friday. Thousands of flights and train services were cancelled globally, including more than 1,000 in the U.S., and there were ...
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