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Outrage after Turkish journalist re-arrested a week after his release

Nov 14 2019: Turkish police have rearrested the journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, just a week after his release from prison over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup.

Altan and another veteran journalist, Nazli Ilicak, were released on 4 November despite having been convicted...

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2018 VIDA count finds mild improvement in lit mag gender parity

Nov 14 2019: The nonprofit VIDA: Women in Literary Arts has released its annual VIDA Count, which analyzes gender parity—or imbalance—at literary magazines. This year's report shows some industry-wide improvement, both at magazines reflected in the main count and in the secondary ...

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Celebration of the life of Toni Morrison set for November 21

Nov 13 2019: A celebration of the life of author, editor and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, who died August 5, will be held on Thursday, November 21, in New York City at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue. Speakers will include Oprah Winfrey, David ...

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Amazon reducing orders to publishers

Nov 11 2019: In order to deal with congestion issues at its warehouses, Amazon has been cutting book orders to publishers over the last several weeks. It isn't clear how widespread the reduction in orders is, but several independent publishers contacted by PW reported cuts in their ...

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Translations pay off for Amazon

Nov 11 2019: Amazon Crossing, Amazon’s publishing imprint focused on literary translation, was first announced in May 2010 and published its first book, The King of Kahel by Guinean author Tierno Monenembo, that November. Since the release of that first title, the imprint has ...

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Whodunit in the library: Someone keeps hiding the anti-Trump books

Nov 10 2019: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho — From her office next to the public computer terminals, Bette Ammon finds herself peering through a window to watch patrons moving through the Coeur d’Alene library’s nonfiction stacks.

Someone has been hiding books lately — specifically, those ...

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What should win the 2019 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year?

Nov 08 2019: Voting for the annual Diagram Prize is now open. The tongue in cheek prize goes to “the oddest title of the year, not necessarily the funniest, particularly not one that is intentionally funny.”

This year's contenders are:

  • The Dirt Hole and its Variations
  • ...

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Public libraries respond to the opioid crisis with their communities

Nov 08 2019: An ongoing study based on eight public libraries around the USA, titled “Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with their Communities” highlights how public librarians are saving lives. For example, some libraries are stocking naloxone and providing training in ...

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