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James Lovelock, scientist, author and creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday

Jul 27 2022: James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis and author of a number of books on the topic, has died on his 103rd birthday. The climate scientist died at home on Tuesday surrounded by loved ones, his family said.

Lovelock, who was one of the UK’s most respected ...

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The right in the US has a new bogeyman: libraries

Jul 27 2022: In an opinion piece in The Guardian, Maeve Higgins writes:

As The Guardian has reported, the censorship frequently pushed by conservative groups is linked to wealthy rightwing donors even as they masquerade as grassroots efforts, with names like “Moms for Liberty” and...

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Obituary: Ronni Solbert, artist and illustrator of many books including "The Pushcart War"

Jul 25 2022: Ronni Solbert, an artist whose "joyful illustrations" helped make The Pushcart War--a children's novel about peaceful resistance to injustice, written by her partner, Jean Merrill--a classic, died June 9. She was 96. Solbert's illustrations, "at once urbane and ...

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Justice Department and Penguin Random House ready for trial next week over DOJ's bid to block acquisition of Simon & Schuster.

Jul 25 2022: After a flurry of last-minute filings and orders, the U.S. Department of Justice’s bid to block Penguin Random House’s acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster is ready for court. Oral arguments are set to begin on August 1 before Judge Florence Pan at ...

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"Where the Crawdads Sing" author wanted for questioning in on-camera murder from 1996

Jul 15 2022: In 1996, Delia Owens and her husband Mark were the subjects of an ABC documentary, "Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story", about their work trying to save elephants from poachers in Zambia. During the production, an alleged poacher's murder was filmed and now, ...

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Booksellers fight inflation while books remain a bargain for readers

Jul 15 2022: In today's Washington Post Book Club, Ron Charles makes an important point about what a bargain books are: The price of a book in 2022 is only about twice what it was in 1981 which is less than half the rate of inflation. He goes on to highlight the immense pressure ...

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Publishing gets the reality show treatment with 'America’s Next Great Author'

Jul 13 2022: America’s Next Great Author takes more than a little inspiration from American Idol’s format—the plan is for “tryouts” to take place in cities across the country, with would-be authors delivering their one-minute pitches to industry professionals. The field will be ...

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Ada Limón named 24th U.S. Poet Laureate

Jul 12 2022: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Ada Limón as the nation’s 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2022-2023. Limón will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on Sept. 29 with a reading of ...

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