Roy Miller's Blog, page 167
June 7, 2017
Bookstore News: June 7, 2017
This content was originally published by on 7 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The new indie coming to Washington state; a Toronto store gets erotic; a Swedish chain changes hands; the best fictional bookstores; Seattle’s secret bookshop; and more. Source link
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‘Opening Wednesday At A Theater Or Drive-In Near You,’ By Charles Taylor : NPR
This content was originally published by Genevieve Valentine on 7 June 2017 | 2:00 pm. Source link Trying to be a film buff outside a major city before the internet was an awkward business. I haunted the non-Blockbuster video store, notes from Premiere in my hand for reference, carrying towers of VHS tapes to broaden…
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PRH Acquires Literary-Themed Apparel Company
This content was originally published by on 7 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The publisher has acquired Out of Print, which produces and retails literary-themed apparel, accessories, and home goods. Source link
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‘Fame Is A Boomerang’ Maria Callas In Pictures And Words : Deceptive Cadence : NPR
This content was originally published by Tom Huizenga on 7 June 2017 | 2:01 pm. Source link In a luxurious new book, legendary soprano Maria Callas contemplates the struggle between Maria the woman and Callas the diva. Soprano Maria Callas at the Paris Opera in 1958. She is the subject of a new book, Maria…
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Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 396 | WritersDigest.com
This content was originally published by Robert Lee Brewer on 7 June 2017 | 11:17 am. Source link For today’s prompt, write a historical persona poem. This means to write a poem in the voice of someone from history. Could be ancient history or somewhat recent history, but it shouldn’t be the future (though I…
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Audiobook Sales Up Again in 2016, Posting Double-Digit Gains
This content was originally published by on 7 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link A new report issued by the Audio Publishers Association found that 2016 was another good year for audiobooks. The findings show double-digit growth for both audiobook sales and title output. Total sales rose 18.2% over 2015, to an estimated $2.1…
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How Alan Alda Makes Science Understandable
This content was originally published by on 7 June 2017 | 3:18 pm. Source link My Life As a Lab Rat Testing an Empathy Exercise I have a habit of experimenting on myself. In my twenties, I was fascinated by the notion that a person’s temperature goes up and down during the day. So, to…
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Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown On Overcoming Racial Division : NPR
This content was originally published by Samantha Raphelson on 6 June 2017 | 11:28 pm. Source link Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting at Dallas Police headquarters on June 15, 2015. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP Dallas Police Chief David Brown briefs the media about a shooting…
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Dear Match Book: What Novels Can Help Me Prepare for Motherhood?
This content was originally published by NICOLE LAMY on 6 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link Photo Credit Joon Mo Kang Dear Match Book, I have been struggling to choose a good book to read in the last months of my first pregnancy. It seems to me few novels engage with motherhood, and those…
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Cengage Takes Aim at Counterfeiters in New Initiative
This content was originally published by on 6 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Education and technology company Cengage has announced an initiative to work against the spreading of counterfeit print course materials in educational publishing. Effective immediately, the company’s products will include a seal of certification, replete with a QR code and other…
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