Roy Miller's Blog, page 168
June 6, 2017
How Food Photos Have Told Our Story Over The Decades : The Salt : NPR
This content was originally published by Tove Danovich on 6 June 2017 | 12:00 pm. Source link Photography documents life — and food, whether in the fore or background, seems to always be in the picture. The two intersect in a new book, Feast for the Eyes, written by photography curator Susan Bright and published…
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Just Another Nutty June Weekend in the Rockaways
This content was originally published by BORIS FISHMAN on 6 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link After Rose offs Gary, she loses the house anyway, ending up in a nursing home. But does that mean she has to stay there? No. Her Guyanese aide, Bibi, can just drive her back to her old place.…
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HarperCollins, Harlequin Shift Executive Leadership
This content was originally published by on 6 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link HarperCollins is making a number of changes to its international and North American executive teams three years after the acquisition of Harlequin. Source link
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Can The Democracy Survive The Internet?: Lessons From 2016
This content was originally published by on 6 June 2017 | 3:06 pm. Source link Divisive discourse. Trump’s tweets. “Fake news.” The 2016 Election revealed the surprising ways the internet can shape Americans’ political views. Voters were exposed to strategically placed misinformation, propaganda posts composed by automated programs and an increased volume on hate speech…
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5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 6 June 2017 | 12:00 pm. Source link There’s a world of difference between long fiction and daily journalism, but writers of both share a surprisingly common toolbox. This guest post is by Michael J. Martinez. Martinez is a former reporter for ABCNEWS.com and The Associated…
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A New History Recalibrates the Villains of the Russian Revolution
This content was originally published by GREGORY FEIFER on 6 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link Pipes’s monumental work rejected the traditional view of the revolution as somehow the result of social movements from below, characterizing the outcome instead as a coup by “identifiable men pursuing their own advantages.” McMeekin takes that line further.…
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EDC Looks for Stability After Turbulent Year
This content was originally published by on 6 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Despite posting record revenues and a 35% increase in net earnings in the fiscal year ended February 28, Educational Development Corp. faced numerous challenges in 2017, including the inability to keep up with customer demand. Source link
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Director of Ukrainian Library in Moscow Receives Suspended Term
This content was originally published by IVAN NECHEPURENKO on 5 June 2017 | 11:02 pm. Source link “I am absolutely not guilty of anything,” Mrs. Sharina said. “Nobody gave a library director the right, moreover the responsibility, to censor legally published books.” Continue reading the main story Mrs. Sharina’s lawyers, Ivan Pavlov and Yevgeny Smirnov,…
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BookCon 2017: Out of the Shadows: Lemony Snicket
This content was originally published by on 4 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link “It is one of life’s bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.” If you can identify that quote as belonging to the mysterious Lemony Snicket, author of the perplexing but bestselling series, A…
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Around the World with Graphic Novels at BookExpo 2017
This content was originally published by on 5 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link This year at BookExpo 2017, the Hot Graphic Novels panel featured six creators from all over the world discussing five works that spanned a variety of styles and subject matter. Source link
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