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www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Keir Starmer drops plans for autobiography and returns 18k advance

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to write an autobiography and will return a hefty advance to his publisher.Sir Keir said last year that he had begun penning a book about his life and political vision during the Covid lockdowns.A spokesman for Mr Starmer said the book lays out his plans for a renewed Britain, and why he believes in the vital importance of putting integrity back into public life.
www.fastcompany.com
11 months ago
Books

Book publishing is scared of experimentation. Can Dave Eggers change that?

At McSweeney's, nothing has ever been all that straightforward.The San Franciscobased publisher once released an issue of its literary journal in the form of a pile of junk mail.It printed another on balloons.It has published books covered in fur, another title with secrets hidden in heat-activated ink, another whose hardcover editions will have an array of seemingly infinite unique coversand that's without getting into the profound and/or delightfully absurd stories often contained within the books' pages.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Books

Agatha Christie's Works the Latest to Be Targeted and Chopped Up by Sensitivity Readers'

English novelist and playwright Agatha Christie, right, is seen with her husband, Sir Max Mallowan (AP Photo/Bob Dear) Add Agatha Christie's name to the growing list of authors whose works are being put under the close watch of sensitivity readers to pull any material deemed potentially offensive.The Telegraph first flagged the changes to Christie's works in new editions from HarperCollins.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language

Several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove potentially offensive language, including insults and references to ethnicity.Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries written between 1920 and 1976 have had passages reworked or removed in new editions published by HarperCollins to strip them of language and descriptions that modern audiences find offensive, especially those involving the characters Christie's protagonists encounter outside the UK.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Books

Book publishers with surging profits struggle to prove Internet Archive hurt sales

Today, the Internet Archive (IA) defended its practice of digitizing books and lending those e-books for free to users of its Open Library.In 2020, four of the wealthiest book publishers sued IA, alleging this kind of digital lending was actually "willful digital piracy" causing them "massive harm."
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Two Picture Books About the Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll'

The first time I heard Sister Rosetta Tharpe's voice must have been when I was in high school in the 1970s.It most assuredly was coming out of our old Grundig radio, tuned, as it always was late on Saturday evenings in Chicago, to The Midnight Special on WFMT.This was the classical station that in 1953, in a groundbreaking program created by Mike Nichols, began playing the music of the American people.
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Ars Technica
1 year ago
Books

Publishers beat Internet Archive as judge rules e-book lending violates copyright

On Friday, a US district judge ruled in favor of book publishers suing the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement.The IA's Open Library project -which partners with libraries to scan print books in their collections and offer them as lendable e-books-had no right to reproduce 127 of the publishers' books named in the suit, judge John Koeltl decided.
time.com
1 year ago
Books

Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over Ebook Copyright Infringement. Here's What to Know

A federal judge sided in favor of the four leading publishers in the U.S. who sued the Internet Archive for scanning and lending out numerous digital copies of copyrighted books for free during the early days of COVID-19.Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons and Penguin Random House all sued the nonprofit after they offered a National Emergency Library, a temporary book collection created from thousands of ebooks that ran from March 24, 2020 to June 16, 2020.
The Verge
1 year ago
Books

The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library

A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in Hatchette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit brought against it by four book publishers, deciding that the website does not have the right to scan books and lend them out like a library.Judge John G. Koeltl decided that the Internet Archive had done nothing more than create "derivative works," and so would have needed authorization from the books' copyright holders - the publishers - before lending them out through its National Emergency Library program.
Vulture
1 year ago
Books

Jason Derulo Has Fallen Onto the Pages of His First Book

Jason Derulo, notable Cat, is writing his first book, Sing Your Name Out Loud: 15 Rules for Living Your Dream, which will be published by HarperCollins.The plot will feature Derulo sharing his "15 tried-and-true rules for finding creative excellence, increased productivity, self-mastery, and success in any pursuit."
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Will you read the Jan. 6 report cover-to-cover? These publishers hope so.

Sources say the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is set to release its report on Dec. 21  and publishers are ready to pounce.Pool/Getty Images Dennis Johnson is the co-founder of Melville House, one of at least six book publishers who've announced they'll be printing the House panel's report on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Hundreds of authors give support to striking workers at HarperCollins

More than 250 workers at HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the country, have been on strike since November.Spencer Platt/Getty Images More than 500 authors have signed a letter supporting members of the HarperCollins Union, who are currently on strike.The signees include HarperCollins' own authors and those associated with other publishers, including names such as Barbara Kingsolver, Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, and more.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library

Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston.Brandon Bell/Getty Images A federal judge has ruled in favor of a group of book publishers who sued the nonprofit Internet Archive for scanning and lending digital copies of copyrighted books in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Engadget
1 year ago
Books

Internet Archive violated publisher copyrights by lending ebooks, court rules | Engadget

A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in its high-profile case against a group of four US publishers led by Hachette Book Group.Per , Judge John G. Koeltl declared on Friday the nonprofit had infringed on the group's copyrights by lending out digitally scanned copies of their books.
Vulture
1 year ago
Books

A Book-People Level of Cheerful at the National Book Awards

"For a bunch of writers, you're pretty sedate," host Padma Lakshmi joked at the 73rd National Book Awards, which were held in person after two years of virtual ceremonies.Book people manage to keep things an appropriate amount of cheerful, not that the event, or current publishing world, was sleepy at all.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boris Johnson makes 5m from outside earnings

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Boris Johnson has been handed a 2.5m advance for speaking gigs as he boosted his mammoth earnings since being booted out of No 10.It takes the former prime minister's outside income in the past 12 months to almost 5m, on top of the 84,000 salary he still receives as a backbench MP.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sequel to Dr Seuss book How The Grinch Stole Christmas! announced

A sequel to How The Grinch Stole Christmas!by Dr Seuss has been announced by the publisher.Dr Seuss Enterprises and HarperCollins Children's Books said How The Grinch Lost Christmas!will pick up one year after the events of the original beloved book, which saw the grouchy creature's heart grow three sizes as he came to love the festive period.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boris Johnson set to write memoir

Boris Johnson is set to write a book detailing his time as prime minister, after HarperCollins said it had acquired his memoir.No date has yet been set for the release of the memoir, with the announcement coming only several months after Mr Johnson was forced from office and amid ongoing speculation that he might harbour ambitions to return to frontline politics.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

British journalist sued by Abramovich over Putin claims made MBE

A journalist who was sued by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich over claims of his close relationship with Vladimir Putin has been made an MBE.Catherine Belton, the author of Putin's People, has urged the Government to introduce a law to tackle strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps), which see wealthy individuals or organisations launch costly cases against critics.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Wolf Hall author Dame Hilary Mantel dies aged 70

Author Dame Hilary Mantel, best known for the Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, HarperCollins has announced.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo lead tributes to author Dame Hilary Mantel

J K Rowling and Bernardine Evaristo are among the British leading authors who have paid tribute to the massive talent of Dame Hilary Mantel following her death aged 70.
Eater
1 year ago
Food & drink

A Rich, Buttery, Fruit-Filled Recipe for Filipino Polvoron

All the vibrant colors: That's how baker and cookbook author Abi Balingit remembers the polvoron of her childhood - a rainbow of colorful wrappers in a big box.The yellow one, she recalls, meant classic polvoron, sweet, buttery, and flavored with just toasted flour and powdered milk."I grew up eating a lot of Goldilocks polvoron," says Balingit, referring to the Filipino bakery chain with locations in her home state of California.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Interview: James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Best-Selling Author Talks New Book, Culture & Representation

Two-time James Beard award winner, and Master Class teacher, Michael W. Twitty, author of the bestselling book, The Cooking Gene, is releasing his next, highly anticipated book, KOSHERSOUL The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew on August 9 through Amistad, a division of HarperCollins.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

An Elegy to a Pluralistic, Polyglot India Wins Readers and Critics in the West

When Geetanjali Shree's novel Tomb of Sand was released in India five years ago, many didn't know what to make of it.The story about an 80-year-old woman who refuses to get out of bed shifts perspective without warning, gives voice to birds and inanimate objects and includes invented words and gibberish.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Writing

Tess Gunty, Imani Perry among National Book Awards winners | amNewYork

Tess Gunty's "The Rabbit Hutch," a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction.The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers  nominated for their first published books.The nonfiction prize went to Imani Perry's "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation" and Sabaa Tahir's "All My Rage" won for young people's literature.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Tess Gunty's novel 'The Rabbit Hutch' wins National Book Award for fiction

Tess Gunty attends the 73rd National Book Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in New York.Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP NEW YORK  Tess Gunty's "The Rabbit Hutch," a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Everyday cooking

Fish pie with a rosti topping recipe by Rosie Sykes

Fish pie is a firm family favourite this one cuts out a lot of the work, such as making a white sauce and mashed potato.Serves 4 firm white fish fillets 500g leek 1, finely sliced, using as much of the green part as possible hot milk 300ml cream cheese with herbs and garlic 100g baby spinach 100g parsley a small handful, chopped tarragon a few sprigs, leaves chopped (optional) smoked mackerel 80g, flaked potted shrimps 1 tub (about 55g) lemon grated zest and juice of large red-skinned potatoes 700g, peeled capers 2 tbsp butter 60g, melted sea salt and black pepper Preheat the oven to 200C fan/gas mark 7. Put the white fish, leek and milk into a small roasting pan, season well and cover with foil.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Everyday cooking

Chocolate, dulce de leche, cantucci recipe by Nigel Slater

Fragile crust.Oozing chocolate.Serves 2 dark chocolate 100g dulce de leche 2 tbsp eggs 2 caster sugar 100g cantucci to serve Set the oven at 140C fan/gas mark 3. Break the chocolate into small pieces and leave to melt, without stirring, in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water.As the chocolate melts, gently stir in the dulce de leche and turn off the heat.
Epicurious
19 years ago
Everyday cooking

Potatoes au Gratin

As far as comfort food pairings go, nothing beats potatoes and cheese.And (with all due respect to fondue) there's no better way to combine them than potatoes au gratin.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Everyday cooking

Giorgio Locatelli's recipe for pasta con le sarde - pasta with sardines, anchovies, fennel, raisins and pine nuts

remember one night a famous American art critic came into Locanda to eat.
time.com
1 year ago
OMG science

How Our Cells Strategize To Keep Us Alive

Our cells, each composed of 100 trillion atoms made of particles from the Big Bang, are filled with all kinds of structures.These include organelleslittle factories like energy-producing mitochondriaand tiny molecular machines like ATP synthase, whose rotor and shaft spin at up to 300 rpm to produce ATP, the molecules that transmit energy in our cells.
Slate Magazine
1 year ago
Writing

My First Novel Publishes Today. Like Many Authors This Winter, I Feel Deeply Conflicted About It.

Today, my first novel is being published.It's the culmination of seven years of work and, uh, a large number of years of dreaming of writing a novel.Publication day for a debut novel can be a little overwhelming, I'm told-you've got all those TV news producers begging you for interviews.(They haven't called me yet, but I assume they will soon.)
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

A Local Column With Fans Around the World

One of the pleasures of editing Metropolitan Diary for almost seven years has been watching the online comments section become a community of people who talk among themselves and even get a little worried when one of them is silent for a week.It's also nice to see how many of the regulars are scattered outside the New York City area and as far away as India and Australia.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' this book answers that question

There are a lot of "what ifs" when you're a kid: "What if a bee stings me?" "What if I forget my lines in the school play?""What if people don't like me?"At the heart of all these questions is a desire to know: "Will it be okay?"That's the title of a 1977 book written by Crescent Dragonwagon  a story told entirely in dialogue between a mother and her child.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Books

DeSantis and Pence lead Republican wave of presidential campaign books

In one of the clearest signs that the 2024 Republican presidential primary will feature rivals to Donald Trump, a host of likely candidates have released or will soon release books purporting to outline their political visions.Such books often sell poorly, but that is rarely their point.They are markers of ambition.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Everyday cooking

Maple walnut biscuits recipe by Jeremy Lee

On a visit long ago to Los Angeles I ate at Campanile, founded by Nancy Silverton and Mark Peel.The food was wonderful and so, too, was their La Brea Bakery, as indeed are the books from this seminal restaurant, a testament to great shopping, cooking and eating.Nancy is famed for her baking, and these biscuits are inspired by her recipes.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

HarperCollins Workers Are Demanding Murdoch's News Corp Pay Them a Living Wage

On Thursday, HarperCollins' unionized workers began an open-ended strike in protest of management's refusal to agree to a fair contract.This open-ended strike comes a few months after a one-day strike the workers held this past July.Employees at one of the world's largest publishing houses have been without a contract since April, and they have also filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Media industry

As Fox and News Corp Weigh Merger, an Activist Has Its Own Vision

Shares of News Corp have fallen about 33 percent over the last year.Shares of News Corp fell about 2 percent in aftermarket trading on Friday.News Corp would still be a media colossus without its real estate business.News Corp's real estate listings business includes a 61.4 percent stake in REA Group worth roughly $5.7 billion.
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