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Pune Book Festival Returns in December with Theme ‘Joy of Reading’; Awards, Book Bus, and Digital Access Announced
Punekar News
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July 8, 2025
Pune, 8th July 2025: The much-anticipated Pune Book Festival is set to make a grand return for its third edition from December 13 to 21 at Fergusson College, promising a vibrant celebration of literature under this year’s theme — ‘Joy of Reading.’...
Simon & Schuster's Lucy Pearse joins Hachette Children's Group as group fiction publisher
The Bookseller
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Lucy Pearse is joining Hachette Children’s Group [HCG] as group fiction publisher. Reporting to Ruth Alltimes, MD of the group, Pearse will lead the fiction editorial and design teams and join the HCG board on 22nd Sept 2025, leaving her current...
Book Review: Virgin Trains – A Pictorial Tribute by Fred Kerr
RailAdvent
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July 7, 2025
This book illustrates Virgin Trains services across its East and West Coast Main Lines and CrossCountry franchises, its various classes of locomotives, and the liveries they carried. Published in June 2022 by Pen & Sword Books and written by Fred...
Record-Breaking $1.55M CCPA Settlement Against Health Information Website Publisher
JD Supra - California
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July 7, 2025
This settlement underscores the importance of validating that opt-out mechanisms truly work as intended. This requires testing and coordination with various stakeholders to ensure that data flows to the third parties engaging in behavioral...
Former Detroit Free Press publisher's grandchildren killed in Texas flooding
The Detroit News - Michigan
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The twin granddaughters of former Free Press publisher David Lawrence Jr. are among the dozens killed by catastrophic flooding in central Texas, the Children's Movement of Florida (CMF), a nonprofit founded and chaired by Lawrence, confirmed...
Farshore marks Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th with National Trust, Scottish Book Trust and Royal Literary Fund
The Bookseller
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Farshore will celebrate the centenary of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book throughout 2025 and 2026 with new editions, a new authorised sequel, collaborations with National Trust properties and Scottish Book Trust, supported by a publicity campaign....
Springer Nature Book Contains Fabricated Citations
WebProNews
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July 7, 2025
In the ever-evolving landscape of academic publishing, credibility is the bedrock upon which scholarly work stands. Yet, a recent revelation has cast a shadow over one of the industry’s giants, Springer Nature, with the discovery that a book...
Book Review: A Short Supply of Viability
Independent Book Review
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July 7, 2025
A Short Supply of Viability by Annette Gagliardi Genre: Poetry ISBN: 9781956285154 Print Length: 102 pages Publisher: Poetry Box Reviewed by Elizabeth Zender In a variety of poetic devices and sharp imagery, A Short Supply of Viability by Annette...
Book Review: Our Lives In Pieces
Independent Book Review
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July 7, 2025
Our Lives In Pieces by Tracie Adams Genre: Memoir / Essays ISBN: 9798992661606 Print Length: 122 pages Publisher: Good Heritage Press Reviewed by Nikolas Mavreas In Our Lives in Pieces, Tracie Adams collects over forty flash essays, each one an...
Book-signing session Tuesday as part of Pioneer Days
The Daily News - Michigan
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NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Public Library will host a book-signing session for several regional authors from 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday as part of Pioneer Days. Authors include newcomers R. Aveen, young adult fantasy, and Lisa Dorvinen,...
What happened when Michael Archer, publisher of Guernica magazine, visited TheNEWS in Lagos
The News (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
Clockwise: Michael Archer, Kunle Ajibade, Molara Wood, Ademola Adegbamigbe, Nehru Odeh. Photos by Ijiola Emmanuel By Nehru Odeh Michael Archer looks every inch the intellectual with a large heart. He is not just the publisher of Guernica, a...
New book by UB researcher turns urban sociology on its head
UB Now
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Even in retirement, Mark Gottdiener, professor emeritus of sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, is recognized as one of the nation’s leading urban sociologists. His work at the intersection of cultural issues and social problems was the...
Frankfurt Book Fair may focus on the book-to-screen adaptation market (Deadline)
Kidscreen
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July 7, 2025
Juergen Boos, President and CEO of Frankfurt Book Fair, has said the event has plans to expand its remit to launch an official network of market-focused events at film festivals across the world to promote and facilate book to screen adaptations....
Former IPS officer V.S. Ravi launches book celebrating lifelong passion for Shakespeare
The Hindu
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July 7, 2025
Jayanthi Ravi, author’s wife; former Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan; former Tamil Nadu Governor P. S. Ramamohan Rao; author of the book V.S. Ravi; former IAS officer S. Chakravarthy and publisher of the book, Diwakar at the launch of the...
Book | Through the Walls of Solitude: Collection of Poetry | By Álamo Oliveira – Editor’s Note
Portugese American Journal
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July 6, 2025
Posted on 06 July 2025. In Through the Walls of Solitude, Álamo Oliveira delivers poetry rooted in the emotional and geographical landscapes of the Azores, capturing the soul of island life with piercing clarity and lyrical innovation. His work...
A New York publisher is making an AI Bhagavad Gita—with Gurcharan Das as storyteller
The Print
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July 7, 2025
New Delhi: From ruling the upper echelons of the corporate sector to becoming an author and researcher, Gurcharan Das is now an AI guide. A phone call from philosopher and novelist Clancy Martin turned into an unlikely opportunity—the chance to...
A comic book just grounded planes and decimated tourism in Japan – for real
Creative Bloq
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July 7, 2025
It sounds like the plot of a comic itself. A manga artist has a dream, draws it, and decades later, the world responds not with admiration, but with cancelled holidays, empty flights, and spiralling tourism numbers. But that’s exactly what...
This Hopeful Book Will Hold Your Hand Through Times of Tide
Book Riot
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July 7, 2025
Read This Book This book found me at such a wonderful time—I'm in the middle of the tide of change, and I want it to hold my hand. I hope it holds yours. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an...
Star cycling couple inspire a picture book
The Slovenia Times
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July 7, 2025
The story of Slovenia's cycling couple Tadej Pogačar and Urška Žigart has inspired a picture book that the authors hope will in turn inspire many young people to believe in their dreams and promote cycling among young and adults. Combining fantasy...
Considering writing a popular science book? Here’s my advice
Southern Fried Science
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July 7, 2025
Following the success of “Why Sharks Matter,” lots of colleagues have asked me if I think they should write a popular science book, or how to approach it. I’ve shared various of this advice in various social media posts over the years, but several...