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Tag Archives: books
Kindle Unlimited: Critics Weigh In On Amazon’s New e-Book Subscription
By Nicole Martineau, Publicist Last week, Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Unlimited, a new e-book service that allows customers to read as many books as they want from a digital library of over 600,000 titles and thousands … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, books, kindle unlimited, nicole martineau, oyster, publishing, publishing industry, scribd
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Summer Reading Requirements: Why It Shouldn’t Be Just for Kids
photo credit By Cori Cagide, Associate Publicist As kids most of us were assigned the dreaded required summer reading list sometime towards the end of the school year. I remember choosing which of the three uninteresting books I wanted to read, … Continue reading
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Tagged book clubs, books, cori cagide, education, goodreads, publishing, summer reading, summer reading list
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Do You Need to Read the Book Before You See the Movie?
By Johanna Dickson, Digital Publicist In early June my mother notified me via email that she needed to see The Fault in Our Stars when it came out. She works in a middle school library and often reads many … Continue reading
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Tagged book publicity, book to movie, books, goodreads, johanna dickson, john green, the fault in our stars
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Tequila Mockingbird: MEDIA CONNECT Hosts Finn Parners Happy Hour
By Anna Patrick, Digital Publicist Yesterday our division put on our first Finn Parnters happy hour, a literary-themed bash with bookish bites and literary liquor, fittingly named Tequila Mockingbird!
Revamping Reading Rainbow for the Digital Age
photo credit By Nicole Martineau, Associate Publicist If you grew up in the ‘80s or ‘90s, you’ve probably heard the exciting news that Reading Rainbow could be making a triumphant comeback, all thanks to LeVar Burton’s Kickstarter campaign. The … Continue reading
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Tagged books, children's books, LeVar Burton, mark wolfe, nicole martineau, read, reading rainbow, reading rainbow app
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Books and Wine: Partners Working for the Rebirth of Independent Bookstores
A guest post by Carol Hoenig, via Kristin Clifford, Partner and Director of MC Satellite. My good friend and business partner, Peggy Zieran, who had been a General Manager for a Long Island Borders store, and I, have been talking for … Continue reading
5 of the Worst Romantic Match-Ups in Literature
By Alexandra Israel, Publicist Confession: I’ve been on a Thomas Hardy kick. I recently finished Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and now I’ve begun reading Jude The Obscure. What inspired this blog post was thinking about Hardy’s match-up of characters - he likes … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandra israel, book publishing, books, classic literature, literature, publishing, romance
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5 Mexican-American Authors to Read for Cinco de Mayo
By Johanna Dickson, Digital Publicist Cinco de Mayo originated in Mexican-American communities in the 1860s in the American West, Southwest, and Northwest as a way to honor their heritage and pride. It was first celebrated by Mexicans and Latinos … Continue reading
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Tagged books, chicano, chicano lit, chicano literature, cinco de mayo, johanna dickson, literature, mexico, spanglish, spanish-american
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World Book Night 2014 Recap: ‘Givers’ Take to the Streets to Spread Their Love of Reading
By Nicole Martineau, Associate Publicist photo credit Last night, Wednesday, April 23, over 25,000 dedicated volunteers across the United States gave away free books to members of their local community for World Book Night U.S., an annual event dedicated to … Continue reading
4 Anti-Heroines in Literature Who Are Inspiring, Admirable and Tough as Nails
By Alexandra Israel, Publicist I recently came across a Flavorwire article called “The Bookshelf: Unlikely Heroines in Literature,” which made me start thinking that there are so many anti-heroines in literature, but how exactly do you accurately describe what an … Continue reading
