Aug 09 2019: In The Washington Post, eight black women share their thoughts on the life and work of Toni Morrison, including Michelle Obama:
"..For me and for so many others, Toni Morrison was that first crack in the levee — the one who freed the truth about black lives, sending...
Aug 07 2019: Elliott Advisors has completed its purchase of Barnes & Noble. The acquisition was officially completed when more than 81% of B&N’s shares were tendered by the August 6 deadline.
As a result of the deal, B&N becomes a private company controlled by the private equity ...
Aug 06 2019: Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel laureate in literature, whose acclaimed, best-selling work explored black identity in America and in particular the experience of black women, died on Monday in the Bronx. She was 88.
Her death, at Montefiore Medical Center, was ...
Aug 02 2019: President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that he is prepared to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China in retaliation for what he views as China’s failure to follow through on promises to buy more agricultural products from the U.S. ...
Jul 30 2019: The author of a bestselling Christian guide to relationships for young people has announced that his marriage is over and he has lost his faith.
Joshua Harris, whose biblical guide to relationships I Kissed Dating Goodbye sold nearly 1m copies around the world after ...
Jul 26 2019: Colin A. Palmer, a historian who broadened the understanding of the African diaspora, showing that the American slave trade was only one part of a phenomenon that spanned centuries and influenced cultures worldwide, died on June 20 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 75.
Jul 25 2019: More than a year after imposing a controversial four month "test" embargo on new release e-books in libraries from its Tor imprint, Macmillan announced today that it will now impose a two month embargo on library e-books across all of the company's imprints.
Under ...
Jul 24 2019: Margaret Atwood is longlisted for this year's £50,000 Booker Prize for The Testaments, her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, despite the book being embargoed ahead of its Sept 10 on sale date. The judges said: "Spoiler discretion and a ferocious non-disclosure agreement ...
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