Month: September 2019

Nardwuar the Human Serviette—best known as simply Nardwuar—was honored by his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada over the weekend. The city named Sunday, September 29 Nardwuar day, in recognition of his three decades working in music. At the same event, the radio host and interviewer was also inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of
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Cover reveal: ‘Words on Fire’ Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 30, 2019 We couldn’t be more excited to reveal the cover for bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen’s upcoming middle grade historical, Words on Fire, which will be published by Scholastic on September 24, 2019! In a story that sounds perfect for fans of The
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Few things in the male wardrobe are likely to link reigning monarchs and rockstars. Nonetheless, attracting wearers as diverse as this has been one of the Chelsea boot’s most notable achievements. Harking back to the 1850s, ankle boots (as they were simply known then) were invented by Queen Victoria’s shoemaker, J. Sparkes-Hall, as an alternative
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Refresh for latest…: In its sophomore frame, Fox/New Regency’s Ad Astra again led the international box office, landing another $18M from 50 material markets. The overseas cume is $53.5M for $89M worldwide. The Brad Pitt-starrer is now out in all markets handled by Disney which is not across China, Taiwan or Hong Kong. Bona Film
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Sponsored by Shadow Mountain Publishing. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals Dear Martin by Nic Stone for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image below. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson by $2.99. Get it here, or just click on the
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Written by Nicci French — It was back in the 16th century when Sir Walter Scott penned the line, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” The sentiment is still pertinent today, and nowhere more so than in this standalone domestic noir novel from the husband and wife team
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2019 Youth Media Award Winners Posted by Hilli, Assistant Editor on January 28, 2019 This morning the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top prizes in children’s and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery and Printz awards. Scroll on to see the full list of winners and read more about these acclaimed books! NEWBERY MEDAL, for the
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Joshua Payne-Elliott (right) and his husband, Layton Payne-Elliott, were both employed as Catholic school teachers before Joshua was fired. (Delaney and Delaney) In a “highly unusual” move, the US Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest letter siding with an archbishop’s decision to fire a gay teacher from a Catholic school. Joshua Payne-Elliott
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Far-right extremists clash with riot police as they try to disrupt the Equality March in Lublin, eastern Poland (WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty) Pride-goers in the Polish city of Lubin defied far-right protesters who hurled eggs, bottles and firecrackers in an attempt to stop them marching for LGBT+ rights. The event proved to be a violent flashpoint for
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We are huge fans of Shelly Laurenston here at BookPage HQ, so we were pretty much over the moon to learn that she’ll be releasing a new fantasy romance series under her other pen name, G.A. Aiken. The Scarred Earth Saga will kick off with The Blacksmith Queen on August 27, and it sounds like readers who
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From transgender movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime to independent shorts by trans and non-binary filmmakers on YouTube, here’s a round-up of the best trans films. We asked trans and bisexual man Stephan Kyriacou, and non-binary pansexual Cara Buchanan, to share their favourite transgender movies to watch – and why. Watch the video below to
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National Hispanic Heritage Month lasts from September 15 to October 15, every year. The holiday was created by the U.S. government in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week. Twenty years later, it was expanded to a month-long celebration. During this time, Americans celebrate “the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain,
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