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Bestselling author Neil Gaiman, celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman coming to Orlando
Read full article: Bestselling author Neil Gaiman, celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman coming to OrlandoBestselling author Neil Gaiman and celebrated cartoonist Art Spiegelman are coming to Orlando to talk about their work as part of the Orange County Library System’s 100 year Celebration.
HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversity
Read full article: HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversitySome 250 copy editors, marketing assistants and other employees at HarperCollins Publishers went on strike Thursday, with the two sides differing over wages and benefits, diversity policy and union protection.
Edgar Wright explores ‘glam rock anomaly’ Sparks in doc
Read full article: Edgar Wright explores ‘glam rock anomaly’ Sparks in docThis image released by the Sundance Institute shows a scene from the Edgar Wright film "The Sparks Brothers," an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Ever heard of the band Sparks? “At some point when you’re a fan of a band like Sparks you become a sort of evangelist for them,” Wright said. “We’d always been hesitant about the idea of having a documentary for Sparks,” said Russell Mael. Wright endeavored to make not just a documentary about Sparks, but to make it feel like a Sparks project as well.
Penguin Random House, PEN America team up to Book the Vote
Read full article: Penguin Random House, PEN America team up to Book the VoteNEW YORK – Neil Gaiman, Anita Hill and Ann Patchett will be among the contributors to Book the Vote, an online initiative to provide information on the electoral system, voting registration and civic topics. Book the Vote is a collaboration among Penguin Random House, PEN America, the non-profit organization When We All Vote and the literary retailer Out of Print, which is owned by Penguin Random House. One feature is called “How America Works” and covers four topics: the right to vote, voting for the president, the Supreme Court and the electoral college. “Truth, facts, press freedom, and the future of open discourse are all on the ballot this November,” PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement. Noseel and Penguin Random House U.S. CEO Madeline McIntosh said they were pleased to be working together to provide credible and authoritative information about the U.S. election and voting rights.