Tag: author
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Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author
[ad_1] An award ceremony that was set to honor a novel by a Palestinian author at the Frankfurt Book Fair next week was canceled on Friday “due to the war in Israel,” according to Litprom, the German literary association that organizes the prize. The novel, by Adania Shibli, is titled “Minor Detail” in English and…
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Nobel Prize: Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins award for literature
[ad_1] Key PointsNorwegian author Jon Fosse has said he is “overwhelmed and grateful” after receiving the Nobel Prize in literature.The Swedish Academy, which awards the prize, said his “innovative plays and prose … give voice to the unsayable”.Fosse is the fourth Norwegian writer to be awarded the Nobel. Norwegian author Jon Fosse, whose sprawling body…
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‘Eve’ author Cat Bohannon says medicine often ignores female bodies : NPR
[ad_1] lupashchenkoiryna/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images lupashchenkoiryna/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images When it comes to biological and medical research, women’s bodies have long been overlooked. Researcher and author Cat Bohannon says there’s a “male norm” in science that prioritizes male bodies over female bodies — in part because males have fewer “complicating” factors. “The majority of studies that use…
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Daughter’s death nearly stopped author Michael Lewis from writing again
[ad_1] Daughter’s death nearly stopped author Michael Lewis from writing again – CBS News Watch CBS News The acclaimed author writes about FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in his new book “Going Infinite.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link
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9/3: The Takeout: Author and professor Matthew Dallek
[ad_1] 9/3: The Takeout: Author and professor Matthew Dallek – CBS News Watch CBS News Author and professor Matthew Dallek joins Major Garrett for this weekend edition of “The Takeout” to discuss his new book, “Birchers: How John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right,” and how a group from the ’60s may have paved the…
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Black Author Uses Children’s Books to Address Corporate Bullying
[ad_1] Corporate mid-level management leader Alvarys Santana is working to end corporate bullying with her children’s books that cover representation, equity, diversity, inclusion (REDI) and disability representation, equity, diversity, inclusion (REDI) and disability of Black, Brown, and Indigenous characters. Santana founded her indie publishing house and virtual bookstore, ASC Books, to give others a voice…
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Trailblazing sex therapist and author of The G Spot was ‘a force of nature,’ says daughter
[ad_1] As It Happens7:25Trailblazing sex therapist and author of The G Spot dies at 102 Alice Kahn Ladas was helping her clients live their best lives right up until the day she died at the age of 102, says her daughter. Ladas, a psychologist and psychotherapist whose career centred on women’s pleasure and reproductive health,…
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Renowned Finance Author Says Bitcoin Price Will Reach $1 Million If This Happens
[ad_1] Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, created Bitcoin in response to the 2008 financial crisis as an alternative to government-controlled money. Since then, Bitcoin has gone to spearhead the crypto industry, with many investors calling it digital gold. Now, renowned finance author Robert Kiyosaki has argued that Bitcoin price could reach $100,000 soon and go as…
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Why this Canadian author wants AI companies to pay up
[ad_1] (Photograph by Ellis Parrinder) More than 10,000 members of the Authors Guild, America’s largest organization for writers, recently co-signed an open letter urging AI leaders at tech companies like Open AI (owner of ChatGPT) and Meta to stop using their work without permission or compensation. “Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays and poetry provide…
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Prince William has ‘resentment’ for Harry, Meghan Markle: author
[ad_1] Prince William and his younger brother Prince Harry were once close siblings at the center of the British royal family. However, their relationship has since soured in the past few years, plagued by Harry’s claims in his book “Spare” as well as his 2020 move to California with his wife, Meghan Markle. Christopher Andersen,…