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LAOC is proud to sponsor the next installment of @aalitagents DEI Committee's "In Conversation" series, Reaching Readers: Black Bookstore Owners in Conversation. The panel will be hosted on Zoom 7/11 at 1pm EST. Publishing professionals can register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
ALT The Association of American Literary Agents' DEI Committee presents "Reaching Readers: Black Bookstore Owners in Conversation," an installment in the LAOC-sponsored "In Conversation" series, which presents opportunities for learning, listening, and growth along the DEI continuum across the publishing industry. The event will take place July 11th, from 1 to 2 pm EST. Zoom registration and attendance is open to all members of the publishing industry. Post displays a light blue background with a dark blue swoop at the bottom third of the page.
regina brooks retweeted
A pi-prime is a prime number made up of the initial digits of the decimal expansion of π. We know the first 4...
3,
31,
314159,
31415926535897932384626433832795028841
and the 5th, a 'probable prime', is 16208 digits long, and took 4½ months to compute...
Happy #PiDay
ALT The first 'probable' pi-prime.
regina brooks retweeted
Doesn't really matter whether this film is recognized by the Motion Picture Academy at tonight's #Oscars2024 #Oscars : It should be recognized by our people. Take half an hour and watch this concrete example of Africana Governance and Ways of Knowing: youtu.be/1amOPUn49aM?si=zEzN…
A New Literary Prize Taps a Jury Living Behind Bars nytimes.com/2023/12/04/books…
Super excited to see this new award xitter.cf/yalereview/status/1729…
We're thrilled to announce the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a new biennial prize that recognizes artful and innovative book-length works of nonfiction, co-sponsored by @yalepress and judged by @meghanor. Submissions open January 15, 2024! 🗓️ For details: yalereview.org/book-prize
Mayor Evans delivers 25,000th free book sent by the Rochester Imagination Library 13wham.com/news/local/mayor-…
So thrilled to launch this title today! The First Magazine for Black Children Is Revisited, Its Message Still Resonant nytimes.com/2023/10/09/books…
regina brooks retweeted
On #InternationalLiteracyDay let’s remind everyone about the importance of reading and education. Education is a human right. #BanFascistsNotBooks #FreedomToRead #ReadingOpensTheWorld
So excited to share this beautiful and important book. Thank you @PublishersWkly for a wonderful review publishersweekly.com/9781797…
regina brooks retweeted
VIRTUAL EVENT ALERT: Hachette Book Group is proud to partner with Hurston/Wright Foundation to present “The Black Writer’s Guide to Being Agent-Ready,” a panel discussion moderated by Little, Brown VP Executive Editor Tracy Sherrod.
RSVP here: bit.ly/3D9G3Qo
An opera based on an Octavia Butler novel has been decades in the making nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oper… via @nbcnews
In support of Literary Agents of Change I'm donating a one on one book proposal workshop to their Literary Auction for Change. Register now to start bidding. Auction ends June 18th! givebutter.com/c/laocauction…
regina brooks retweeted
It's time to VOTE! I am thrilled to share that SYMPHONY OF SECRETS is a top 3 #ficpick for @MaryCalviTV @CBSNews New York #BookClub!
But don’t just take my word for it — The @nytimes calls Symphony of Secrets “pitch-perfect”! Voting ends April 23!
cbsnews.com/newyork/essentia…
regina brooks retweeted
As a leading force in advocating for the interests of agents, authors, and other rights holders, AALA stands united against book bans. We believe in protecting the freedom to read without censorship. #uniteagainstbookbans @uabookbans
regina brooks retweeted
Book challenges nearly DOUBLED in 2022: uniteagainstbookbans.org/202…. Take action. Join the #UniteAgainstBookBans campaign and find tools to fight for the freedom to read at UniteAgainstBookBans.org.
ALT 1,269 attempts to ban or restrict library materials in 2022.
The iconic McNally Jackson bookstore in NYC is officially moving timeout.com/newyork/news/the…
