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Here's How Much Disney Has Made Off Marvel and Star Wars
Marvel and Star Wars have generated $11.6 billion and $13.2 billion in value, respectively, since their $4 billion acquisitions in 2009 and 2012
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Tip sheet: Breaking into ghostwriting books
Want to break into book ghostwriting and collaborating? Follow these helpful tips from two industry experts.
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The Secret Meeting That Broke Our Food System
Did you know you can patent a living thing? Decades of lobbying made that possible. Now just four companies control the intellectual property behind nearly ALL of the food we eat. We call them the "Life Cartel" and we broke down their plot to privatize everything.
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Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity.
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Texas Board of Education urged to reject climate-accurate textbooks
Republican state official pans scientific consensus as a “woke environmental agenda.”
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History in Ink: Preserving the World’s Largest Cartoon and Comic Collection
From 1920s manga to Captain Marvel to Calvin and Hobbes, there’s no telling what treasures you’ll uncover at this unique institution.
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Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?
Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?
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Robots Are People, Too: On the Ways Writers Use Non-Human Characters to Tell Human Stories
Sapient machines have appeared in stories for over a hundred years, but they’re just one example in our long tradition of using non-human characters to tell stories about ourselves.
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Kate Winslet: I Chose to Do ‘Small’ Movies After ‘Titanic’ Because ‘Being Famous Was Horrible’
The Oscar winner expressed relief that her excessive fame has died down slightly — though she still has to avoid “Titanic” fans whenever she’s on a boat.
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TV Actors Getting Back To Work After SAG-AFTRA Strike As Series Start Setting Return To Production Dates
Film and TV cameras are finally set to roll again as SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. The strike is officially over at 12:01 AM tonight, ending a six-month production pause d…
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Classic books can be easy to read if you know where to start
Classic books can be challenging reads, but with technology all around, it doesn't have to be. Whether it's using Google to search up unknown words or listening to audiobooks instead of reading, all are useful when it comes to the Classics.
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17 Behind-The-Scenes Stories From 'Galaxy Quest'
You'll want to say, "'By Grabthar's Hammer!" ...This is fun, with some surprising anecdotes.
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Why the Age of Marvel Is Not Quite Over
After bombing with ‘The Marvels’ and releasing a glut of projects in recent years, there is still hope for the studio to push through the wreckage.
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Romantasies are steaming up the publishing world
A spicy, more adult take on the fantasy genre
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Restless
CocoRosie
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Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories
Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
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Louis Armstrong Gets the Last Word on Louis Armstrong
For decades, Americans have argued over the icon’s legacy. But his archives show that he had his own plans.
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The secret life of a ghostwriter
What does it take to lend one's writing to someone else? A ghostwriter who has authored multiple books offers a peek into the world of writing sans the fame.
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Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense
When people first meet authors, they always ask the same question—how did you get started in this business? I’m a bit a rarity. Wrote my first novel at seventeen, sold it at twenty, hit the bestsel…
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Porn addicts, vicars, madmen and murderers: Sarah Ogilvie on the Oxford English Dictionary’s unlikely writers
In a 70-year crowdsourcing project, a motley global public sent in the words and definitions that would form the first OED. Ogilvie reveals the shocking stories behind the book’s birth