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regina brooks retweeted
9 Jul 2024
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.
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regina brooks retweeted
14 Mar 2024
A pi-prime is a prime number made up of the initial digits of the decimal expansion of π. We know the first 4...
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and the 5th, a 'probable prime', is 16208 digits long, and took 4½ months to compute...
Happy #PiDay
ALT The first 'probable' pi-prime.
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regina brooks retweeted
10 Mar 2024
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…
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30 Nov 2023
Super excited to see this new award x.com/yalereview/status/1729…
29 Nov 2023
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
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21 Nov 2023
Mayor Evans delivers 25,000th free book sent by the Rochester Imagination Library 13wham.com/news/local/mayor-…
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10 Oct 2023
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…
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13 Sep 2023
RT @KarlaforFlorida: On #InternationalLiteracyDay let’s remind everyone about the importance of reading and education. Education is a human…
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29 Aug 2023
So excited to share this beautiful and important book. Thank you @PublishersWkly for a wonderful review publishersweekly.com/9781797…
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27 Jul 2023
This will be my 22nd national book award. This is going to be fun!
25 Jul 2023
SO EXCITED!!!!!! 🔥📚
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regina brooks retweeted
11 Jul 2023
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
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13 Jul 2023
An opera based on an Octavia Butler novel has been decades in the making nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oper… via @nbcnews
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14 Jun 2023
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…
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regina brooks retweeted
21 Apr 2023
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…
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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
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regina brooks retweeted
23 Mar 2023
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.
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19 Mar 2023
The iconic McNally Jackson bookstore in NYC is officially moving timeout.com/newyork/news/the…
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