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Harry's memoir deal: Page Six seemed to have some kind of inside track back in 2021, and described it as a deal for his memoir only. Thetes an on-record comment from Penguin Random House which again only talks about publishing his memoir.

Would not be any surprise if that was the deal, maybe with an option on a second book, rather than a multi-book contract that only his PR pushed.

https://pagesix.com/2021/07/19/prince-harry-earns-20m-from-penguin-random-house-for-memoir/

Okay THANK YOU, an official comment was what I was looking for, and you're right. 'Dohle' refers to Markus Dohle, the CEO of PRH at the time of the deal. He's very one-track about it, the fact we've had no actual confirmation of other books makes me think it's just an option on the next book... and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't exercise it.

"Speaking of the company’s deal with Harry, Dohle said: “All of us at Penguin Random House are thrilled to publish Prince Harry’s literary memoir and have him join the world-renowned leaders, icons, and change-makers we have been privileged to publish over the years.

“Prince Harry has harnessed his extraordinary life experience as a prince, a soldier, and a knowledgeable advocate for social issues, establishing himself as a global leader recognized for his courage and openness. It is for that reason we’re excited to publish his honest and moving story.”

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Some comic news and reviews from around the web to start the day #comics #comicbooks

It was new comic book day yesterday! What’d you all like? What’d you dislike? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web. ICv2 – PRH Announces ‘Global Comics’ Imprint, Inklore – Interesting. The Beat – Tilting at Windmills #295: A deluge of dropping shoes – Thoughts? Reviews Atomic Junk Shop – Anaïs Nin: A Sea of…

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Futureland: Battle for the Park by H.D. Hunter, Khadijah Khatib (Illustrator) - STEM based middle grade sci-fi

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Futureland: Battle for the Park is adventurous, imaginative, and action-packed STEM based middle grade sci-fi with amazing concept and setting. Futureland: Battle for the Park by H.D. Hunter, Khadijah Khatib (Illustrator) Publication Date : November 8, 2022 Publisher : Random House Books for Young ReadersRead Date : December 10, 2022 Genre : Middle Grade / Sci-fi Pages : 320 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating:…

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Is it still called Penguin or Random House or are both names still in use? Is it called Penguin in UK but Random House in US? I've seen it called Penguin more in UK, but not sure?

Penguin Random House is the name of the company. It is gigantic global company with publishers in many countries, including (but not limited to!) the US, UK and Canada.

In the US, the company is divided into multiple "publishing groups", the largest of which are the Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Children's group, Random House group, Random House Children's Group. Under those umbrellas, there are multiple imprints.

In the UK, the company is similarly divided into multiple "publishing houses" (including Penguin UK, PRH Children's UK, etc), and within those there are various imprints. The UK is just smaller, so there are fewer compared to the US. It's my understanding that Penguin has the largest foothold and history in the UK, so the majority of the books you see from PRH UK are probably Penguin titles, though I have no proof of that and haven't done the research, I'll bet you can if you are really interested. :-)

So, to answer your question, all of the above, no, and probably.

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Penguin Random House chief quits after Simon & Schuster deal collapses

Penguin Random House chief quits after Simon & Schuster deal collapses

Markus Dohle, the longstanding chief executive of Penguin Random House, has quit the world’s biggest book publisher after failing to secure antitrust approval to buy US rival Simon & Schuster. German media group Bertelsmann, the parent of PRH, said it regretted the decision taken by Dohle, who oversaw 15 years of expansion that gave the publisher an outsized presence in the global book trade,…

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World War She-Hulk! The planet has become more fractured and volatile than ever - especially for the Avengers. And when She-Hulk is declared a global menace, Russia's mightiest heroes, the Winter Guard, are tasked with bringing her to justice! Now, Jen Walters will face a fate that not even a Hulk could hope to endure. The Red Room is the secret furnace where some of the world's greatest assassins and super-killers have been forged - and it will transform Jen into something terrifying. The Winter Hulk is about to be unleashed on the world - including a dark and bloody mission beneath the waves in Atlantis! And the only one who may be able to stop her is...Gorilla-Man? No matter who wins, She-Hulk and the Avengers will be changed forever! Collecting AVENGERS (2018) #46-50. Rated T+

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‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief Antonio Guterres amid coronavirus crisis - world news

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‘Worst yet to come’ for countries in conflict, says UN chief Antonio Guterres amid coronavirus crisis - world news

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

“The worst is yet to come,” Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like Syria, Libya and Yemen.

“The COVID-19 storm is now coming to all these theatres of conflict.”

Guterres said there had been some progress following his March 23 call for peace, but that fighting still rages in a number of countries, hampering the ability to put into place plans to combat the virus.

“The need is urgent,” Guterres said at a UN press conference.

“The virus has shown how swiftly it can move across borders, devastate countries and upend lives.”

He said that parties to conflict in a number of countries, including Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Libya, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen, have expressed support for his call.

“But there is a huge distance between declarations and deeds — between translating words into peace on the ground and in the lives of people,” Guterres said.

“In many of the most critical situations, we have seen no let-up in fighting — and some conflicts have even intensified.”

While expressing gratitude for support of his earlier call from some 70 countries, NGO groups and religious leaders worldwide including Pope Francis, Guterres said more concrete work was necessary.

“We need robust diplomatic efforts to meet these challenges. To silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace,” he said.

Guterres did not mention the UN Security Council, where divisions between the United States and China have blocked action.

The EU “strongly supports” the call, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after a video conference of the bloc’s foreign ministers.

“We urge all those involved in armed conflicts anywhere in the world to engage in efforts to find a political solution to the conflict,” Borrell told a media conference in Brussels.

– Call for more aid –

Since the beginning of the global pandemic, the Security Council has not met once on COVID-19, making no statement or joint resolution.

On Thursday the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for international cooperation and “multilateralism” in addressing the virus, which has infected more than one million worldwide and killed more than 50,000.

Guterres appealed for developed countries and multilateral institutions to do more to aid poorer countries face the pandemic.

“To act early rather than later is essential… This is particularly true with the developing world,” he said.

Guterres noted that the ceasefire in Idlib, Syria is holding but said it needs to be expanded to the entire country to allow full efforts to slow the coronavirus spread.

But he also said expressions of support for a ceasefire by different factions fighting in Libya had not ended the violence.

“This war is now not allowing the response to COVID-19 to take place,” he said.

“This is the moment to stop. It’s not morally acceptable to continue with this conflict.”

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Apocalypse Mind Share

Hello everyone out there! I am back! I know, it has been years and much has happened since. You’re probably curious as to what happened, in a way, me too. Sometimes writing things out helps us remember where we have been in order to know where we are going.

First of all, I came out of my cave for the first time because we are living in extraordinary times. A global pandemic with the COVID19 virus that is killing thousands of people, potentially millions within a few months if it cannot be controlled (as it seem to be the case). 

My mind drifts back to those days at Singularity University and Ray Kurzweil talking about the Singularity timeline, the 2045 Initiative starting soon after with their infamous “Open Letter to the United Nations”. I can’t believe the Dalai Lama jumped on-board, but more importantly, Ray signed it under his new role of Director of Engineering for Google! I was not surprised to see Google’s historical data of company acquisitions (one per week) starting 2012. It was epic to see Google give birth to Alphabet, acquiring and creating the tools it needed to build the Singularity. Yet it was still missing the magic sauce, the 5G network and DWave to make computational astrophysics a seamless integration of information spaces. 

There was also the underlying concern of the acquisition of Boston Dynamics and their military dog robots, which created an eerie sense of Terminator meets an apocalyptic future of hunting down “chipped” humans. Boston Dynamics has since been sold by Alphabet, and humanoid A.I. robots like Sophia were created, showcased around the world like a weird circus freak show, and then decommissioned because of their lack of empathy. Go figure, their vision of the future does not include humans.

Fast forward to mid 2012, I tore my achilles tendon which ended my days of glory in the tech world. At that point I was told that my blog was quite popular with Google employees, which came as a total shock because I thought no one read my blog. I had been writing and posting for myself, perhaps as a means to track my own personal leyend and remind myself of what I have achieved and accomplished in the times when I felt down, sad, depressed or like I hadn’t achieved anything with life. No I am not damaged goods, have never been on meds, but I have experienced (like most) challenges, gender discrimination, trauma stemming from being raped...but this writing is not about that, there will be other posts to address those topics at a later date. 

What this IS about is that long journey out of the hole I ended up in, 8 months to completely heal from the injury and be able to walk normally again. Being bed-ridden for weeks, then a wheelchair for months until I could handle crutches with excruciating pain. Trust me, anyone would feel like giving up during such a slow recovery. At the time we were living far from the city and my husband had to go to work, which meant I was alone most of the day and in bed unable to move. Amazing to see so many people on social media complaining about their “Self isolation” during the COVID19 pandemic, they have it easy compared to what I went through. Nevertheless, time went by and I came to realize I had to stop spending my day on social media trying to save what was left of my business contacts and network. No one was going to hire me anytime soon in a world that required hitting the ground running every day, travel, presentations, summits, face to face meetings, and physical production to stay relevant with the people that truly matter. The tech world sold the idea of remote work through telepresence, holographic displays, tele-conferencing, etc., but the reality was that it was not massively adopted or utilized for part-time or full-time distance-employment.

What I did manage to do during these hard times was vow to learn something new every day. So I went on an exploration of YouTube videos and open source tools, which taught be how to edit videos, create websites, get started on bitcoin and blockchain foundations, and then learn to use multiple audio and visualization platforms for Transmedia. I then took a deep dive into multiplayer gaming, and not just as an Avatar-user roaming the virtual creations of others, but as a builder of simulations. By the time I was done with my healing journey, my Avatar had gained more notoriety than my real life persona. I was co-producing virtual art experiences, like a concert inside of a Volcano, gallery openings and plays and then live-streaming to the real world. My Avatar was making virtual money as my real self was on unemployment.

Eventually, my family felt sorry for me so they hired me to manage the company finances. My parents and grandmother had been to the hospital within weeks of each other, so I felt the need to contribute and help out with their legacy as well. It was a decent exchange, for about a year, but as the saying goes “it’s not a good idea to do business with family”. I had completely given up my dream and was now living a reality of something that wasn’t my passion, only to realize I had dug myself in a deeper hole. I should have left sooner, but my sense of responsibility and “ I got this” blurred the way back to my life in Tech. Eventually when I did leave, it was hard to find work as most employers were not open to the value of being employed by the family business where I had a posh position that paid well. 

“Why did you leave”, is all I kept being asked.

What was I supposed to answer? Tell the truth about wanting to stand on my own two feet, not have to go into meetings where people kissed my ass because I was the daughter of the owners of the company. The employees did not value the work that I did or felt I deserved the title or position, and they were right. I could have been a hypocrite and ride that nepotism until the fat lady sings, but it is not right or optimal for the better good of the company.

I would opt to answer the “why did you leave” question with the general answer of  “I wanted to move toward a better opportunity”. Unfortunately most of the hiring managers I encountered didn’t consider their company or work as “a better opportunity”. It reminded me of the time at Burning Man in 2007 when I worked as a lead coordinator of Entheon Village, worked all week during the worst dust storms and winds, only to leave at night on break to “see the city” and “find the cool things to do” and have everyone I met tell me they were going to Entheon. Surely there must be other options.

Flash forward, I obviously had to recreate myself, start from zero and build from the ground up. It was no easy task! I had to swallow my pride and understand that if I had achieved great things before, I could do it again. 

Eventually I ended up going back to my roots of what inspired me about the Future in the first place. Guess where I landed? I closed my eyes and found myself in front of Ray Kurzweil again, talking about the Singularity and challenging us to positively impact 1 billion people in the next 10 years. I opened my eyes, looked at the calendar, how much time did I have to make that happen? Approximately 1 year and 8 months. Was I in a position to go for it? Yes, I had managed to get my foot in the door at a Fortune 300 that provides global food supply to over 100 countries. So what did I do? I applied to Harvard (HBS) and pitched the most batshit crazy personal statement imaginable, mentioned the goal of positively impacting 1 billion people by May 2021, and added the cherry on top of the cake by mentioning a disruption in 2020 that could potentially disrupt humanity, permanently. 

The result was an acceptance letter into the Harvard Business Analytics with Artificial Intelligence program AND a partial scholarship, the VP of Analytics for the Fortune 300 I work for agreeing to supply me with company data to build my case scenarios, Ethics and Compliance agreeing to back me legally with NDA’s to Harvard (after making me sign on the dotted line about “Safeguarding Company Information”). One month after this happened, the Coronavirus hit Wuhan, then spread to China, then became a global pandemic. Prophetic timing? 

I have some ideas about the Future, post-pandemic, which keep me up at night. They have to do with biological warfare for population control, nano-RFID’s implanted into critical mass via a vaccine, and Morpheus coming to a brain near you via 5G. Are you ready to go down the rabbit hole? Stay tuned for my next mind dump.

Disclosure: I am mind dumping right now, so yes, there will be spelling and grammatical mistakes. Remember, I am writing for me, not because I think anyone out there is following or reading this. However, if any Hollywood types want to use my Mind Dumps to pitch movie or Netflix ideas, include me in as a writer. Don’t just hijack my life and expect me not to find out. We live in a time of technology where you can’t get away with that anymore.

- PRH 3/28/20

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‘An Extraordinarily Strong Track Record’

Emphasizing Sourcebooks‘ position as North America’s largest woman-owned trade book publisher in North America, today’s (May 21) news from the offices of its founding CEO Dominique Raccah and Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House USA, announces that Penguin Random House has acquired a 45-percent share of Sourcebooks.

The news is being described in press material as leaving Sourcebooks with “no changes in its leadership, management, publishing autonomy, or entrepreneurial culture.”

Sourcebooks retains 55 percent of its ownership, with Penguin Random House (PRH) taking a 45-percent stake, and—typical of the innovative ways Raccah has been known for developing her company—media messaging is referring to the deal as a “collaborative partnership.”

“Through its shareholding with Penguin Random House,” the initial statement from the companies reads, “Sourcebooks will be able to tap into resources and capabilities that will allow an even broader and deeper approach to domestic and global markets.  And the companies expect to work together on any number of new, shared programs aimed at reaching readers and supporting authors.”

A five-seat governing board handling the new arrangement is to include, according to reporting from Michael Cader at Publishers Lunch, Raccah, McIntosh, Raccah’s husband Ray Bennett, Sourcebooks’ senior vice-president Barbara Briel, and Nina von Moltke at PRH.

In a comment to Publishers Weekly‘s Jim Milliot, McIntosh has said that Penguin Random House has no plan to take a majority stake in Sourcebooks. “Sourcebooks does fantastic stuff,” she’s quoted saying. “We want to help them get bigger, and we think we can learn from each other.”

McIntosh is using “Let Sourcebooks be Sourcebooks” as the approach she says she expects to have in the partnership, and Raccah is reflecting that in saying that her company will keep its office locations intact, in Naperville, Illnois, New York City, Connecticut, and Arizona.

The Independent Publisher Evolves

The result of the news of the partnership creates an interesting inflection point for Sourcebooks, which has emphasized its independence as a driving dynamic of its success. What it becomes now is something different, an independent almost half-owned by the very biggest force in corporate publishing—albeit with insistent statements from both sides that nothing in the Sourcebooks DNA is changing, perhaps most particularly what the company calls its “independent vision.”

In a discussion on its site of its background, the publisher writes that Sourcebooks’ “independent vision” is primary. “For us, it means a passion for books and a dedication to the belief that books change lives. It means innovative publishing, where every book is personal and every author’s voice has a place. And it means not being afraid to say ‘I don’t know’ and forging a new path when we have to. We are a group of passionate, energetic and enthusiastic book lovers, and we are committed to helping readers experience each book.”

Founded in Naperville in 1987, the house now produces some 400 titles annually, and children’s books have continued to dominate its output.

If there was a definable turning point for many in the media who cover the company, it might have been the surprising traction that Raccah was able to achieve with her line of personalized kids’ books, the imprint called Put Me in the Story. Now operating as a major division with its own site and presence, the development of the line has been fueled by the company’s ability to attract major-brand licensing deals including Marvel’s The Avengers and Spider-Man, Disney and its Mickey Mouse brand, Sesame Street and more.

For several years, a call from Raccah was usually led by a triumphant, “We just got National Geographic!” or “We just got Curious George!” or “The newest one is Pete the Cat!”

Of interest to Publishing Perspectives readers will be the messaging this week of how Raccah wants to do more international work with the company, and that that’s part of what the Penguin Random House partnership will enable. Cader quotes McIntosh saying that the Sourcebooks investment “means that we will participate financially in their performance and, over time, will be able to provide support for continued growth into new channels, markets, and ventures.”

This is being echoed in Milliot’s write, which says, “One area where the companies will have conversations is awareness of Sourcebooks’ brand on a global level, and how PRH can best help to expand it. McIntosh added that over time, PRH will support Sourcebooks’ continued growth into new channels, markets, and ventures.”

While Frankfurter Buchmesse trade visitors long have been familiar with Raccah and Sourcebooks, certainly, the company has remained—in international trade eyes—a remarkably resilient and impressive independent publisher but one very much rooted in American soil and industry and not, at least as a defining characteristic, a company with a strong international priority.

Many would welcome a more aggressive offshore stance from this company, particularly as it moves in children’s work for more than half its operation. Perhaps the time is right, in Raccah’s estimation, for that to change, and certainly, PRH is unmatched as the Big Five leader with international channels waiting for her to leverage.

Sourcebook’s array of imprints may surprise some who haven’t followed the company’s developments into various readership communities and interests. Some of them are:

Sourcebooks, itself (1987)

Sourcebooks Casablanca (1996)

Sourcebooks Fire (2010)

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (2007)

Sourcebooks Landmark (2001)

Cumberland House (2008)

Little Pickle Press (2017)

Put Me in the Story (2012)

Simple Truths, Small Books with Big Impact (2013)

And in its self-descriptive literature, Sourcebooks calls itself, after 32 years, “Still publishing innovative mixed-media titles, now in thrilling new digital formats, as well as bestselling titles in historical fiction, college guides, study aids, baby names, parenting, romance, business, and children’s books.” Clearly, diversification has been a hallmark of Raccah’s progress, and in comments overnight, she has referred to Penguin Random House as being guided by a similar impetus.

Deloitte advised Sourcebooks on the finances of the partnership, the numbers of which aren’t being made public.

In the day’s media messaging, McIntosh is quoted, saying, “Sourcebooks is an amazing success story with an extraordinarily strong track record of building sustainable growth, and Dominique is a great publisher and entrepreneur whom I have long admired.  We now have a singular opportunity to forge a partnership of shared vision and values, and together grow our businesses, as we shape readers’ lives through the books we publish.”

For her part, Raccah—ever a fan of exclamation points—says, “Penguin Random House has a long history of fostering publishing entrepreneurs, and we’re excited to be joining that tradition. Our new colleagues are brilliant publishers, doing extraordinary work.  We are very excited to be working with them.

“Sourcebooks has developed a new model in the book space that is agile, data-centric, and customer-centric, and we do it all from America’s heartland.  This partnership is a continuation of our new model and another example of PRH’s remarkable, diversified approach to the market.

“We’re very excited to develop this new approach to creating the future together!”

It can be expected that McIntosh and Raccah’s news will dominate the BookExpo session next week on May 30 titled “The Power of Retail: Making Books, Authors, and Building Community,” at noon (1E16) with ReaderLink’s Dennis Abboud, Barnes & Noble’s Tim Mantel, and the American Booksellers Association’s Oren Teicher. NPR’s Lynn Neary moderates.

More from Publishing Perspectives on Penguin Random House is here, and more from us on Sourcebooks is here.

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Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes - YA dystopian fantasy

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Nubia: The Awakening Nubia is gripping, fast paced, tense and amazing YA dystopian fantasy. Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps, Clarence A. Haynes Publication Date : November 8, 2022 Publisher : Delacorte Press Read Date : December 2, 2022 Genre : YA, Fantasy Pages : 368 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Tea for this book : White + Saffron Tea Disclaimer : Many thanks to PRH International for…

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Shrewsbury + News from our partners: Trust Dietetics team stir up an appetite for Nutrition and Hydration Week

News from our partners Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) 

The Dietetics team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is getting behind Nutrition and Hydration Week, which runs from 11-17 March 2019, with a series of events.

Nutrition and Hydration Week is aimed at highlighting, promoting and celebrating improvements in the provision of nutrition – locally, nationally and globally. Its purpose is to bring people together to create energy, focus and fun in order to highlight and educate people on the value of food and drink in maintaining well-being in health and social care.

The Dietetics team will be running an information stall from 10am-2pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday in the main inpatient reception at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH), and on Friday next to the canteen at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford (PRH). Tina Cheung, Nutrition Support Lead Dietitian, has also written on the subject of malnutrition. Her blog can be read here.

Tina Cheung

Tina said:

“Around 3 million people in the UK are at risk of malnutrition, and as a team we want to raise awareness of the risks and promote the good practices that can help to prevent it.

“We are using Nutrition and Hydration Week to introduce ‘MUST’ and ‘Think Food’, initiatives that will be coming to our wards soon. MUST is a 5-step screening tool to identify if an individual is malnourished, at risk of malnutrition or obese. It also includes management guidelines which can be used to develop a care plan. A ‘Think Food’ approach means using ordinary foods and drinks to increase your nutritional intake.

“On Wednesday it’s national ‘Swallow Awareness Day’ where we will collaborate with Speech and Language Therapists to raise awareness of IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative). On ‘Thirsty Thursday’, the Dementia team will be joining us at the Mytton Restaurant to promote hydration and last but not least, on ‘Fruity Friday’ we will be reinforcing the government recommendation of achieving ‘5-a-day’.

“We will move forward from the week working closely with the Trust’s catering team to provide nourishing snacks to all wards.”

SaTH’s Dietitians work across RSH and PRH, providing nutritional expertise to patients and staff. They also provide individualised treatment plans for patients on community hospital wards, home enteral feeding and patients in their own homes referred by interdisciplinary care teams in the community.

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July 14, 2018

Here is the top literary news of the week:

Maisie Williams Says Goodbye to Game of Thrones and Arya

Bookstore Owner Calls Cops After Woman Accosts Steve Bannon

Buckingham Palace celebrates 50 years of Man Booker Prize

Four Houston Schools Receive 27,000 Books To Restock Libraries Damaged By Harvey

As Their Publicists Cringe, Best-Selling Authors Enter the Political Fray

Why aren't schools teaching black literature?

Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient wins prestigious Golden Man Booker Prize

Dracula revived by Stoker descendant

Fifty years ago, a Navajo group recorded oral histories from 450 elders on 1,700 reel-to-reel tapes. Now, the collection is being preserved for future generations.

Saoirse Ronan is the Queen of Book-to-Film Adaptations

James Dashner says he's working on his first book since being dropped by publisher

Films based on books take 44% more at the box office

The Players’ Tribune eyes European expansion

ALA approves Graphic Novel Roundtable

LIU Post project digitizes pieces of Long Island history

VISITING AN EXPERIMENTAL, DO-IT-YOURSELF LIBRARY IN BROOKLYN

Doughty pleas with politicians to 'support copyright and libraries'

The Must-Read Book Empowering Young Black Women

New library website provides digital front door to Harvard resources

Justice Among the Jell-O Recipes: The Feminist History of Food Journalism

Tommy Orange and the New Native Renaissance

WHY I ADDED, THEN DELETED, TRUMP  FROM MY NOVEL

How young writers are leading a poetry comeback

Alice Williams launches children’s literary agency

Research Library Associations Commit to Principles of Net Neutrality

Harry Potter auction: How much are signed books worth?

R.L. Stine Is Working on a Creepy New Line of Graphic Novels

Keira Knightley Fights for Authorship, Sexual Expression in First ‘Colette’ Trailer

ON WRITING A SHORT STORY: ‘EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS HAPPENING, ALL THE TIME.’

The ancient library where the books are under lock and key

Library of the Year: shortlist spotlight

Chibundu Onuzo Recommends a Reading List of African Authors

$25M rehab at Providence Public Library to focus on ‘lifetime education’

Title Wave Use Bookstore is a Retirement Home For Portland’s Use Library Books

Adams Ave bookstore, a Normal Heights landmark since 1965, is closing

Joe Dunthorne: ‘On the Road takes longer to read than it did to write’

Iranian authorities arrest ‘Instagram celebrities’, in effort to assert control over social media

PRH strikes two-year partnership with National Literacy Trust

Long-Time Employees Buy Capitol Hill Books From Its Beloved, Curmudgeonly Owner

BRITAIN’S LITERARY ELITE IS BECOMING LESS MULTILINGUAL AND GLOBAL

Why Bharathi is called a 'Mahakavi'?

Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Burn Jewish Prayer Book as Women Visit Western Wall

Sunsetting of the Open Access Fund

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Rome Wins the Global Race for the World's First Property Auction on Blockchains

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Rome Wins the Global Race for the World's First Property Auction on Blockchains

LOS ANGELES/June 14, 2018 (STLRealEstate.News) — With all eyes fixed on cryptocurrency, a centuries-old Roman mansion, the famous Palazzetto, is making history as the world’s first property to ever be auctioned on blockchain on June 28th, 2018. The auction will be hosted by Hilton & Hyland, the country’s leading luxury brokerage with 3.3 billion in annual sales through an online collaboration with Propy.com, a global property store and decentralized title registry, that facilitated the world’s first property transferred on blockchain.

“The auction shows real estate’s growing trust in blockchain,” says Rick Hilton, Chairman of Hilton & Hyland “and provides crypto investors an opportunity to diversify and solidify their portfolio with a trophy asset.”

The auction demonstrates the security that blockchain technology brings to real estate—an impenetrable record that cannot be manipulated or destroyed. In 2017, 20 homes were sold with cryptocurrency worldwide and that number is set to increase in 2018. To date, the most expensive home ever to be sold using cryptocurrencies was a 7 bedroom Miami estate purchased with 455 bitcoins, an equivalent value of $6 million. Real estate has been one of the most exciting uses of the blockchain because it accelerates the closing process, and minimizes fees by recording titles through “smart contracts” digitally that are stored on the blockchain forever and immutable.

“We’re excited to partner with Hilton and Hyland to add another first to the list—making the hallowed tradition of auctions more transparent and secure using distributed ledger technology,” said Natalia Karayaneva, founder of Propy.

ABOUT THE PALAZZETTO:

In the heart of Rome, a minute walkable to The Coliseum and Vatican City lies The Palazzetto, a 16th century masterpiece built by the famous architect and sculptor Giacomo Della Porta. The mansion is composed of 17,362 sq ft or 1613 meters including 11 bedrooms, 15.5 bathrooms, a enchanting private garden; and a sprawling rooftop terrace that provides breathtaking 360 degree views of the Eternal City including the Dome of St. Peter. Fully renovated the property can be used as an income property with three separate units or conjoined into a four story luxury residence. A priceless collection of furniture and frescos from the 16th – 19th century are included with the property. The Palazzetto is a one of a kind opportunity to own a piece of Renaissance updated with all the modern day amenities.

For more information on the auction & to register visit: www.GreatBeautyInRome.com OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE: Rick Hilton  Hilton & Hyland  310-858-5406 Rick@HiltonHyland.com MEDIA CONTACT: Alexander Ali  The SOCIETY Group 310-579-7275  197146@email4pr.comPROPY CONTACT: Su Panya  PRH  310-425-4792  su.panya@prhacker.comSOCIAL HANDLE:  @GreatBeautyInRome

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SOURCE: The Palazzetto