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A safe ‘simcha’: Finding joy in a pandemic Purim feature A safe ‘simcha’: Finding joy in a pandemic Purim “You know what most of the kids want to be there this year? Superheroes: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman. And you know why? Because superheroes prove that one person can change everything, one person can fix the world. That is something we all need to believe now.” OUR SOURCES “There really is a lot we can do with the kids here at home. And for connection with our com...

Graham Sleight (2015) by Francesca Myman Publishing lead-times being what they are, the extraordinary events of 2020 largely weren’t reflected in the books that came out in the year – or at least, not intentionally. I managed to read a good deal of thought-provoking SF and fantasy this year, but some books seemed even more relevant than expected because of the pandemic-shuttered world they emerged into. How posterity will view them – let alone how it’ll view the books that’ll doubtles...

Snow Angels: Jeff Lemire to Introduce the World in Prose Short Story When Snow Angels launches next week, two of the most acclaimed creators of our time — writer/artist Jeff Lemire and artist Jock — will team up for the first time, bringing a new, 10-issue limited series event together. The series, from the writer of Black Hammer and Wytches and Batman, will be an epic science fiction adventure story, set in a brutal near-future where the world is covered in ice. And to celebrate the re...

SEAN BARRON Heather Moran, a 19-year Boardman High School teacher, left, holds a copy of a book she recently had published. Moran said she assembled a collection of science-themed stories and anecdotes to break down the complicated subject. Next to her is Savannah White, a Boardman High senior who was selected to design the book’s graphics. BOARDMAN — If you are a high school student studying online and find yourself scratching your head when you come across esoteric terms such as “...

In the suspenseful "Bloodline," by Jess Lourey, a family's embrace of its newest member comes at a price.

Amazon Publishing may shift their longstanding stance against allowing libraries to lend their ebooks. The company is said to be in “active discussions” with the Digital Public Library of America to alter its policies. Amazon is reportedly “testing a number of different models” and may lend books as early as 2021, with a spokesperson saying, “We believe libraries serve a critical purpose in communities across the country, and our priority is to make Amazon Publishing eBooks available ...

Good e-Reader Amazon has generally been reluctant to allow libraries to have access to its ebooks, preferring instead to make those available via its own Kindle ebook store. Public advocacy groups and libraries however have taken strong exception to this and are demanding easy availability of the Amazon titles via libraries to allow the public to have easy access to the information contained therein. Fortunately for book lovers, Amazon indicated it is deliberating licensing its digital titles t...

[12/09/20 - 11:00 AM] Amazon Studios to Team with Musician, Bestselling Author and Entrepreneur Jessica Simpson with New Multi-Media Rights Deal Premiering on Amazon Prime Video, the unscripted project is a raw and revealing multi-part docuseries that will include vivid and intimate, never-before-seen personal footage shot over the last decade and will explore the highs and lows of Simpsons life. [via press release from Amazon] AMAZON STUDIOS TO TEAM WITH MUSICIAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ENTREP...