Joseph Bensmihen Releases 'Taking Your Place at the Table' by BWW News Desk
- October 04, 2017 When Joseph Bensmihen was six years old and in first grade in Montreal, he didn't understand why he couldn't go to a regular school just because he had cerebral palsy. So he walked into the office of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, set down his two canes, and insisted on meeting with Trudeau immediately.
Michael Bay's 451 Media Group Premieres New Graphic Novels from top Hollywood Creators by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2017 451 Media Group, a multi-platform entertainment company, today announced it will exclusively premier nine graphic novels, previously released only in single issue series, created by some of the most sought-after TV and movie writers at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC). Co-founded by acclaimed director and producer Michael Bay, 451 delivers an immersive entertainment experience combining cutting edge digital technology with content from some of the Hollywood's top creative minds.
A New Biography of Kentucky Writers' Hall of Fame Inductee Hits Shelves This Month by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2017 From the Paducah Daily News to Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, the New York World, Irvin S. Cobb made a name for himself as one of the early twentieth century's most celebrated writers. Born in Paducah, Kentucky in 1876, Cobb rose from humble beginnings to become one of the highest-paid journalists in the United States. Critic H. L. Mencken dedicated a chapter of his 1919 book Prejudices to Cobb, saying, He is at once the successor to Mark Twain and the heir of Edgar Allan Poe. In Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of an American Humorist, historian William E. Ellis explores the entire scope of Cobb's life and career. Ellis uses previously unavailable sources, along with the entirety of Cobb's published work spanning nearly fifty years, to document the life and work of the versatile and at times controversial humorist.
Essex Books Presents Shelf Awareness: A Fearless Exploration of the Human Body by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2017 Writer, critic and essayist Carmen Maria Machado's first collection of short stories, Her Body and Other Parties (Graywolf Press, reviewed below), was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. Shelf Awareness spoke with her about the book.
VIDEO: Out Today! Dan Brown Discusses His New Novel ORIGIN by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2017 According to cbsnews.com Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, has a new book out today entitled ORIGIN, which puts God on the edge of extinction.