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Win a Book Wednesday

All this week, enter to win a copy of TINA’S MOUTH: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap (illustrated by Mari Araki). Enter to win HERE! In the tradition of Persepolis and American Born Chinese, a wise and funny high school heroine comes of age. Tina M., sophomore, is a wry and endearing observer of the cliques and mores of Yarborough Academy. (“The name makes it sound fancier...

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Win a Book Wednesday

Win a copy of Lou Beach’s stellar collection of short (and I mean real short) stories, 420 CHARACTERS! Enter to win HERE! Acclaimed artist and illustrator Lou Beach began his writing career by updating his Facebook status, every day, with a new stand-alone story no more than 420 characters long. These narrative gems soon appeared on his website, and then arrived in the literary world. ...

Dec 20th

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“In an increasingly interdependent world our own welfare and happiness depend on...”

– His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dec 20th

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Meet Us Monday: Ben Biggs

This week’s “Meet Us Monday” comes from Ben Biggs, Digital Dude. Seriously, it’s on his business card. What do you do here at HMH? My title is Digital Content Development Associate in Digital Strategies. Right now that mostly means that I do QA (Quality Assurance or digital proofreading) of e-books that have required extra effort by the ebook group. Another of my...

Dec 19th

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Movie trailer for SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, coming out in March 2012, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt. Adapted from our book!

Dec 19th

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Public Radio International: 420-Character Stories →

publicradiointernational: Last week, our show Studio 360 challenged people to send in 420-character stories — this was after Kurt Andersen interviewed Lou Beach, an illustrator who just released a book of 420-character stories. Submissions poured in. Here’s a sampling: Spiced pork rinds are not a great…

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Sandra Bullock on the Today Show →

Talking about EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE. She’s extremely entertaining and incredibly sweet.

Dec 15th

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“When it comes to creating wealth and thereby improving peoples’ material...”

– His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dec 15th

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The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in...

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Play a word game with us on Twitter! →

Dec 13th

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Calling all hipsters, logophiles, sports fans, and...

Looking to slim down and still look totally cool doing it, then check out Chubster by Martin Cizmar which includes practical advice like this: If you’re dieting, you need to scrawl any calorie you drink—even a shot of whiskey or a warm half cup of light beer—in the tally right below wholesome consumables like oatmeal and apples. No excuses, no rationalizations, no forgetting. ...

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A Little Quote Action From Some of Our Favorite...

From Chubster by Martin Cizmar 1. Chubster (noun): An overweight person who considers himself to be a hipster. Someone who is proud to be a fatty mcfatfat…They wear Old Navy Jeans because they can’t fit into anything from Urban Outfitters or from trendy thrift shops. They try to squeeze themselves into small hoodies and H&M T-shirts because slim fitting clothes look...

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Meet Us Monday: Eamon Dolan

Guess who’s back? Eamon’s back. (yes, I’m channeling Eminem to help me here…) Anyway, today’s “Meet Us Monday” comes from Eamon Dolan, VP, Editorial Director of Eamon Dolan Books, who we’re delighted to welcome back to our sunny offices. Let’s learn ALL about him. What do you do here at HMH? I’m VP, Editorial Director of Eamon Dolan Books,...

Dec 12th

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Awesome Stacks Of Books Found In Offices →

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