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08/26/2021

The #19thAmendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution #onthisday in 1920.

08/09/2021

"This is the first thing
I have understood:
Time is the echo of an axe
Within a wood."

Philip Larkin was born #onthisday in 1922

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08/06/2021

#ASA2021 attendees! Stop by Macmillan's booth in the virtual exhibit hall to explore new and acclaimed titles for your sociology courses: https://bit.ly/3lInmf1

08/04/2021

Join Michelle Bowdler, author of IS R**E A CRIME?, in conversation with Anita Hill on Tuesday, 8/17, at 12 p.m. EST!

Register and learn more here: https://bit.ly/3ijDBNA

07/29/2021

#OnThisDay in 1958: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA

#OnThisDayinHistory

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Sixty years ago, 13 Freedom Riders set out to fight injustice during the civil rights era, putting their lives on the li...

07/23/2021

Freedom Rider, 78, talks about his fight for equal rights

Sixty years ago, 13 Freedom Riders set out to fight injustice during the civil rights era, putting their lives on the line in the pursuit of equal rights.

Among them was Charles Person, author of BUSES ARE A COMIN': MEMOIR OF A FREEDOM RIDER. Watch his interview with Today Show:

https://www.today.com/video/freedom-rider-78-talks-about-his-fight-for-equal-rights-117065285637

Sixty years ago, 13 activists both Black and white set out to fight injustice during the civil rights era, putting their lives on the line in the pursuit of equal rights. Among them was Charles Person, author of the new book “Buses Are a Comin’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider,” who talks to TODAY.....

07/21/2021

✨TODAY (7/21) at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT): Join New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean as she takes over our Instagram account (@macmillanreads)!

Tune in to spend the day with Emiko discussing TOKYO EVER AFTER, life as an author, and more! ✨

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07/20/2021

#OnThisDay in 1969, Apollo 11 became the first mission to ever land humans on the Moon.

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07/13/2021

Black Lives Matter was founded #onthisday in 2013 by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi

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07/12/2021

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.”—Pablo Neruda

#Poet and #NobelLaureate Pablo Neruda was born #onthisday in 1904.

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07/02/2021

“For in the end, it is all about memory, its sources and its magnitude, and of course, its consequences.”

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Elie Wiesel’s passing. He dedicated his life to advocating for humanity and became a voice for the voiceless. We continue to honor his memory and legacy.

07/01/2021

“This life is but the childhood of our immortality.”

National Book Award winner Denis Johnson was born #OnThisDay in 1949. #bornonthisday

06/03/2021

‘Frightening’ Tale of Senegalese Soldier Wins International Booker Prize

'Frightening’ Tale of Senegalese Soldier Wins International Booker Prize

The New York Times Books looks at David Diop's AT NIGHT ALL BLOOD IS BLACK, winner of the #2021InternationalBooker!
The Booker Prizes

https://t.co/8IB3XZpBB1?amp=1

“At Night All Blood Is Black,” a novel written by David Diop and translated by Anna Moschovakis, had already received rave reviews.

Come join us! Register to participate in the next event in Macmillan Publishers' Book + Author series: a virtual book cl...

06/02/2021

Book + Author: Raven Leilani - Crowdcast

Come join us! Register to participate in the next event in Macmillan Publishers' Book + Author series: a virtual book club event with award-winning author Raven Leilani!

Register here: https://bit.ly/3uMLxtH

Register now for Macmillan Publishers's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Tuesday June 08, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT.

05/19/2021

"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

American civil rights leader and activist Malcolm X was born #onthisday in 1925. #BornOnThisDay

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05/11/2021

TODAY (5/11): Don't miss Saraciea J Fennell's closing keynote address at International Literacy Association's Children's Literature Intensive!

Register for the #ILAIntensive now to hear from Saraciea J. Fennell,
Asha Bromfield, Bethany C Morrow, and more incredible authors!

http://bit.ly/ILAChildrensLitIntensive

05/06/2021

TOMORROW (5/7) at 12 p.m. ET: Join author and actress Asha Bromfield as she takes over our Instagram account (@macmillanreads)!

Mark your calendars and get ready to spend the day with Asha!
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05/04/2021

The first Freedom Ride departed Washington D.C. #OnThisDay in 1961. Today marks sixty years since the start of this historic ride.

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TONIGHT (4/29) at 7 p.m. EST: Don't miss Charles Person, Freedom Rider and author of BUSES ARE A COMIN', speaking virtua...

04/29/2021

Historically Speaking: Buses are A Comin': A Conversation with Freedom Rider Charles Person

TONIGHT (4/29) at 7 p.m. EST: Don't miss Charles Person, Freedom Rider and author of BUSES ARE A COMIN', speaking virtually at National Museum of African American History and Culture!

Learn more and register here: https://s.si.edu/3aQ7tga

Buses Are a Comin’ provides a front-row view of the struggle to belong in America, as Charles Person, the youngest of the original Freedom Riders, whose social justice colleagues include: Congressman John Lewis, journalist and pacifist James Peck, and CORE field secretary Genevieve Hughes. Charles...

04/28/2021

Macmillan Learning Announces Panel for BIPOC College Students Exploring Careers in Publishing

New York, April 15, 2021 -- Macmillan Learning, a privately-held, family-owned educational publishing and solutions company, will be hosting “From Our Perspective: Black Professionals in Publishing” panel discussion in collaboration with Macmillan Publishers. Sponsored by the company's employee ...

04/27/2021

“There comes a time when time itself is ready for a change.”

Activist and author Coretta Scott King was born on this day in 1927 #OnThisDay

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04/23/2021

Happy birthday to the Bard! We’re celebrating the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth with books that focus on the prolific playwright 📖✨

#Shakespeare #OnThisDay #WorldBookDay #ShakespeareDay

04/23/2021

AT NIGHT ALL BLOOD IS BLACK is the 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Fiction winner. Congratulations to David Diop and translator Anna Moschovakis!

https://t.co/IXN0AULk1a?amp=1

04/22/2021

TOMORROW (4/23) at 12 p.m. ET: Celebrate #WorldBookDay and the anniversary of #Shakespeare's birth (& death) with Dahlia Adler as she takes over our Instagram account (@macmillanreads)!

Mark your calendars & get ready to spend a bookish day with Dahlia!

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04/19/2021

"The shot heard round the world" rings out and the American Revolution begins #onthisday in 1775.

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04/16/2021

Historians! Stop by Macmillan's booth in the #OAH21 virtual exhibit hall to explore new and acclaimed titles for your history courses!

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#OAH2021 Organization of American Historians

04/15/2021

TomorrowTalks with Ayanna Thompson: Blackface (Object Lessons)

TONIGHT (4/15): Don't miss BLACKFACE author Ayanna Thompson in a special TomorrowTalks virtual event with Arizona State University! ASU Department of English

Registration is still open: https://english.asu.edu/news-events/events/tomorrowtalks-ayanna-thompson-blackface-object-lessons

Arizona State University presents scholar, activist, and "Othello-whisperer" Ayanna Thompson as a guest in its TomorrowTalks series. Thompson will discuss her book, "Blackface (Object Lessons)" in an online event on Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m. Arizona time* (6 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. MDT / 8 p.m. CDT / 9...

04/13/2021

"In spite of all, we sailed
Beyond ourselves and over and above
The rafters aching in our shoulderblades,
The give and take of branches in our arms."
—Seamus Heaney, "The Swing"

Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney was born #onthisday in 1939. #NationalPoetryMonth

04/09/2021

TODAY (4/9) at 12 p.m. ET: Join New York Times bestselling author @adriennebooks as she takes over our Instagram account (@macmillanreads)!

Head over to Instagram and get ready to spend the day with Adrienne!

📍https://www.instagram.com/macmillanreads/

#Fable #Namesake #YAFantasy #NCTEVillage

04/07/2021

Attending #4C21? Stop by Macmillan's booth in the virtual exhibit hall to explore our selection of acclaimed titles for your courses!

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."—Flannery O'Connor, born #onthisday in 1925 Learn mor...

03/25/2021

Flannery | American Masters | PBS

"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."—Flannery O'Connor, born #onthisday in 1925

Learn more about the life and career of literary icon Flannery O'Connor in a new documentary out from PBS.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/stream-flannery-oconnor-documentary/16694/

The first feature-length documentary with full access to the Flannery O’Connor trust, Flannery explores the life and legacy of the literary icon with never-before-seen archival footage, original animations, O’Connor’s newly discovered personal letters and excerpts from her stories read by actr...

TOMORROW (3/18) at 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT): Don't miss Melinda Gates in a special TomorrowTalks virtual event with Arizo...

03/17/2021

TomorrowTalks with Melinda Gates: The Moment of Lift

TOMORROW (3/18) at 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT): Don't miss Melinda Gates in a special TomorrowTalks virtual event with Arizona State University! ASU Department of English

Register now: https://english.asu.edu/news-events/events/tomorrowtalks-melinda-gates-moment-lift

Arizona State University welcomes philanthropist and former general manager at Microsoft, Melinda Gates, as a guest in its TomorrowTalks series. Gates will discuss her book, "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World" in an online event on Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m. Arizona / MST....

03/15/2021

“My mother’s advice was, don’t lose time on useless emotions like anger, resentment, remorse, envy. Those, she said, will just sap time; they don’t get you where you want to be.”

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born #onthisday in 1933.

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03/04/2021

It's National #GrammarDay! How could we celebrate with anyone other than Grammar Girl?

When you click the link below, you’ll get free access to Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing video course on LinkedIn Learning for 24 hours! It's a fun, easy way to learn to write with confidence and clarity.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grammargirl_alwaysbelearning-writing-english-activity-6773249193143365632-ZnWK