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July 15, 2014

Tuesday News: Pinkmeth lawsuit, Nadine Gordimer dies, Worldreader brings Kindles to Ghana, and fascinating article on Virginia Woolf and privacy of self

JanetPublishing NewsAfrica / apartheid / CDA / digital libraries / diversity / Free Speech / gender / Ghana / literacy / Literary fiction / Modernism / privacy / racism / revenge porn / South Africa / Tor / Woolf2 Comments

Tor Project sued for $1 million in revenge porn case – Pinkmeth, a particularly horrible revenge porn site is being sued, and for a while, TOR was being sued right along with it. Although the action against TOR was quickly dropped,I wanted to start at the beginning of this drama, ... more >

July 15, 2014

The Agony and Ecstasy of Social Media

JaneBook ReviewsAuthor Promotion / Author Reader Relationship / social media28 Comments

[themify_box style=”light-yellow rounded comment” ]Today two authors debate the issue of social media in writing. In today’s society does a book exist if it is not shared on social media? Is the constant and immediate contact between readers and authors creating a relationship with the book far outside the pages reaching ... more >

July 14, 2014

Daily Deals: Soccer rivalries, porn stars, and workplace romances

JaneBook DealsDeals25 Comments

Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World’s Greatest Sports Rivalry by Sid Lowe. $ 2.99 From the Jacket Copy: Fear and Loathing in La Liga is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. It’s Messi vs. Ronaldo, ... more >

July 14, 2014

GIVEAWAY: Bookjigs and journals sponsored by the Franklin Mill

JaneContests/Giveawaysgiveaway151 Comments

  A couple of weeks ago, Russ from The Franklin Mill contacted me about a potential giveaway to be hosted at Dear Author. We actually get these kinds of inquiries regularly but they aren’t well suited to our readership. But when I went to the Franklin Mill website, I fell ... more >

July 14, 2014

REVIEW: Half a King by Joe Abercrombie

JanineC Reviewsdisability / Fantasy / Royalty / Vikings / YA16 Comments

Dear Mr. Abercrombie, Ronnie from Paranormal Haven recommended Half a King to me, and it since I have another friend who enjoys your adult fantasy novels, it seemed like a good idea to give this, your first YA fantasy novel, a try. Half a King (book one in the Shattered ... more >

July 14, 2014

REVIEW: Follow a Star by Christine Stovell

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / England / Rock-Star / sailing3 Comments

May Starling’s had enough of her demanding career and even more demanding ex. Responding to a ‘crew-wanted’ ad, she follows her dreams of escape only to find herself at sea with red-haired Bill Blythe. Bill warns May that close-quartered living can create a boiling pot of emotions, but even May ... more >

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