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Thursday News: Nora Roberts in the NYT, BEA is still too...
Publishing News
Alpha Male, BEA, children's literature, diversity, Ebooks, Fifty Shades, free books, interview, Nora-Roberts, parody
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Nora Roberts: By the Book – Whatever you think of her books, you have to give it to the Nora Roberts Publicity Machine, because it is most definitely well-oiled and smooth. An interview in the New York Times just as… more
Daily Deals: Contemporaries, a faith inspired Jane Austen novel, and a...
Melt For Him by Lauren Blakely. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: He knows exactly how to make her burn… Fire captain and bar owner Becker Thomas usually spends his nights alone, trying to escape painful memories from his past…. more
REVIEW: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
B- Reviews
angels, demons, Fantasy, Italy, Morocco, Paranormal, reincarnation, war, YA, Young-Adult
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Readers please note: This review is for the final book in a trilogy and therefore contains spoilers for the first two books. If you are interested in reading this series and prefer not to be spoiled, check out Jia’s review… more
REVIEW: The Truth As He Knows It by AM Arthur
C+ Reviews
Contemporary, cop, m/m, porn, queer, Small-Town, stripper
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Dear AM Arthur, Noel Carlson is a 24 year old cop in the small town of Stratton, Pennsylvania. He’s not out to his coworkers but knows that this isn’t going to be a permanent state of affairs. He first meets… more
Wednesday News: Scribd offers unlimited comics, Samsung TVs are listening, the...
Publishing News
bias, Comics, E. L. James, fan-fiction, Fifty Shades, Film, gender, Hugo Award, privacy, Samsung, Scribd, smart tvs, subscription service, voice recognition
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Scribe Unlimited Comics – The latest development in the battle between subscription services is Scribd’s offering of more than 10,000 comic books. This one might finally push me over the edge and into signing up. Check out the launch page… more
Daily Deals: Weird stories about weird girls
A Cursed Bloodline by Cecy Robson. $ .99 From the Jacket Copy: The Weird Girls return in another edge-of-your-seat novel from Cecy Robson! Just when Celia thinks the supernatural world can’t turn deadlier, a new rival emerges, proving just how… more
REVIEW: Radiance by Grace Draven
B Reviews
Fantasy, Romance
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Dear Ms. Draven: What a refreshing and different book! Again, I can’t recall who recommended this to me although I know that Has and Lou of the Bookpushers are huge fans of yours. Radiance is the first in a series of… more
Tuesday News: Charging readers to comment, Patreon done with VAT, authors...
Publishing News
Amazon, commenting, crowdfunding, EU, fan-fiction, fandoms, Literary fiction, Patreon, paywall, reviews, social media, trolling, VAT
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Join the Conversation on Tablet – Although I think this is a disastrous move, I’m really curious to see how Tablet Magazine’s decision to charge its readers to comment will play out. That’s right – for a mere $2 a… more
Ebooks
Uses for Evernote
Ebooks
Efficiency, Habit, Tasks
Last week JSON did a list of favorite apps and categorized Evernote as an app that sits there. “I know I should be using this app. But I don’t.” I used to feel that way about Evernote. I remember reading… more
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Book Club
April Book Club Pick: Love Irresistibly by Julie James
Book Club/ Recommended Reads
Book-club, Recommended Reads
Today we are hosting the April Dear Author Book Club pick: Love Irresistibly by Julie James. If you haven’t read Jayne’s A- review, take a gander here. The following is a Q&A with the author to prime our discussion pump. If… more
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REVIEW: Gulp by Mary Roach
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Humor, non-fiction, science
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“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and… more