Publishing News
Amazon, censorship, cookbook, films, Harlequin, historical-accuracy, Mills and Boon, obituary, Prime, Roberta Leigh
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Roberta Leigh – obituary – If you were a fan of Mills and Boon/Harlequin in the 1950s through the 1970s, you might remember Roberta Leigh, who penned over 160 Romances under several different names. In between, she ran her own… more
Publishing News
Agency pricing, anti-trust, Apple, Big 5 publishers, Books on Board, collusion, derivative shareholder case, Diesel eBooks, Downton Abbey, historical-accuracy, price-fixing
German Authors Join Protest Over Amazon’s Tactics in E-Book Dispute – With over 1,000 author signatures, a German petition is drawing more attention to the situation between Amazon and Bonnier, claiming, among other things, that Amazon is tailoring recommended reads… more
Publishing News
digital piracy, diversity, Facebook, historical-accuracy, Netflix, Penguin Random House, sexism
Netflix Instant has a diversity problem – With so many timely discussions about race and diversity in Romance, this is a noteworthy (but depressing) piece about the apparent lack of diversity in Netflix Instant. Although I am not a Netflix… more
Letters of Opinion
Historical Romances, historical-accuracy, mistorical
First I want to formally introduce our newest tag at Dear Author: mistorical. Now tags don’t generally get such an officious welcome, but this one, in particular, might be a wee bit controversial, as it means, quite literally, “mistaken… more
Letters of Opinion
Historical Romances, historical-accuracy, m/m romance
Since my review of Bonnie Dee‘s m/m historical romance Jungle Heat, there has been considerable discussion in Romancelandia about historical accuracy. The ones I noticed were at Katiebabs’ blog, Kalen Hughes at History Hoydens, and Courtney Milan’s blog. I thought… more
Features/ Publishing News
bloggers, Forever, genre critique, Hachette/Grand Central, Historical Romances, historical-accuracy, Literary Agents, Warner-Forever
Generation Y women like social networking and sharing their thoughts on the products that they buy. This is, apparently, news. It is not something that ebook manufacturers have caught on yet, though. The current ebook reader enthusiast is a 47-year-old… more