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December 29, 2014

Monday News: Roberta Leigh dies, Exodus banned in Egypt, Amazon Prime’s happy holiday, and eclectic cookbook

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / censorship / cookbook / films / Harlequin / historical-accuracy / Mills and Boon / obituary / Prime / Roberta Leigh19 Comments

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 film company and created a number of successful ventures, from ... more >

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August 18, 2014

Monday News: German authors v. Amazon, retailers v. Apple, Apple shareholders v. Apple, and Downton Abbey v. plastic water bottles

JanetPublishing NewsAgency pricing / anti-trust / Apple / Big 5 publishers / Books on Board / collusion / derivative shareholder case / Diesel eBooks / Downton Abbey / historical-accuracy / price-fixing18 Comments

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 and delaying shipment of certain books. Although the German book ... more >

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December 10, 2013

Tuesday News: Netflix, 3D imaging, Bonnie & Clyde, Facebook, and Penguin Random House are all on the hot seat today

JanetPublishing Newsdigital piracy / diversity / Facebook / historical-accuracy / Netflix / Penguin Random House / sexism11 Comments

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 user myself, I couldn’t help but be concerned by the ... more >

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September 6, 2011

Introducing the “mistorical,” and The Uses and Limits of History in Romance

JanetLetters of OpinionHistorical Romances / historical-accuracy / mistorical256 Comments

  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 historical.” In other words, it’s the tag we’re now going ... more >

June 29, 2010

Why Accuracy in Historical M/M Romance Matters (to Joan/SarahF)

SarahFLetters of OpinionHistorical Romances / historical-accuracy / m/m romance118 Comments

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 the conversations were interesting specifically in light of writing and ... more >

November 11, 2009

Wednesday Midday News Roundup: historical fact v. entertainment

JaneFeatures / Publishing Newsbloggers / Forever / genre critique / Hachette/Grand Central / Historical Romances / historical-accuracy / Literary Agents / Warner-Forever16 Comments

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 married man with a household income in excess of 6 ... more >

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