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October 18, 2017

REVIEW: The Only Woman in the Room by Rita Lakin

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / autobiography / female writers / feminism / Hollywood / non-fiction / television / widow4 Comments

Rita Lakin was a pioneer a female scriptwriter in the early 1960s when Hollywood television was exclusively male. For years, in creative meetings, she was literally “the only woman in the room.” In this breezy but heartfelt remembrance, Lakin takes readers to a long-forgotten time when women were not considered ... more >

August 24, 2017

REVIEW: The Cat’s Meow by Lucius Parhelion

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / cats / filmmaking / gay historical / Historical / Hollywood / Hollywood Golden Age / LGBTQ romance / m/m historical romance / short-story5 Comments

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Given how 1930 was shaping up, Fred was thrilled when fulfilling some promises first made by his brother, Charlie, lead to the offer of a studio job. Too bad Fred didn’t ask if Carl Belasco was promised anything other than cat-sitting and help renovating. Dear Lucius Parhelion, I was inclined ... more >

February 24, 2017

Friday News: Nebula nominees, UK authors to be paid for ebook loans, Asian movie stars, and history of smallpox

JanetPublishing Newsdiversity / DNA / ebook lending / History / Hollywood / Nebula Awards / smallpox / UK libraries3 Comments

This year’s Nebula Award nominees are incredibly diverse — read some online – What I like about this Verge coverage of the Nebula nominees is that it provides direct links to those works available free online, a collection that includes almost all the short stories and novelettes. The final award winners ... more >

December 5, 2016

Monday News: year-end book lists, world-building, the case against Casey Affleck, and sanitized bad sex

JanetPublishing Newsbest of lists / Casey Affleck / dictionary / Hollywood / literary awards / sexual harassment / world building1 Comments

The most ambitious, irritating, hopeful and overrated books of 2016 — and the best one, too – With all the “best of” booklists you see at the end of the year, I appreciated the range of Carlos Lozada’s list, from most hopeful to saddest to laziest to “most overrated book I read ... more >

December 1, 2015

Tuesday News: Women in Hollywood, the ‘woman writer,’ legal threat over “I Am Jazz,” and a Book-O-Mat

JanetPublishing Newsbook kiosks / gender identity / Hollywood / LGBTQ / Libraries / parental rights / schools / sexism / women1 Comments

The Women of Hollywood Speak Out – As much as we talk about the respect problem for female authors, there seems to be an interesting comparison (or contrast?) to make with women in Hollywood, who are being paid less than their male counterparts and who continue to struggle to make up ... more >

June 8, 2015

Monday News: Carina’s 5th Anniversary, Scammy book sites, RNA award for best new writer, and unrealistic Hollywood heroes

JanetPublishing NewsCarina / Ebooks / Harlequin / heroes / Hollywood / literary award / piracy / RNA / scams4 Comments

Carina Press Celebrates Fifth Anniversary -Carina is five years old today, and to celebrate, they’re having a sale!  Until 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 8th, you can get 55% of all titles on CarinaPress.com with coupon code HAPPY5. Carina’s milestones include: Sold more than six million books At the end of June 2015, 848 ... more >

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