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September 28, 2020

REVIEW: Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo

JanineBook Reviews / C- ReviewsAdvertising / Contemporary / family drama / interracial marriage / mothers and daughters / Nigeria / POC / POC author / pregnancy / Toronto2 Comments

Dear Jane Igharo, It was the premise (and the pretty cover) caused me to request an ARC of your debut novel, Ties that Tether, a contemporary romance. The story concerns Azere, a Nigerian-Canadian advertising executive whose life is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with Rafael, ... more >

June 27, 2017

Tuesday News: Hidden dangers(?!) of paper, Google (maybe)comes clean, (not) responding to reviews, and book clubs through history

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / airport screening / book clubs / Gmail / Google / History / inbox scanning / movie reviews / privacy7 Comments

ACLU and Academics Concerned over TSA Proposal to Inspect Travelers’ Books – I can’t figure out what news is intended to distract us from the denigration of our constitutional democracy and what truly deserves our attention and outrage. This one hits a middle ground for me, in part because it ... more >

June 9, 2017

Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Apple / Beren and Lúthien / digital publishing / Google / martial arts / TolkienComments Off on Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women

As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble – So with Google now planning to monetize digital advertising to whatever extent possible, and Apple claiming that it will block autoplay (THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU) and stop (some) consumer tracking, digital publishers ranging from The New York Times to Vox Media are challenged anew ... more >

October 24, 2016

Monday News: AT&T gobbles up Time Warner, dogs of Venice, and “sometimes it’s hard to be a woman”*

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / ATT / diet industry / dogs / menstruation / photography / Time Warner3 Comments

AT&T and Time Warner reveal merger to create ISP, TV, and media giant – So AT&T is plunking down a mere $85.4 billion in cash and stock for Time Warner. The media company has a bit of debt, so AT&T will effectively be paying almost $109 billion for the opportunity to ... more >

October 12, 2016

Wednesday News: The TV Edition

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / diversity / Fresh Off the Boat / gender / Issa Rae / rape culture / Trevor Noah1 Comments

How ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Executive Producer Melvin Mar Helped Change Hollywood Behind the Scenes – An interesting interview that addresses many of the issues related to breaking stereotypes and diversifying television, from mentoring directors of color, to the slow pace of change in Hollywood, and the creation of a diverse ... more >

August 18, 2016

Thursday News: New Potter-world ebooks, Rolling Stone lawsuit, Wattpad + ads, and early photo retouching

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / beauty standards / defamation lawsuit / Harry-Potter / History / photography / retouching / Rolling Stone / wattpad5 Comments

And the New Harry Potter Books Keep Coming – Those of you who interpreted Rowling’s comments about the end of Harry Potter books narrowly were clearly right to do so, since just yesterday, three new Potter-world ebooks were announced. Apparently the cash cow is still making regular deliveries. As per an ... more >

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