Book 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 >
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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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >
Publishing 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 >
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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 >