C- Reviews / D Reviewsabuse survivor / authors / betrayal / book research / Contemporary / Cult / genre divide / Michigan / neighbors / wager4 Comments
Dear Emily Henry, Your debut contemporary romance had what sounded like a fun concept and a great title, so I requested an ARC from the publisher. January Andrews is a newly down-on-her-luck romance novelist. January’s boyfriend, Jacques, has recently dumped her, so she doesn’t have anywhere she can afford to ... more >
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Missing Hong Kong booksellers ‘working on book on Xi’s love life’ – Five Hong Kong publishing colleagues reportedly working on a book focused on the President of China’s former girlfriend have disappeared, prompting democratic legislator Albert Ho to allege that the men have been kidnapped for political purposes – specifically to ... more >
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Choose Your Own Adventure: A Conversation With Jennifer Egan and George Saunders – In sorting through the ‘I need to recycle this after I’ve read it’ pile this weekend, I came across this fascinating discussion between Egan and Saunders on how they approach (or don’t) writing about the future in their books. Saunders ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / authors / Book Awards / fake reviews / fiverr / Joanne Harris / lawsuit / readers / reviews / writing advice9 Comments
Amazon sues 1,114 reviewers, some selling their opinions for $5 – So it seems that the ubiquity and brazenness of of positive reviews for sale on Fiverr has finally backfired. Amazon has filed suit against more than a thousand for-profit fake review sellers (I won’t even call these folks reviewers, because they ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / authors / copyright / crowdfunding / literary prize / Man Booker Prize / orphan works / parody / publishingComments Off on Wednesday News: gofundme parody, orphan works & copyright, Man Booker shortlist, and throwback publishing article
Go Fund My Lazy Ass -It’s no secret that crowdsourcing has become popular for all sorts of creative projects. Although I haven’t seen it, I saw some folks talking about a crowdfunding campaign for someone who wanted to go to RT. Anyway, an author named Payne Hawthorne put together a ... more >
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From mic drops to manspreading: an Oxford Dictionaries update -Well, it’s that time again – new words have been added to the Oxford Dictionaries, including the OED. There are some pretty good ones this year, depending on your definition of good. Manspreading might be my favorite, although butt-dial is pretty ... more >