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October 25, 2017

REVIEW: The Nutcracker Mice by Kristin Kladstrup

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsballet / children's literature / Fantasy / Historical / illustrations / Russia1 Comments

A young mouse must save her production of The Nutcracker in a charming holiday tale from author of The Gingerbread Pirates and the illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Hidden in Saint Petersburg’s famed Mariinsky Theater are the world’s tiniest ballet fans: the Mariinsky mice, including Esmeralda, a rising ... more >

July 1, 2015

Wednesday News: Scribd reduces Romance, Apple loses appeal, Tess Gerritsen abandons lawsuit, & Misty Copeland is ABT’s new principal

JanetPublishing Newsanti-trust / Apple / ballet / breach of contract / diversity / lawsuit / Romance / Scribd / subscription services / Tess Gerritsen41 Comments

Scribd Reduces Romance Catalog – From Jane: Late yesterday afternoon, news came out that Scribd was drastically reducing the number of romance books that would be available through the subscription service. I reached out to Scribd and received this message: “Over the past two years, the Scribd catalog has grown from 100,000 titles to more ... more >

November 26, 2014

REVIEW: Straight from the Heart by Kimberly Gardner

KaetrinC+ Reviewsballet / college / Contemporary / football / New Adult / queer12 Comments

Dear Ms. Gardner, I read and enjoyed your previous book His Fair Lady, which Jayne reviewed here, so when I saw you had a new book out, requested it for review.  I found Straight from the Heart hard to grade because what was in the book, for the most part, ... more >

November 30, 2012

REVIEW: Her Outback Rescuer by Marion Lennox

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAustralia / Australian Outback / ballet / Harlequin Romance / road-romance5 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Lennox: Recently I haven’t read too many category romances. Some were taking on the quality of “been there, read that” and this worried me. “Gosh,” thought I, “time to pull out a tried and true author and get back in the swing of billionaires and their brides. But ... more >

The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz
August 22, 2011

REVIEW: The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz

JayneB Reviewsballet / Harlequin / Memoirs / non-fiction15 Comments

Dear Ms. Karz, First of all, this is a great title! I didn’t grow up wishing to be a ballerina. In fact I never even took dance classes of any kind when I was growing up. And since, when I’m on the dance floor, I can only dream of being ... more >

April 29, 2011

Friday Film Review : The Glass Slipper

JayneFilm Reviewsballet / cinderella / Friday Film Review17 Comments

The Glass Slipper (1955) Genre: Ballet/Fairy Tale Grade: B- Somebody recommended this a while back as their favorite Cinderella film version. And since I can’t resist a challenge to find a rare film, off I went to look for it. And look for it. And finally find it through ebay ... more >

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