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Trigger warnings: Content warnings: Dear Brit Bennett, I can’t name any one reason why I picked up your novel, The Vanishing Half. Part of it was surely its omnipresence on my Goodreads stream. Part of it was all the praise it’s garnered, which includes appearing on the National Book Award’s ... more >
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The Most-Read Adult Book Reviews of 2016 – This list from Publishers Weekly wasn’t precisely what I expected – although to be honest, I’m not sure what I expected. Still check out this list of their ten most-read adult book reviews for the year and let me know your thoughts. In no particular order, ... more >
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All Romance eBooks to close December 31st – News broke yesterday that All Romance eBooks (ARe) is closing in just two days. Apparently this news was broken to everyone yesterday, as RWA put up a notice for authors yesterday and described the late news as “unconscionable.” Terms for authors are not ... more >
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple’s Appeal in E-Book Pricing Case – Without providing justification or explanation, the Supreme Court turned down Apple’s request for the Court’s review of the Second Circuit’s appellate decision that the company’s agreement with Big 5 publishers amounted to price-fixing. Which means that Apple is still ... more >
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How Reddit shoved former CEO Ellen Pao off the glass cliff – If you’ve been following the imminent self-destruction turmoil at Reddit, you may have seen the myriad news and opinion pieces blaming Ellen Pao for taking the position of CEO and being a “bad” leader, and more. She’s even been ... more >
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A Note About the Hugo Nominations This Year – After a celebratory scoffing at the Sad Puppies last year (an inadvertent double dog dare, perhaps?), Scalzi was pretty reserved in his comments about this year’s Hugo Award nominations. An interesting post in which Scalzi tries not to challenge the legitimacy ... more >