Conversationsbirth control / Contemporary / health / Historical / Paranormal / pregnancy / protection / risk / SFR43 Comments
READERS PLEASE NOTE: When we discuss the risk of pregnancy here, we are referring to individuals who can become pregnant, but not necessarily to M/F cis couples alone. Janine: I’ve been pondering sex scenes in nineteenth-century historical romances and how it bothers me that birth control so frequently isn’t deployed ... more >
Publishing Newsaudiobooks / birth control / Harry-Potter / J.K. Rowling / pregnancy tests4 Comments
J.K. Rowling Says Harry Potter’s Story Is Done With The Release Of ‘Cursed Child’ – Although I don’t follow this franchise very closely, I seem to remember Rowling declaring the end of Potter before Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. But apparently now it’s really done. Whatever that means. After, you know, all ... more >
Publishing Newsbirth control / BitTorrent / Friends / Hugo Awards / languages / piracy / television / Tor / Warner Bros12 Comments
I STAND BY IRENE GALLO – So Irene Gallo, creative director and associate publisher for Tor, made a strongly worded comment about the Sad and Rabid Puppies on her personal Facebook page. Afterward, she clarified that the comment was personal and not said in her capacity as a Tor employee. ... more >
Publishing Newsbirth control / copyright infringement / Fair Use / Nook / Smartphone15 Comments
Are big smartphones the future of e-books? – Nokia makes the argument that more people will be reading on larger smartphones (or phablets apparently as some people call them). Previous studies show that readers between the ages of 18 and 24 are using their smartphones as readers more than other ... more >