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November 18, 2021

CONVERSATION: Protection and Birth Control in the Romance Genre

JanineConversationsbirth control / Contemporary / health / Historical / Paranormal / pregnancy / protection / risk / SFR46 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 >

August 1, 2016

Monday News: End(?) of Harry Potter, listening v. reading, and the OMG history of home pregnancy tests

JanetPublishing 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 >

June 10, 2015

Wednesday News: Tor v. Irene Gallo, Warner Bros. v Friends fans, social benefits of birth control, and a language tree

JanetPublishing 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 >

November 26, 2013

Tuesday News: Will smartphones become the dominant ebook reader?; Nook App launches into 32 countries with limited content; Beastie Boys in a copyright dispute

JanePublishing 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 >

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