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January 15, 2018

Monday News: Prison librarians, Junot Diaz, aesthetics of illness, and the Open Book

JanetPublishing NewsAirbnb / bookstores / consumption / fashion and beauty standards / History / Junot Diaz / kid lit / prison libraries1 Comments

Cell Service: Inside the World of Prison Librarians – An interesting article on prison librarians that highlights, among other things, the profound importance of reading (and of having the opportunity to read). So much of how those incarcerated are treated relates to the longstanding philosophical battle between those who believe ... more >

December 27, 2017

Wednesday News: Walt Stone, 2018 books, owning a comic book store, and the best fan letter ever

JanetPublishing News2018 books / Albert Einstein / Alison Kent / best of list / bookstores / Comic books / fan letters / Marie Curie / Mica Stone / Walt Stone3 Comments

Alison Kent’s husband and co-author, Walt Stone, dies unexpectedly – Author Alison Kent has been in the Romance community for many years, and in addition to her own books for Harlequin and Amazon imprints, she also co-wrote speculative fiction (under the name Mica Stone) with her husband. Walt Stone had ... more >

November 3, 2017

Friday News: Book World closing, pirate TV, publishing comics, and murder at the OED (sort of)

JanetPublishing Newsbookstores / Comic books / dictionaries / History / mental illness / murder / OED / piracy / publishing / streaming media13 Comments

Book World to close, leaving void for many small Wisconsin communities – This U.S. midwestern chain, inclusive of 45 stores and more than 300 employees, is closing all of its stores and has commenced a liquidation sale. There is a lot of blame being directed Amazon’s way, not only for ... more >

October 25, 2016

Tuesday News: BBC v Netflix, the “romance delusion,” the Last Bookstore, and life-saving books

JanetPublishing NewsBBC / best of list / bookstores / Netflix / romantic love / streaming9 Comments

BBC may become victim of its own success, Netflix exec suggests – Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos predicts that in building such a robust storytelling culture in Britain the BBC may be “doomed.” Not only are younger generations unused to (and uninterested in) paying for television, but other services can ... more >

September 6, 2016

Tuesday News: Chinese bookstores, online archives, history of Labor Day, and League of Legends art

JanetPublishing Newsbookstores / China / digital reading / game art / History / Labor Day / online archives2 Comments

Bookstores brave digital onslaught – An interesting story on China’s attempt to adapt to the changing book market, which has been challenged by factors such as drastically increasing commercial space rents and, according to this article, at least, the rise of digital reading. These bookstores seem to be going through the ... more >

August 24, 2016

Wednesday News: Hugo Awards, SF-medical database, terrorism depresses Paris book sales, and forgettable(?) board games ever

JanetPublishing Newsboard games / bookstores / Hugo Awards / medical humanities / Paris / SFF / terrorism7 Comments

Sexist Trolls Tried to Derail the 2016 Hugo Awards. They Failed. – So instead of trying to ruin the actual Hugo Awards ceremony this year, the Puppies took aim at the World Science Fiction Convention, complete with David Truesdale clutching a set of fake pearls on behalf of the “‘special snowflakes’ ... more >

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