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December 1, 2016

Thursday News: China’s child lit market, new Reddit filters, advising Poldark, and black-footed ferrets

JanetPublishing Newsblack-footed ferret / children's lit / China / filtering / historical research / Poldark / reddit4 Comments

The Booming Rights Scene for Children’s Books in China – The Chinese publishing industry and literary marketplace is getting more and more interesting. Publishers Weekly continues to give the market good press, as this article on the growing number of children’s books, many from Western publishers, are being acquired and sold. ... more >

October 3, 2016

Monday News: What is “good” kid lit, digital download tax, limiting what kids read, and literary destinations

JanetPublishing Newscensorship / children's lit / digital downloads / Netflix tax / travel4 Comments

THE “GOOSEBUMPS” CONUNDRUM: WHAT MAKES A CHILDREN’S BOOK GOOD? – We talk a lot about so-called “good” or “quality” books for adults, but Adam Gidwitz puts the same basic questions to kids books, and the psychological, moral, and behavioral implications people often assign to these judgments. Does this application make help ... more >

June 6, 2016

Monday News: Importing books to Australia, male birth control, My Friend Flicka & first love, and American Girl viral video

JanetPublishing NewsAustralia / bookselling / children's lit / importation restrictions / male birth control / My Friend Flicka / viral videos17 Comments

Australian readers – take note – I think I reported on the Australian Parallel Importation situation not too long ago, but with this recent rant from Jay Kristoff, it might be time to do so again. Kristoff rehearses the argument that allowing parallel importation will dilute the Australian book market, open the ... more >

February 23, 2016

Tuesday News: Jewel v. NSA, publishing kid lit in Russia, serial killer’s book, and Hachette v. Mottola

JanetPublishing Newsbreach of contract / children's lit / international publishing / lawsuits / Memoir / privacy / Russia / Son of Sam laws / surveillance5 Comments

Court Says EFF Can Move Forward With Discovery In Its Big Case Against NSA Surveillance – Despite a number of legal setbacks, the Electronic Frontier Foundation scored a huge victory last week when Judge Jeffrey White gave plaintiffs the right to proceed with discovery. Not only is this case notable because ... more >

June 4, 2015

Thursday News: Lambda Literary Awards, ghostwriting the Hardy Boys, self-expression v. high school graduation, and coffee art

JanetPublishing Newschildren's lit / coffee art / First-Amendment / ghostwriting / Hardy Boys / LGBTQIAP+ / literary awards / Nancy Drew / self-expression / YA litComments Off on Thursday News: Lambda Literary Awards, ghostwriting the Hardy Boys, self-expression v. high school graduation, and coffee art

Lambda Literary Awards laud best gay, lesbian and transgender books – Monday night marked the 27th Lambda Literary Awards ceremony, hosted by Kate Clinton. The awards are divided into a wide range of categories, honoring genres such as poetry, memoir, graphic novel, mystery, romance, and genera fiction and nonfiction. Specific ... more >

May 29, 2015

Friday News: James Patterson starts kid lit imprint; ACLU takes on gender in Hollywood; diversity in SFF; homage to Angela Carter

JanetPublishing NewsAngela Carter / children's lit / diversity / Fairy-Tales / Fantasy / gender / Hollywood / literacy / SFF / YA2 Comments

James Patterson Debuts New Children’s Imprint – I have to give James Patterson credit – he’s putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to his own publishing ideals. His new venture is a YA imprint, jimmy patterson, will publish 10 books a year, half of which will ... more >

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