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January 4, 2016

Monday News: On writing, publishing, and transcribing

JanetPublishing Newsauthors / civil rights / Free Speech / Game of Thrones / George R.R. Martin / Hong Kong / publishing / Shakespeare / transcription9 Comments

Missing Hong Kong booksellers ‘working on book on Xi’s love life’ – Five Hong Kong publishing colleagues reportedly working on a book focused on the President of China’s former girlfriend have disappeared, prompting democratic legislator Albert Ho to allege that the men have been kidnapped for political purposes – specifically to ... more >

December 10, 2015

Thursday News: Book sales abroad, remembering the Montgomery boycott, and interactive music video

JanetPublishing NewsAfrican American women / children's literature / China / civil rights / Montgomery Bus Boycott / music video / Persian Gulf / publishing / storytelling / translation2 Comments

How books are booming in the Arabian Gulf – A lack of strategic relationships in place to distribute books among some Arab countries has been exacerbated by political strife in the region. However, the rise of literacy in the Arab gulf countries (UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar), ... more >

June 25, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander,Alyssa Cole,Lena Hart,Piper Huguley

JanineA Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / Anthology / civil rights / historical romance / interracial-romance / POC / POC author / slavery2 Comments

Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >

June 19, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology

JayneA Review Category / B Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / civil rights / Historical / interracial marriage / novella / POC author / Reconstruction / slavery10 Comments

The Brightest Day: A Juneteenth Historical Romance Anthology, with a foreword by the inimitable Beverly Jenkins, brings you four novellas highlighting love, light, and hope set over a period of history that’s often left in the shadows. Ladies, I had been eyeing this upcoming anthology for months but still almost ... more >

January 21, 2015

Wednesday News: Three posts about the future of books and one honoring an American artist and activist

JanetPublishing NewsAisha Rahman / America / civil rights / digital publishing / e-readers / earnings / Ebooks / literature / MLK / print books / Race / Self-publishing / traditional publishingComments Off on Wednesday News: Three posts about the future of books and one honoring an American artist and activist

Print is alive and well—at least for books – The first three posts today are all related to book sales and earnings. This report from Deloitte, part of their TMT (technology, media, telecommunications) predictions for 2015, and it’s global in scope. Markets perform differently, of course, and consumers trend in ... more >

June 13, 2014

Friday News: Teslas says no to patents, how Netflix uses data, RIP Ruby Dee, and July Jane Austen Festival

JanetPublishing Newschildren's literature / civil rights / data / diversity / intellectual property / Jane Austen / literary festivals / Netflix / open source / patents / quality control / Ruby Dee4 Comments

All Our Patent Are Belong To You – So Tesla has removed the “wall of patents” in its headquarters in the spirit of open source, and will not longer legally pursue anyone who uses its technology. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, believes that a “common, rapidly-evolving technology platform” will do more ... more >

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