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September 29, 2016

Thursday News: Authenticating autographs, acid-attack comic book heroines, Ali Wong, and brilliant wedding dress innovation

JanetPublishing NewsAli Wong / autographs / California / certificate of authenticity / Comedy / comic book / gender stereotypes / gender-based violence / wedding dresses4 Comments

California Passes Law That Could Make Getting Any Autographed Book or Art in the State Very Difficult – If you’re a reader who likes to collect autographed books, heads up on this new California law that requires a certificate of authenticity for any autographed item over $5. I can see this kind of requirement ... more >

September 22, 2016

REVIEW: Secondhand Souls: A Novel by Christopher Moore

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsblack comedy / Comedy / death / Paranormal / San-Francisco5 Comments

Something really strange is happening in the City by the Bay. People are dying, but their souls are not being collected. Someone—or something—is stealing them and no one knows where they are going, or why, but it has something to do with that big orange bridge. Death Merchant Charlie Asher ... more >

November 17, 2015

REVIEW: Lucia in London and Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson

JayneB Reviews / C+ Reviews1930s / class differences / Comedy / English Historical / Historical / Small-Town / social networkComments Off on REVIEW: Lucia in London and Mapp and Lucia by E. F. Benson

E. F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s. The third and fourth novels in the series, Lucia in London (1927) and Mapp and Lucia (1931) continue the ... more >

November 14, 2015

REVIEW: Bite Me by Christopher Moore

JayneB ReviewsComedy / Contemporary Series / Paranormal / San-Francisco / vampires7 Comments

“The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency back-up mistress of the great Bay Area night, and my mangahaired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public.” ... more >

November 11, 2015

REVIEW: Queen Lucia & Miss Mapp by E.F. Benson

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / Comedy / England / Historical / Small-Town / social networks6 Comments

Recommended Read

E. F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s. Benson’s series revolves around two unforgettable characters, both forceful and irrepressible women who dominate their respective villages in southern ... more >

March 4, 2015

Wednesday News: Kindle Scout releases 10 books, NBC to try video subscription service, Manga literary classics, and sheet music’s demise

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / classic literature / Comedy / digital publishing / indie publishing / Kindle Scout / Manga / music / NBC / print publishing / sheet music / video subscription service7 Comments

Will Amazon’s Kindle Scout democratize publishing? – Well, the first ten books chosen for publication through Kindle Scout were released yesterday. Three of the ten are classified as Romance: Royal Date by Sariah Wilson – Romance A Highland Knight’s Desire by Amy Jarecki – Romance Eddie & Sunny by Stacey ... more >

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