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December 26, 2019

REVIEW: Days of Sugar and Spice by Clément Loïc, illustrated by Anne Montel

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / Brittany / Comic books / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / France / graphic novels / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Days of Sugar and Spice by Clément Loïc, illustrated by Anne Montel

Rose is not a happy young woman; she is closed off and angry and she hates her job. But her life changes drastically when she inherits her father’s bakery in a small town in Brittany. Returning to a place that brought her both joy and grief forces her to confront ... 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 13, 2017

Monday News: free books, Netflix & franchising, ‘raising happy girls,’ and book-inspired beers

JanetPublishing NewsComic books / consent / copyright / digital books / Internet Archive / literary inspiration / Netflix / sexual-assault3 Comments

The Internet Archive “Liberates” Books Published Between 1923 and 1941, and Will Put 10,000 Digitized Books Online – Utilizing a section of copyright law that allows libraries to   digitize works published between 1923 and 1941 that are “not being actively sold,” the Internet Archive is working with a Tulane ... 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 >

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May 2, 2017

Tuesday News: “real books,” social function of gossip, realities of book touring, and comic book ninjas

JanetPublishing Newsbook touring / Comic books / digital book sales / ninjas / print books / tabloid journalism1 Comments

Real books are back. E-book sales plunge nearly 20% – Objective reporting is so wonderful, isn’t it? How about accurate reporting? Just check out the comparison between the so-called “plunge” in digital book sales and the rise of print book sales. And then there’s the fine print: certain types of print ... more >

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April 14, 2017

Friday News: Books & the brain, digital sharing, comic book sales data, and sex in space

JanetPublishing NewsComic books / digital books / digital reading / digital rights / sales data / sex in space3 Comments

What If We Could Upload Books to Our Brains? – This article, along with this piece about “mentally owning books,”  basically represent two versions of having books bond with the human brain. One article promotes “mentally owning” a book via manual rituals like taking notes while reading and putting the book down for ... more >

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