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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >