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July 25, 2017

Tuesday News: OJ book?, Snopes in trouble, Comic-Con, and dissing older women

JanetPublishing Newsage / book contracts / Comic-Con / cosplay / double-standards / O.J. Simpson / Snopes / Wonder Woman1 Comments

O.J. Simpson too toxic for a book deal . . . major publishers say – I know, I know. Just get all the lols out and then check this out. Publishers who, for example, were ready to publish Milo Yiannopoulos, won’t touch O.J. Simpson’s potential manuscript. OMG I cannot even ... more >

October 13, 2016

Thursday News: Natashia Déon, Comic Con’s cosplayers, books and barbers, and glass-plate photography

JanetPublishing NewsComic-Con / cosplay / History / literacy / Natashia Déon / photography1 Comments

Natashia Deón may be the hardest-working debut novelist in Los Angeles – A really compelling interview with Déon, who started out as a corporate lawyer, and who now works as a novelist, attorney, and law professor, and who also founded something called “the Dirty Laundry Lit reading series, which is equal ... more >

July 26, 2016

Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book

JanetPublishing Newsadult coloring books / Banned-Books / Comic-Con / cosplay / hip-hop / Hong Kon Book Fair / martial artsComments Off on Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book

The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong – An interesting take on the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was highly anticipated this year, in part because of the overt display of banned books. This year’s theme was martial arts, and I was particularly struck by the juxtaposition of ... more >

July 25, 2016

Monday News: Comic-Con, Somalia’s growing book culture, publishers on the cannabis train, and 10-year-old book blogger

JanetPublishing Newsbook bloggers / book fairs / Comic-Con / marijuana / SFF / Somalia2 Comments

Comic-Con 2016: Has pop culture reached peak superhero? (+video) – Does Comic-Con reflect a mainstream saturation of SFF, or has it just become just one more commercial vehicle for major film studios and publishers? The growth of the event and the current popularity of television shows like Game of Thrones is credited ... more >

July 21, 2016

Thursday News: PEN book prize, women in comics, graphic books, and NEA’s Big Read discovers the 21st C

JanetPublishing NewsBig Read / Book Awards / Comic-Con / Comics / diversity / female superheroes / graphic novels / NEAComments Off on Thursday News: PEN book prize, women in comics, graphic books, and NEA’s Big Read discovers the 21st C

PEN America launches $75,000 book prize, one of the country’s biggest – Book awards are important for many reasons, not the least of which is the monetary infusion they can provide an author. The Pulitzer, despite its prestige, comes with a $10K award, while the Nobel Prize is $1M. The new ... more >

October 16, 2015

Friday News: Comic Con, copyright, sex emojis, and punctuation

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / branding / Comic-Con / copyright law / dmca / emoji / intellectual property / punctuation / sexting / texting36 Comments

Brands and Fans Flock to Biggest New York Comic Con Yet – With 169,000 tickets sold for the New York City Comic Con, there was a lot going on at this year’s event. Lots of cosplay (as usual), a resurgence of manga (with Mavashi Kishimoto attending), and so-called “branded ‘activations,’” which consisted ... more >

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