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March 17, 2021

REVIEW: Talk of the Town by Joan Smith

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbanter / Conventions / divorcee / enemies to lovers / Historical / London / Regency / strong heroine13 Comments

Recommended Read

Daphne Ingleside’s visit to her Aunt Effie in London was meant to add a little spark to her placid country life. And it did—once the two women decided to write Effie’s memoirs. For Effie, a faded divorcée, had been the beauty of London in her day, and many of the ... more >

October 2, 2015

Friday News: Book sales, bad behavior, writing awards, and historical research

JanetPublishing Newsbooksellers / ComicCon / Conventions / Dark Horse Comics / harassment / Kirukus / literary awards / MacArthur Genius Grant / Nigeria / publishing / used books4 Comments

The Secret of Nigerian Book Sales – It is so difficult to sell books in Nigeria that publishers say it can take years to sell off a couple thousand print copies. Programs have been established to encourage reading and assuage the challenges associated with book sales in Nigeria. And yet, one man, ... more >

April 9, 2010

Friday Midday Links: Crowdsourcing a Digital Bundle

JanePublishing NewsConventions / Ebooks / geographical restrictions / Harlequin / Samhain-publishing16 Comments

I almost spelled Friday with two “ds”. It is just that kind of morning. I’m cleaning out my inbox and I see I have failed to post a number of relevant stories. First we have an Australian article about the lack of digitized Australian books. (Thanks Sarah Mayberry). Australia lags ... more >

March 1, 2010

Monday Midday Links: Romance News I Gathered in New York

JanePublishing Newsaudio-books / book prices / Contemporary / Conventions / Harlequin / JR-Ward / Reader Habits / Reader Opinions / Suzanne Brockmann / Toni-Blake34 Comments

Romance gossip I picked up in New York (unattributed to protect the innocent). The next hot thing appears to be the straight contemporary patterned after the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.   Several houses are trying to capitalize on this through marketing and repackaging.   Mariah Stewart of Ballantine and Toni ... more >

January 27, 2010

RWA Eliminates Eligible Publisher Designation & Moves to Invite Status for Publishers and Vendors

JanePublishing NewsConventions48 Comments

According to an RWA Hot Sheet, RWA has changed the way that it will recognize publishers and authors. Taking into account emerging trends in publishing that may offer opportunities to writers, the task force recommended that RWA adopt methods used by other trade shows and conventions and to shift its ... more >

June 23, 2009

The Case for #RWAChange

JanePublishing NewsConventions / ebook-v.-print-publishing171 Comments

Perhaps Diane Pershing misread the temperature of the membership when she said that those who didn’t like what RWA is doing should leave because her comments have spurred those who do not want to leave the organization but would rather stay and change it. Others within publishing are beginning to ... more >

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