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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 >

December 8, 2016

Thursday News: best books list, adult sticker books, cospaint, and Miss America Chavez

JanetPublishing Newsadult activity books / best of list / Comics / cospaint / cosplay / Marvel / Miss America Chavez / sticker booksComments Off on Thursday News: best books list, adult sticker books, cospaint, and Miss America Chavez

Best books of 2016: Our staff picks – Notable because it contains actual Romance recommendations. They wouldn’t necessarily be my Romance recommendations for best of the year, but I’m just happy to see that they’re recognizing the genre seriously in their comprehensive end of the year list. Copy editor Lidija Dorkjhand, an expert on ... 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 14, 2016

Thursday News: libraries, SFF & environmentalism, devouring books, and budget cosplay

JanetPublishing Newscosplay / devouring books / environmentalism / history of reading / Kim Stanley Robinson / Libraries / SFF3 Comments

The New 53rd Street Library Is Nice, Unless You Like to Read Books -Despite the very real need for readily available books, especially for low-income patrons, the New York Public Library’s CEO insists that public libraries are about more than books and reading. And while that’s hardly a bad thing, what ... more >

June 9, 2016

Thursday News: Baileys Book Prize, millennials reading, Star Wars (again), and cool cosplay

JanetPublishing NewsBaileys Prize / bookstores / cosplay / India / millennials / print books / Star Wars6 Comments

McInerney’s murder tale wins Baileys book prize – Formerly the Orange Prize, the Baileys Prize for Fiction honors the best UK books by women, and this year’s winner is Lisa McInerney for The Glorious Heresies. The Prize is £30,000 and is 20 years old this year. The shortlisted books were as follows: ... more >

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