Publishing 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 >
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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 >
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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 >
Publishing 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 >
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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 >
Publishing 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 >