January 12, 2022

2021 Covers: The Hot…and the Not

Guest ReviewerEssays / Letters of Opinionbook-covers / Contemporary romance / cover model / guest-blogger / sexy / unsexy22 Comments

NOTE: Today DA commenter DiscoDollyDeb has a post for us on the sexy (and not-so-sexy) book covers of 2021. Enjoy! –Janine Dear Readers, When it comes to romance novel covers, I have opinions—mostly of the type that could be whittled down to “Bring on the shirtless cover models with the ... more >

January 15, 2016

Friday News: RIP Alan Rickman, Mills & Boon “man of the year,” the Ladybird parodies, and Star Wars meets Winnie the Pooh

JanetPublishing NewsAlan Rickman / cover model / Harry-Potter / mashups / Mills & Boon / obituary / parodies / Penguin Random House / science / Self-publishing / Star Wars / voice / Winnie the Pooh9 Comments

Alan Rickman dead: Harry Potter actor had the most perfect voice, according to science – Like David Bowie, Alan Rickman died at 69 from cancer. Eerie and sad, to say the least. While there are many wonderful tributes to the actor online (I love this one on Rickman as a “working ... more >