June 16, 2017

Friday News: Publisher faces criminal charges, Man Booker International Prize, Amazon continues to piss off publishers, and the history of pop-up books

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Erotica publisher, author charged for manipulating book sales – Wowza. Colorado publisher Jana Koretko faces more than twenty charges, including multiple counts of money laundering, felony theft, computer crime, and tax evasion. The allegations cover 15 authors, and Koretko is accused of artificially inflating and lowering sales, all for her personal ... more >

January 20, 2016

Wednesday News: Edgar nominees, Phil Gigante, Oxford Literary Festival resignation, and Oscar’s lack of diversity

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2016 Edgar® Awards nominees announced – The Edgar nominees have been announced in categories ranging from First Novel, to Paperback Original, to Grand Master, and even TV Episode. I appreciate the fact that they separate Young Adult from Juvenile (given how many actual adults read YA). Nominees for Best Novel are as ... more >