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January 7, 2014

The not-so-fine lines between critiquing and policing

SunitaLetters of Opinioncriticism-of-romance / genre critique / reader communities / reader policing6 Comments

There was much discussion this past week about critiquing and policing in online communities. Robin’s post last week kicked off a lively discussion in the comments and on Twitter, and I started to see examples of the tension she highlighted in post throughout the week, here at Dear Author and ... more >

harlequin books
November 7, 2013

Thursday News: Book Riot columnist challenges romances’ isolationist attitudes; subscription services eroding album sales; Harlequin suffers 3d quarter decline

JanePublishing Newsbook-sales / criticism-of-romance / subscriptions14 Comments

Romance and the Problems with “By Women, For Women, About Women” – Reader Lynn sent me this article and my response was “Wow, I don’t know what to think of this article.” And I don’t. The author of this piece who I know as Heidenkind posits that the praise for ... more >

October 22, 2013

Sex and Violence: How much has really changed in Romance?

JanetLetters of Opinioncriticism-of-romance41 Comments

There have been a number of discussions recently in Romance around the question of whether the genre has become excessive in its portrayal of sex, violence, and sexual violence, especially in the work of authors like EL James, Kristen Ashley, and R. Lee Smith, among others. Although I have not ... more >

October 3, 2013

Thursday News: Romance books make you more sensitive, maybe; Rom Cons are dead; Goodreads tries to woo back readers; Booklikes clarifies its policies

JanePublishing NewsBooklikes / criticism-of-romance / Goodreads21 Comments

Study: Read Romance, Be Sensitive – Are readers drawn to romance because they are more sensitive people or does reading romances make you better at reading emotions? I’m reading The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion about a man who makes “evidence-based” life choices. (He doesn’t realize he has Asperger’s). Maybe ... more >

July 19, 2013

Friday News: Rowling’s lawyer is revealed as the loose lipped douchebag; romance readers are risk takers; Mary Sherman Morgan, first US female rocket scientist

JanePublishing Newscriticism-of-romance / JK-Rowling25 Comments

Law Firm Admits Leaking Rowling’s Alter Ego –  Lay down your anti publisher, conspiracy theory pitchforks. It was the lawyer in the boardroom with the pen.  “But law firm Russells said Thursday that one of its partners, Chris Gossage, had let the information slip to his wife’s best friend, Judith ... more >

Nook Press
April 10, 2013

Wednesday News: B&N Rebrands PubIt! and Water Is Wet

JanePublishing NewsBarnes & Noble / criticism-of-romance / genre critique / Harlequin Presents24 Comments

NAA’s New Revenue Report: Been Down So Long Looks Like Up to Publishers – This report on news consumption is pretty interesting although not exactly fiction book publishing related. Pay walls are becoming increasingly more popular because they are profitable. “Revenue from digital/print circulation rose nearly five fold (499%) from ... more >

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