B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / African American / Art / class differences / Contemporary / dance / friendship / missing persons / POC / school / Suspense / YA2 Comments
Dear Tiffany D. Jackson, I checked your YA novel, Monday’s Not Coming, out of the library after reading this blog post by Kristin Cashore, author of a couple of YA fantasy novels I hold as favorites. Cashore wrote about how the book (not fantastical but set in the real world) ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades of Grey / dance / female sexuality / holiday advertisements / hymen / quiz / SFF4 Comments
Emily Axford Breaks Down Myths About Hymens and Virginity on Adam Ruins Everything – The day the Romance genre collectively dispels the myth of the hymen is the day peace, prosperity, freedom, and love rule the world. But, hey, we can dream, can’t we? In less than 4 minutes, Emily Axford not only ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / actors / codes / dance / divorce / England / film adaptation / historical paranormal / Jayne / lawyer / law related / medieval / non-fiction / Paris / pilot / police / Reading lists / science / War / Military / World War II22 Comments
Fitzempress’ Law by Diana Norman Three modern young people commit a crime against an old woman who sends them back through time to the time of King Henry II (known as Fitzempress because he was the son of Empress Matilda) where they must solve serious personal problems by making use ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright / creativity / dance / discrimination / diversity / gender / Nicholas Sparks / publishing / royalties. federal law / state lawComments Off on Monday News: The Turtles’s copyright case, discrimination suit against Nicholas Sparks, PW’s publishing survey results, and “motion as metaphor”
Copyright land grab by The Turtles threatens digital music, will not help young musicians – You may or may not be familiar with the 1970’s pop group, The Turtles, and their legal victory against SiriusXM for so-called “unpaid royalties” on songs from 1972 and earlier. This case gained popularity because ... more >
C+ Reviewsdance / Harlequin Romance / sweet romance / workplace-romance2 Comments
Dear Ms. Hardy: I’ve read Kate Hardy’s Medicals and Presents novels for years, and the Posh Docs series is on my keeper shelf. When I saw a new novel in the Harlequin Romance line, I was intrigued, because it seemed a good fit in terms of voice and style. Polly ... more >
D ReviewsContemporary / dance / forbidden-love / New Adult8 Comments
Dear Elizabeth Finn: This book came up on a list recommending New Adult books. It features a young female protagonist on the cusp of her majority and a young male protagonist attending law school. Rowan has won a prestigious ballet scholarship to the University of Michigan which will free her ... more >