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January 3, 2018

Wednesday News: suing RT, collecting from Joyce, reading like Bowie, and snapping readers

JanetPublishing Newsbook clubs / copyright / David Bowie / defamation / Fair Use / lawsuits / photography / privacy / pseudonyms5 Comments

Pseudonymous litigation, and alleged skulduggery in the world of romance novelists – I missed this story in September, but a DA reader kindly submitted it for the news, and it is definitely news. Author Randi Alexander and model/musician Jackson Young (both pseudonyms), are suing Kathryn Falk, Romantic Times, and Gracie ... more >

January 12, 2016

Tuesday News: David Bowie, Locus Magazine, and 103 films by women

JanetPublishing Newsbook lists / David Bowie / editing / films / Locus Magazine / online reviewing2 Comments

Remembering David Bowie through his 100 favorite books – One of the best things about this article is the throwback to the David Bowie “READ” poster. But the list of books is pretty interesting, too. And eclectic. A great reflection of how broad-ranging and deep Bowie’s intellectual interest, cultural literacy, and ... more >

January 11, 2016

Monday News: RIP David Bowie; That Dragon, Cancer; Urban Romance stereotypes; and the first book of photos

JanetPublishing Newsbotany / Cancer / David Bowie / History / obituary / photography / Race / That Dragon / Urban Romance / video games6 Comments

Legendary Artist David Bowie Dies at 69 – Even as I type this I cannot believe it. After an 18-month battle with cancer, and only two days after he released his 25th album, David Bowie has died. I still remember having floor seats to one of his shows at the LA Forum, ... more >

September 22, 2014

Monday News: Amazon’s Campfire, sound technology at new David Bowie exhibition, new reader & author conference, and real-life inspired superhero c

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / authors / Comics / conference / David Bowie / Hachette / Jeff Bezos / museum / Superhero / technology18 Comments

A Writerly Chill at Jeff Bezos’ Fire – There’s some real crap in this article (the swat at Ayelet Waldman is particularly sexist and offensive), but I also thought it was worth posting, if you haven’t already seen it, because it sheds some light on a little of the relationships ... more >

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