January 21, 2019

REVIEW: Word by Word by Kory Stamper

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdictionaries / dictionary / English grammar / language / non-fiction7 Comments

“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right ... more >

January 10, 2018

Wednesday News: Wrinkle in Time, PHR grows, a book is a book, and hundred-year-old words

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / books and reading / dictionaries / Madeline L'Engle / technology / Wrinkle in Time1 Comments

The Remarkable Influence of A Wrinkle in Time – A sweet tribute to Madeline L’Engle’s book, and in particular its impact on teen readers and the development of the strong, imperfect heroine. I did not know the publishing history of the book, but it makes an interesting comparison to the current ... more >

November 3, 2017

Friday News: Book World closing, pirate TV, publishing comics, and murder at the OED (sort of)

JanetPublishing Newsbookstores / Comic books / dictionaries / History / mental illness / murder / OED / piracy / publishing / streaming media13 Comments

Book World to close, leaving void for many small Wisconsin communities – This U.S. midwestern chain, inclusive of 45 stores and more than 300 employees, is closing all of its stores and has commenced a liquidation sale. There is a lot of blame being directed Amazon’s way, not only for ... more >

April 24, 2014

Thursday News: Shakespeare’s alleged dictionary digitized, cellphones increase literacy, Amazon Prime now includes some HBO shows, and the arrival of e-book art

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / book art / dictionaries / digital publishing / Ebooks / HBO / Shakespeare / video7 Comments

Shakespeare’s Dictionary? Skepticism Abounds. – Count me in on the side of the skeptics. Two booksellers buy a 1580 four-language dictionary on eBay (eBay!!) in 2008, and now claim that it’s Shakespeare’s personal dictionary. If you want to know about the authentication process that will now be undertaken, check out ... more >

April 16, 2014

Wednesday News: Free access from Oxford U Press this week, the state of digital journalism, Shakespeare’s plays as webcomics, and celebrating librarians

JanetPublishing NewsComics / dictionaries / digital journalism / Libraries / news / OED / Shakespeare3 Comments

Oxford University Press Gives You Free Access to Books, Dictionaries & More During National Library Week – So while you can’t access Oxford academic journals, in honor of National Library Week, Oxford University Press is offering free access to a number of its texts, including its dictionaries. So if you’ve ... more >