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February 20, 2017

Monday News: kid lit characters, emoji love letters, Monticello gets real, and adorable ‘Beauty and the Beast’ photos

JanetPublishing NewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / children's literature / diversity / emojis / History / Monticello / photography / Sally Hemings / slavery4 Comments

People Of Color Accounted For 22 Percent Of Children’s Books Characters In 2016 – In the past twenty years, the percentage of characters of color in children’s books has increased by only 13%, from 9% to 22% – and only 12% of books last year were written or illustrated by artists ... more >

October 20, 2016

Thursday News: Amazon’s review rules, IPA supports Turkish publishing, use of English in science, and clever emoji book

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / coffee table books / emojis / Frankfurt Book Fair / language / review rules / science / Turkey2 Comments

Amazon’s New Review Rules: Should Authors Be Worried? – Author Anne R. Allen has written a post explaining why she thinks Amazon has been cracking down more on reviews, even going so far as to wipe out a reviewer’s whole review history on the site. One of the most important (and ... more >

September 2, 2016

REVIEW: Homecoming by Shannon Stacey

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / emojis / football / high-school2 Comments

They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again . . . Sam Leavitt has two goals when he returns home to Stewart Mills to fill in for Coach ... more >

December 22, 2015

Tuesday News: Stage and screen edition

JanetPublishing NewsAlexander Hamilton / Deadpool / emojis / Harry-Potter / Hermione / History / Race / SFF / Star Wars1 Comments

The Uses Of History in Hamilton: An American Musical – Sumana Harihareswara’s contemplation of the musical Hamilton as “a fantasy of political agency and of changing the world,” and of using — and intentionally misusing — history in much the same way as “much science fiction.” I’ve heard a lot of good things ... more >

Neuromancer by William Gibson
October 22, 2015

Thursday News: Harriet Klausner dies, Kindle “catfishers,” best SF books(?), and new iPhone emojis

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / best of list / emojis / Harriet Klausner / iPhone / Kindle / reviews / SFF6 Comments

Obituary: Harriet Klausner – Janine kindly forwarded me a tweeted reference to Klausner’s obituary, which was the first I heard of her death. Indeed, I can otherwise find no mention of her death, outside of a reference to her date of death as October 15th on her Wikipedia page. Although the ... more >

April 10, 2015

Friday News: Is Facebook tracking you, diverse emojis on iOS, Toni Morrison profile, and Key and Peele’s Game of Throne’s recap

JanetPublishing NewsAfrican American literature / American literature / diversity / emojis / Facebook / Game of Thrones / iOS / parody / privacy / Toni Morrison2 Comments

Facebook says it tracked people who didn’t use Facebook because of ‘a bug’ – Oh, look, Facebook may be violating your privacy again, even if you don’t USE Facebook. I know people think Amazon is taking over the world, but really, Facebook may already have it locked down. The report, ... more >

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