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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 >

October 17, 2016

Monday News: UK Black History Month, Pompeii, books to travel with, and celebrity commercials

JanetPublishing NewsBlack History Month / blogging / commercials / Frankfurt Book Fair / History / Pompeii / travel1 Comments

Black History Month anthology seeks to broaden scope of African literature – October is Black History Month in the UK (in Canada and the US it’s February), and in commemoration, Bahati Books is releasing a story a day, culminating in a free digital anthology  — Black History: The Anthology — at the end ... more >

October 12, 2015

Monday News: self-portraits, comic conglomerates, Indonesian publishing, and Frankfurt Book Fair

JanetPublishing NewsComics / digital publishing / Frankfurt Book Fair / gender / Indonesia / Muslim publisher / photography / publishing / Race / sexual identity / South AfricaComments Off on Monday News: self-portraits, comic conglomerates, Indonesian publishing, and Frankfurt Book Fair

Zanele Muholi’s Transformations – A very interesting prose portrait of a photographer who has become known for her work depicting subjects from black and queer South African communities, and who has undertaken a series of self-portraits, aimed at “tell[ing] the truth” about herself. Her portraits are stunning, provocative, and they clearly communicate the ... more >

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