Publishing Newschildren's lit / coffee art / First-Amendment / ghostwriting / Hardy Boys / LGBTQIA+ / literary awards / Nancy Drew / self-expression / YA litComments Off on Thursday News: Lambda Literary Awards, ghostwriting the Hardy Boys, self-expression v. high school graduation, and coffee art
Lambda Literary Awards laud best gay, lesbian and transgender books – Monday night marked the 27th Lambda Literary Awards ceremony, hosted by Kate Clinton. The awards are divided into a wide range of categories, honoring genres such as poetry, memoir, graphic novel, mystery, romance, and genera fiction and nonfiction. Specific ... more >
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James Patterson selling a self-destructive book for $294,038 – Want a little Mission Impossible in your life? If you’re one of the readers who gets a code for a free digital book that will “self-destruct” in 24 hours, you may get a taste of that thrill. Or, if you’re not ... more >
Publishing Newsdoxxing / female agency / genre fiction / ghostwriting / Literary Criticism / patriarchy / sexual-assault / YA fiction12 Comments
Conservative blogger reveals unconfirmed identity of alleged U.Va. rape victim – I can barely report on this story without devolving into a sputtering rage. Anyway, this guy who’s clearly trying to make a name for himself (which is obvious in his tweets here, especially the one about “self-employment”) by doxxing ... more >