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May 15, 2017

REVIEW: The Barefoot Bingo Caller by Antanas Sileika

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Canada / immigrants / literature / LithuaniaComments Off on REVIEW: The Barefoot Bingo Caller by Antanas Sileika

A rollicking memoir through the shifting zeitgeist of the last five decades In The Barefoot Bingo Caller, Antanas Sileika finds what’s funny and touching in the most unlikely places, from the bingo hall to the collapsing Soviet Union. He shares stories that span his attempts to shake off his suburban, ... more >

October 5, 2015

Monday News: Death of a playwright, a book-banning librarian, the art of map-making, and how to hack your book cover

JanetPublishing Newsbook banning / book-covers / censorship / Ireland / librarian / literature / maps / obituary / playwright / psychology3 Comments

Brian Friel, Playwright Called the Irish Chekhov, Dies at 86 – The writer behind such classics as Dancing at Lughnasa, Faith Healer, and The Loves of Cass McGuire died last week at his home in Ireland. Before becoming a playwright, Friel contemplated becoming a priest, taught math, and wrote short stories ... more >

June 8, 2015

REVIEW: No One Wants to Be Miss Havisham by Brigid Coady

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / England / ghosts / lawyer / literature / Paranormal lite / weddings3 Comments

What the Dickens is going on? Edie Dickens is a shark of a divorce lawyer. She doesn’t believe in love and she scoffs at happily ever afters, however she’s agreed to be maid of honour for her oldest friend, Mel in two weeks and she still has the hen night ... more >

February 16, 2015

Monday News: YA diversity & the “problem book,” Spider-Man deal with Marvel & Sony, Masters & Johnson, and Polidori’s Vampyre

JanetPublishing Newsdiversity / History / literature / Marvel / problem book / science / sexuality / Sony / Spider-Man / vampires / YA4 Comments

“SO MANY (TOO MANY?) ISSUES”: PERCEPTIONS OF DIVERSITY IN BOOK REVIEWS, PART 2 – A very interesting and compelling post on the portrayal of minority identities in YA, specifically in terms of diverse YA novels being tagged as “issue” or “problem” books, especially in a reviewing environment where many or ... more >

February 5, 2015

Thursday News: More on Harper Lee, computer traces book plots, malicious online advertisements, and representing diversity

JanetPublishing NewsAdvertising / Black History Month / book plots / computers / diversity / Hacking / Harper Lee / literature / Race1 Comments

Harper Lee: ‘Trade frenzy’ and ‘concern’ over new book – In the wake of news that a new (old) Harper Lee novel is going to be published, there has been much anticipation and much concern regarding the circumstances under which this book is being released, especially since the announcement comes ... more >

February 4, 2015

Wednesday News: new Harper Lee novel, SFWA accepts self-pub & small press members, ALA Youth Media Awards, and double standards for female authors

JanetPublishing NewsCaldecott Medal / children's lit / gender / Harper Collins / Harper Lee / literature / Newbery Medal / Self-publishing / sexism / SFWA / small press publishing9 Comments

Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel – News of the upcoming Harper Lee release burned through the internet yesterday, announced as it was via Lee’s lawyer and literary agent, complete with prepared quote about how happy Lee was to have this book ... more >

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