Publishing Newsgender / Heroes and Heartbreakers / language / Macmillan / online reviewing / The Odyssey / translation4 Comments
Heroes and Heartbreakers is shutting down – You may have heard this already, but if not, below is part of the emailed statement regarding the imminent closure of Heroes and Heartbreakers. Last time I checked, the site itself did not have any announcement of closure, even though it appears that ... more >
Publishing Newsbestseller lists / digital books / ESPN / Harper Collins / Macmillan / Marvel / Oyster / Scribd / subscription services / superheroes2 Comments
N.Y. Times keeps Cruz off bestseller list – Despite robust sales for Ted Cruz’s new book, it does not appear on the New York Times bestseller list, which prompted Harper Collins to send a letter to the newspaper, asking them why the book was absent from the list. Initially, Harper Collins ... more >
C ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / grief / Macmillan / twins / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver
Dear Ms. Leaver, I just can’t seem to get enough of stories about twin sisters. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s a bulletproof kink, but if someone says their book is about twins, I’m probably going to give it a try. Your novel, The Secrets We Keep, ... more >
Publishing Newsbest of list / classics / cult books / digital technology / Literary fiction / Macmillan / Scribd / subscription service12 Comments
We’ve added more than a thousand new titles from Macmillan – For $8.99 a month, you can have access to more than 500k eBooks and 30k audiobooks from three of the big 5 publishers. The newest publisher to join the Scribd service is Macmillan, and below you can read some ... more >
Publishing NewsAgency pricing / censorship / creative commons / films / Flickr / Free Speech / Macmillan / Serials / Sony / Yahoo1 Comments
A Message From John Sargent – I do so look forward to John Sargent”s public missives. It’s good to know all the entities we should blame – except Macmillan, of course, which is full of integrity and the best interests of “authors, illustrators, and agents” (but not readers, apparently), for ... more >
F ReviewsContemporary / Macmillan / mental illness / mystery / Portland / Serial-Killer / Young-Adult10 Comments
Dear readers, Help me. I think I’ve done something to anger the universe. Why do I say that? Because I am lost in a swamp of books that, at best, can be described as meh. And at worst — At worst, I get The Body in the Woods. The premise ... more >