B- Reviews / Book Reviews5th Century / China / fairytale / Fantasy / martial arts / Mulan / strong heroine / YA historical10 Comments
Dear Ms. Thomas: I’m going to be lazy and steal the blurb: A Warrior in Disguise All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated ... more >
Publishing NewsAdvertising / Apple / Beren and Lúthien / digital publishing / Google / martial arts / TolkienComments Off on Friday News: digital ads, copyright/wrong, Tolkien in love, and martial arts book for women
As Apple and Google take aim at ads, publishers tremble – So with Google now planning to monetize digital advertising to whatever extent possible, and Apple claiming that it will block autoplay (THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU) and stop (some) consumer tracking, digital publishers ranging from The New York Times to Vox Media are challenged anew ... more >
B Reviews / B+ ReviewsDuke / family-reunion / Historical / long lost heiress / martial arts / orphans / Regency / reversal of fortune13 Comments
Back in August, after Someone to Love came up on Twitter, Kaetrin and I decided to review it together. -Janine Janine: Someone to Love, Mary Balogh’s latest historical romance, launches a new and intriguing series. The novel begins with a meeting between Mr. Brumford, solicitor to the late Earl of ... more >
Book Reviewscats / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / martial arts / Reading lists4 Comments
Max at Night by Ed Vere Max is done being brave, and now it’s time to sleep—all he has to do is say good night. But something’s wrong! When Max goes to say good night to the moon, it’s nowhere to be found. Unable to sleep without finishing his nighttime ... more >
Publishing Newsadult coloring book / Banned-Books / Comic-Con / cosplay / hip-hop / Hong Kon Book Fair / martial artsComments Off on Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book
The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong – An interesting take on the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was highly anticipated this year, in part because of the overt display of banned books. This year’s theme was martial arts, and I was particularly struck by the juxtaposition of ... more >
Publishing Newsapplications / bonkbuster / fake reviews / films / global publishing market / Harper Collins / Jackie Collins / martial arts / obituary / public domain / publishing / reviews3 Comments
Novelist who redefined the ‘bonkbuster’ genre with her tales of bad behaviour in Hollywood. Source: The Telegraph Thank you to Katie F., who answered my Twitter call for a good obituary on Jackie Collins. I think this long profile from The Telegraph is great, because not only does it treat her work ... more >