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May 22, 2017

Monday News: age & publishing, Marvel’s Black Panther, self-publishing non-fiction, and translating Dracula

JanetPublishing NewsBlack Panther / Comics / Dracula / Hachette / Marvel / non-fiction / Self-publishing / translation / UK publishing / US publishing1 Comments

Hachette’s new order – An interesting piece in The Bookseller on the way in which UK publishing appears to be trending downward in the age of its executives, while US publishing continues to trend older. Why the difference, and what does it mean? Does age necessitate experience, or does it signal ... more >

April 4, 2017

Tuesday News: The Accusation, Marvel & diversity, Amina’s Voice, and the women of Big Little Lies

JanetPublishing NewsBig Little Lies / book adaptation / Comic books / diversity / Islamophobia / kid lit / Marvel / North Korea / The Accusation7 Comments

A Dissident Book Smuggled From North Korea Finds a Global Audience – Fascinating chronicle of how Bandi’s The Accusation has managed to get published around the world, while the anonymous author remains in North Korea, as yet undiscovered by government authorities. The 743-page, handwritten manuscript was smuggled out of North Korea by ... more >

March 31, 2017

Friday News: Iron Man v Radix, rare books, protest poets, and the Edible Book Festival

JanetPublishing Newsactivist poets / Cesar Chavez Day / copyright / Disney / Edible Book Festival / Iron Man / Marvel / Radix / rare books6 Comments

Comic-book artists claim Iron Man ripped off their ideas – Following up on the copyright story from yesterday’s news, this lawsuit filed by Ben and Ray Lai against Marvel and Disney for infringement of their Horizon Comics’ Radix series gets at some of the considerations when looking at whether a character is ... more >

December 8, 2016

Thursday News: best books list, adult sticker books, cospaint, and Miss America Chavez

JanetPublishing Newsadult activity books / best of list / Comics / cospaint / cosplay / Marvel / Miss America Chavez / sticker booksComments Off on Thursday News: best books list, adult sticker books, cospaint, and Miss America Chavez

Best books of 2016: Our staff picks – Notable because it contains actual Romance recommendations. They wouldn’t necessarily be my Romance recommendations for best of the year, but I’m just happy to see that they’re recognizing the genre seriously in their comprehensive end of the year list. Copy editor Lidija Dorkjhand, an expert on ... more >

October 26, 2016

Wednesday News: Beatty wins the Booker, cool comics cover model, Maria Bamford, and hilarious rejection checklist

JanetPublishing Newscomic book covers / Iron Man / literary prizes / Man Booker Prize / Marvel / rejection letters / writing advice1 Comments

Man Booker Prize: Paul Beatty becomes first US winner for The Sellout – I am of two minds about this: while I am thrilled that Paul Beatty’s book is being rewarded for its brilliance, it’s yet another big prize for a U.S. writer. Still, watching Beatty accept the award was very moving, ... more >

September 5, 2016

Monday News: Pew reading survey, DC Comics resurgence, and Great British Bake Off coloring book

JanetBook Reviewscoloring books / Comics / DC / food / Marvel / Pew Internet Research / reading habits7 Comments

Book Reading 2016 – As Sunita noted on Friday, the new Pew US reading survey results have been released, and one of the most interesting things about them may be their consistency over the past five years. Almost three-quarters of USians have read a book within the last twelve months. And ... more >

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