The aliens have landed! The aliens have landed! But instead of shooting death rays, taking over the planet and carrying off Earthwomen, they’ve just been standing there for months on end, glaring like a disapproving relative. And now it’s nearly Christmas, and the commission assigned to establish communications is at ... more >
Difficulties were meant to be overcome… Little did Amanda realize the full meaning of Jerome Leydon’s words, although she had taken the famous composer’s advice and sought lessons from the gifted Dr. Lewis Elsworth. Lewis had been patiently training her voice for several years. But Jerome wanted instant success for ... more >
Publishers Petition White House to End Cuba Book Embargo – With 40 signatories thus far, publishers, trade organizations, and agents have signed a petition to lift sanctions that constitute a trade embargo on US published books. Since Congress is not expected to completely end the sanctions before Obama leaves office, focus ... more >
Equity in Publishing: What Should Editors Be Doing? – I’ve been holding on to this story for a while, and with RWA’s recent “open letter” on diversity, it seems like a good time to post it. The roundtable, organized by Antonio Aiello following the Best American Poetry scandal, includes Alexander Chee, Anna deVries, Hafizah Geter, Amy ... more >
Jay Z, Timbaland Win ‘Big Pimpin” Sample Trial – Timbaland was sued for sampling some flute music from the Egyptian song, “Khosara, Khosara,” by the composer’s nephew. The lawyer for the defense argued that Baligh Hamdi, the song’s composer, sold his rights, before he died, to his record company. That company, in turn, ... more >
HARLEQUIN LAUNCHES NEW WINE BRAND – Harlequin announced yesterday that they were introducing a new series of wines, Vintages by Harlequin. The three reasonably priced varietals are currently only available at Amazon, which unfortunately excludes some customers who cannot have the wine shipped to their state, but hopefully that will change in the ... more >