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November 9, 2015

Monday News: Romance bookstore, race in children’s lit, Germany & copyright, and NaNoWriMo

JanetPublishing Newsbookstores / children's literature / copyright law / diversity / Germany / Google / Kickstarter / NaNoWriMo / Race / snippets / stereotypes7 Comments

Romance, Perception, Plagiarism, and Ripped Bodices – You may have heard about the Kickstarter campaign to start an all Romance bookstore in Los Angeles. The store’s name, The Ripped Bodice, is stirring up controversy (surprise!), and there have been numerous conversations on Twitter about whether the name is an homage and ... more >

November 21, 2014

Friday News: Ursula Le Guin’s NBA speech, Google Contributor, Mark Twain’s frontier humor, and a NaNoWriMo pep talk

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / American literature / crowdfunding / Google / Humor / Mark Twain / NaNoWriMo / National Book Awards / Publishers / western / writing advice16 Comments

“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards – A transcription of Ursula Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards ceremony Wednesday night. Le Guin’s comments have been getting a lot of attention, in part because of her assault on ... more >

November 29, 2013

Friday News: The Gap fights back against racist graffiti; CreateSpace offers matte covers; Rebecca Tushnet on fan fiction and mash-ups

JanetPublishing Newscovers / CreateSpace / intellectual property / NaNoWriMo4 Comments

Gap’s Ad With Sikh Model Waris Ahluwalia Defaced With Racist Graffiti, Drawing Incredible Response From Company – Although The Gap has hardly been the world’s best corporate citizen, I have to give them kudos for this response to a defaced advertisement featuring Sikh actor and jewelry designer Waris Ahluwalia. When ... more >

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