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March 31, 2016

Thursday News: gender and book coverage, Nintendo, fatphobia in YA, and one-book wonders

JanetPublishing Newsbest of list / fatphobia / gaming / gender / Nintendo / online harassment / VIDA / YA1 Comments

New study shows gender gap narrowing in book coverage – VIDA’s latest study demonstrates that strides are being made in the representation of both men and women, although they are not consistently large or equally distributed across publications. VIDA, otherwise known as Women in Literary Arts, told The Associated Press on ... more >

February 21, 2014

Friday News: James Patterson funds indie bookstores, BEA adds more self-publishing content, Archie and Betty enter the YA market, and Nintendo takes aim at piracy

JanetPublishing NewsArchie comics / BEA / bookstores / DRM / James Patterson / Nintendo / piracy / Self-publishing / YA5 Comments

Author James Patterson To Give $1 Million To Bookstores – In that fine tradition of putting your money where your mouth is, James Patterson is giving grants of up to $15,000 to independent bookstores, likening his effort to the US government’s bailout of banks and automobile manufacturers. The money is ... more >

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