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 >
Independent Romance Reader/Blogger Meoskop Dies – The Romance community lost a veteran contributor yesterday. Meoskop had been suffering from a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer, and had given herself the hashtag #DogNamedLucky — this was her third time with cancer – as she tweeted her progress in treatment. Her ... more >
Facebook Loses Appeal on New York Search Warrants – A very significant ruling around the issue of legal standing in regard to whether social media sites like Facebook have the right to challenge search warrants served on their customers. The court held that only the defendant can challenge the warrants, ... more >
Tanith Lee Was An Indispensible Fantasy Author – As you may already have heard, Tanith Lee died on Sunday; she was only 67, and was still writing, despite the fact that she could not get any of her recent work published (see her own explanation below). There are several posts ... more >
Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66 – As you probably know by now, Terry Pratchett died yesterday at 66. Diagnosed with very early onset Alzheimer’s eight years ago, Pratchett refused to give up his writing, and he also campaigned for assisted suicide in the wake of his ... more >
RIP Cathie Linz – Cathie Linz, who was responsible for RWA Librarians’ Day and who advocated for Romance and librarians, in and outside of RWA, passed away yesterday from colon cancer. She wrote more than 50 Romance novels as Cathie Linz and Cat Devon, and she co-founded the Windy City RWA chapter. ... more >