Publishing NewsBlackbeard / book-sales / Canada / content moderation / History / Matt de la Peña / picture books / pirates / YouTubeComments Off on Wednesday News: Canadian book sales, content moderation, Blackbeard’s reading list, and book of love
Print book sales declined in 2017 – Some very interesting numbers and trends here. More than 51 million print books sold (more than $1B Canadian), with the highest sales in YA/Juvenile (40%) and non-fiction (32%). Interestingly, though, two of the top five bestsellers of 2017 were both backlist titles – The ... more >
Publishing Newsauthor "rules" / British Book Awards / endorsements / FTC / gender equality / pirates7 Comments
These are officially the 6 best books of the past year – The British Book Awards (aka the “Nibbies”) honor booksellers and libraries, publishers, publishing professionals, and books in six categories, including Fiction Book of the Year, Debut Book of the Year, Crime & Thriller Book of the Year, Non-Fiction Narrative ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews18th-century / Historical / pirates / Royal-Navy / shipboard2 Comments
Never underestimate the power of a pirate . . . Captain James Steele is duty bound to capture the privateer Scarlet Night and bring her rebellious crew to England to hang. Then he will leave his majesty’s service, make an upstanding marriage, and join the landed gentry. But the winds ... more >
Letters of OpinionBig-Misunderstanding / England / family feuds / historical romance / kidnapped heroine / long separation / Pennyroyal Green series / pirates / Regency / reunited-lovers / series conclusion / slavery / Spain / star-crossed lovers48 Comments
Trigger warnings: Janine: When Julie Anne Long’s much-awaited The Legend of Lyon Redmond came out recently, Robin, Jennie and I decided to hold a SPOILERIFIC roundtable discussion of the book. Below is the back cover description: Bound by centuries of bad blood, England’s two most powerful families maintain a veneer ... more >
C+ Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / LGBTQ / pirates / short-story4 Comments
Captain Jane Avery of the Tantibus has been pirating for more than ten years. With a crew at her command and a ship under her feet, she is a terror to anyone that has the misfortune of crossing her path. Her latest conquest is just one more on the list. ... more >
D Reviewschick-in-pants / Fantasy / Historical Fantasy / pirates / shipboard22 Comments
The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes. Disguising herself as Clarence, a sailor, Princess Clarice intends to work her way to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert ... more >
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