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February 26, 2019

REVIEW: What the Parrot Saw by Darlene Marshall

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Caribbean / Florida / Historical / LGBTQIA / pirates / POC / shipboard / slaveryNo Comments

Hijacking an Englishman from a brothel is all in a day’s work for Captain Mattie St. Armand. She needs protective coloration, and a naïve (and expendable) white man will keep the eyes of the authorities off her as she smuggles slaves from the Florida Territory to freedom in the Bahamas. ... more >

January 17, 2018

Wednesday News: Canadian book sales, content moderation, Blackbeard’s reading list, and book of love

JanetPublishing 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 >

May 10, 2017

Wednesday News: British Book Awards, the art of shutting up, FTC warns celebrity endorsers, and female pirates

JanetPublishing 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 >

April 8, 2017

REVIEW: Within a Captain’s Power by Lisa A. Olech

JayneBook 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 >

October 20, 2015

JOINT DISCUSSION: The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long

JanineLetters 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 >

March 25, 2015

REVIEW: Open Waters by Valerie Mores

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / LGBTQIA / 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 >

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