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October 23, 2015

Friday News: Streaming Disney, all about fonts, women’s opinions, and a tale of two libraries

JanetPublishing NewsBaseball / digital books / Disney / fonts / gender / Kansas City / Libraries / power / sexism / streaming movies / subscription service / Toronto / Twitter / typeface1 Comments

Disney to Launch Subscription Streaming Service in U.K. – Just in time for the winter holidays, Disney is beginning a subscription service in the UK, inclusive of digital books, movies, music, and television series, all for a mere £9.99 a month (a little over $15 USD). According to CEO Bob Iger, Disney ... more >

January 13, 2015

On Why Authors Have More Power than Readers

JanetLetters of Opinionauthors / commercial speech / community / harassment / power / readers / risk / stalking125 Comments

I had originally intended to write a follow-up post to last week’s piece on feminism and the Romance genre, but the enormous Kickstarter debate kicked me back to a post on authors and power I had intended to write some months back after the Kathleen Hale incident. During that debate, ... more >

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January 5, 2015

Monday News: Apple’s storage space problem, Sci-Fi Romance, “nerd entitlement,” and notable pop culture moments of 2014

JanetPublishing NewsApple / cloud storage / Ethics / gender / iPad / iPhone / lawsuit / power / Romance / Science Fiction / Science-Fiction-Romance / sexuality / social equality / storage space / Violence5 Comments

Apple sued for shrinking storage space on 16GB devices thanks to iOS 8 – Two Florida residents have filed suit in California against Apple, alleging that they have misrepresented the amount of storage space available on their 16GB iPhones and iPads, which is further limited in the upgrade from iOS7 ... more >

June 18, 2013

Gender, power, and m/m romance

SunitaLetters of Opiniongender roles / m/m romance / power65 Comments

[NOTE: I originally posted a shorter version of this post a while back at my now-defunct personal blog. Robin’s post on gender and power raised the question of how these issues play out in m/m, so it seemed worth bringing it to Dear Author for discussion.]   If I hear ... more >

June 4, 2013

It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me

JanetLetters of Opinioncaptivity narrative / genre critique / power / Romance23 Comments

When I started this series, I was working toward a consideration of why certain types Romance novels and authors are so popular right now, especially when they have generated so much controversy and even divisiveness among readers. I started with the assertion that Romance, because it covers the territory of ... more >

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