B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Boxer / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / racism / road trip5 Comments
Dear Ms. Huguley, Like your earlier historical romances, A Champion’s Heart, the first book in your new Born to Win Men series, features African-American characters and takes place during the Great Migration; in this case in 1935. As the story opens, Champion Jack Bates, a boxer who owes his name ... more >
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Game of Thrones Publisher Denies Winds of Winter Release Date Rumor – There is a distinct possibility that the HBO series Game of Thrones will end before Winds of Winter even releases. A placeholder release date of March 2017 on Amazon France’s website created international anticipation, but neither George R.R. Martin nor Random House ... more >
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EXCLUSIVE: Spider-Man Miles Morales — popular biracial version of the hero — joins main Marvel comics universe this fall -Let’s start with the good news today. Marvel continues to try to diversify their heroic universe, this time with biracial Miles Morales, who will make his debut as the new Spider-Man ... more >
Publishing Newsappropriation / Asia / audiobooks / China / Greece / History / Met Gala / music / publishing / racism / Singapore / stereotypes25 Comments
Audiobooks: Where They’ve Been & Where They’re Headed – A pretty interesting interview with Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association. While some may think of audiobooks as merely a tangent of the print publishing industry, that isn’t the case. In addition to unique and ever-evolving technologies, there ... more >
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‘A Gronking to Remember’ Becomes Memorable Lawsuit Against Amazon, Apple – An anonymous couple is suing erotica author Lacey Noonan for using one of their engagement photos on the cover of her self-published novella, A Gronking to Remember. What’s particularly notable about this case (which will be heard in federal ... more >
Publishing Newscritique / Free Speech / hate speech / parody / racism / Satire2 Comments
Six PEN Members Decline Gala After Award for Charlie Hebdo – The PEN Literary Awards recognize artistic excellence and free expression, and this year’s Freedom of Expression Courage Award is being given to French satirical magazine Charlie Hedbo, a decision that has caused six PEN writers to pull out of the ... more >
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