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March 27, 2015

Friday News: Inktera abandons Clean Reader, James Baldwin & Margaret Mead on everything important, RITA finalists, and vampire poop

JanetPublishing NewsAmerican history / applications / bookstores / censorship / Clean Reader / Race / RITA / RWA / vampires12 Comments

Inktera Pulls Its Bookstore From Clean Reader, Effectively Killing an App Which Had More Protesters Than Users – So I haven’t really been following the Clean Reader controversy closely, so I’m just now catching up. It looks like the app isn’t going to be around much longer, given the fact ... more >

July 11, 2012

RITA Best First Book 2012 Interviews: Paranormals

Alison AtleeFeatures / InterviewsBerkley Books / Darynda Jones / Delacorte Press / mystery / Paranormal / RITA / Time-Travel / Young-Adult8 Comments

Romance Writers of America honors authors through the RITAs, awarded each year in a number of categories, including Best First Book. Once again, I’m pleased to host those nominees here at Dear Author. Each of the three installments in this series will feature a different sub-genre. The books you’ll see ... more >

RITA
July 1, 2011

2011 RITA Winners

JanePublishing NewsBook Awards / RITA18 Comments

2011 RITA Finalists for Best First Book Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor) Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor) I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; ... more >

March 31, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: The RITA Version

JanePublishing Newsdigital publishing / Dorchester-Publishing / Random-House / RITA24 Comments

Earlier this week, the RITA nominations were announced. We collected some of them here at DABWAHA and the full list is here.   First off, congratulations to the RITA nominees.   To the authors, this is akin to receiving an Oscar nomination.   I understand that readers don’t necessarily feel this way but ... more >

RITA Ad Words
August 16, 2010

Monday Midday News Roundup: UK eBook Price War

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / ebookstore / RITA28 Comments

It’s a quiet newsday but I had to post this article.   Amazon UK has opened and the prices were low because the publishers decided not to impose Agency pricing.   The low Amazon prices has spurred a price war and now all ebooks at WH Smith are 50% off.   Even with ... more >

Not Quite a Husband
July 31, 2010

RITA 2010 Winners

JaneNeed A Rec!awards / RITA23 Comments

The following are your 2010 RITA Winners. 2010 RITA for Best First Book Finalists * WINNER * One Scream Away by Kate Brady, Grand Central Publishing, Forever, Editor: Celia Johnson (ISBN: 978-0-446-54152-7).   Reviewed here by Jane. He Calls Her Doc by Mary Brady, Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance, Editor: Kathryn Lye ... more >

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