Publishing NewsFifty Shades / film adaptations / print v digital / rare books / Samhain-publishing / theft13 Comments
Mission: Impossible-style raiders ‘cut through skylights and abseiled into warehouse to steal antique books worth £2m’ – Dropping into a Heathrow warehouse, thieves stole books so rare that they are “impossible to fence” and therefore likely targeted by at least one collector. A theft of this scope and style is apparently unprecedented in ... more >
Publishing NewsBlack History Month / book trends / Comics / Legion / Samhain-publishing5 Comments
Samhain to close February 28th – Although the website does not, as of this point, reflect the news, apparently emails have been going out to alert readers to the imminent closing of Samhain. Given the past history of back-and-forth on this issue, I’m not calling it over yet. There are ... more >
Publishing Newsbook imprints / digital publishing / Samhain-publishing / writing / YouTube5 Comments
Samhain tells its authors that the doors will stay open: Chris Brashear informed Samhain authors that expense cutting strategies are keeping the publisher afloat, and they hope to re-open submissions (internally at first) by fall. They’ve also enlisted a PR service to market and promote their titles, so hopefully they ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviews1920s / American historical / Historical / Los Angeles / Musicians / Samhain-publishingComments Off on REVIEW: Notes of Temptation by Rebecca Halsey
Together they take the stage. Together they must defend it to the death. Hollywood Jazz, Book 1 When Carrie Cooper leaves her small gold-mining town to seek her fortune, it’s not until she arrives in L.A. that she learns her college certificate is a fraud. The only work available is ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / African American / gangsters / historical romance / inspirational / Pennsylvania / POC / POC author / Samhain-publishing3 Comments
The following review contains some spoilers. – Janine Dear Ms. Huguley, After reading your novella in The Brightest Day, I knew I wanted to read more of your work. The cover of book three in your Migrations of the Heart series, A Treasure of Gold, caught my attention and I ... more >
Publishing NewsAmber Quill Publishing / Art / Author Solutions / Penguin Random House / publishing / Samhain-publishing / sculpture / Self-publishing / vanity publishing11 Comments
Amber Quill Closing – Emily Veinglory reports on the imminent closure of Amber Quill, which opened in 2002. According to a thread on Absolute Write, the digital publisher will be shutting its doors as of March 31, 2016, at which point all rights will revert back to authors. As Veinglory notes, ... more >