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October 9, 2015

Friday News: On Women

JanetPublishing Newscooking / gender / literary awards / Nobel Prize / non-fiction / quarantine / sex / sexism / shame / social media / STDs / stereotypes / war / women9 Comments

Awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to Belarusian Svetlana Alexievich is a bold decision – I like this piece by Arifa Akbar because it focuses on the way Alexievich’s win “recalibrates the status of ‘non-fiction’ in the literary canon. I agree that there remains a perception that non-fiction is somehow less ... more >

September 1, 2015

Tuesday News: Book club lawsuit; millennial sex and romance; National Book Festival; unusual sex euphemisms

JanetPublishing Newsbook festival / Book-club / discrimination / euphemisms / games / millennials / Race / Romance / sex9 Comments

Lawyer for booted book club says women considering lawsuit against Napa Valley Wine Train – The Sistahs of the Reading Edge Book Club are considering a lawsuit for racial discrimination against the Napa Valley Wine train, and have hired an attorney (Waukeen McCoy) to investigate their options. As it turns ... more >

September 24, 2014

REVIEW: Don’t Judge Me by Sylvie Fox

JayneC- ReviewsCalifornia / Contemporary / multi-cultural / pornography / sex4 Comments

So far, Raphael Augustine’s ten year career as a comedian consists of a lot of ones: one night gigs, one night stands, and one night in jail. But he’s committed to inking a successful TV deal, nonetheless. He’s not looking for a relationship and certainly doesn’t expect to have his ... more >

June 20, 2014

Friday News: Sherlock Holmes enters public domain, Chelsea Handler signs with Netflix, women writers and alcohol, and World Cup sex rules

JanetPublishing NewsComedy / copyright / gender / intellectual property / Literary fiction / Netflix / public domain / sex / Sherlock Holmes / Sports / substance abuse / World Cup13 Comments

JUDGES RELEASE SHERLOCK – Score one for the public domain, as the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed the character of Sherlock Holmes — in all but the last works — out of copyright jail. What do you think the chances are that the estate will appeal (they have ... more >

May 5, 2014

Monday News: Book Bub secures funding, MFA programs lack diversity, the problem with “slut shelves,” and teaching young women about sex

JanetPublishing NewsBook Bub / diversity / Ebooks / gender / Literary fiction / marketing / sex / sexism22 Comments

BookBub Raises $3.8 Million in Series A Funding – Book Bub, which promotes digital books through daily emails to a massive subscription list of more than 3 million, has just raised $3.8 million from investors including Avalon Ventures, NextView Ventures, Founder Collective, and Bloomberg Beta. The investments were made in ... more >

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