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October 12, 2015

Monday News: self-portraits, comic conglomerates, Indonesian publishing, and Frankfurt Book Fair

JanetPublishing NewsComics / digital publishing / Frankfurt Book Fair / gender / Indonesia / Muslim publisher / photography / publishing / Race / sexual identity / South AfricaComments Off on Monday News: self-portraits, comic conglomerates, Indonesian publishing, and Frankfurt Book Fair

Zanele Muholi’s Transformations – A very interesting prose portrait of a photographer who has become known for her work depicting subjects from black and queer South African communities, and who has undertaken a series of self-portraits, aimed at “tell[ing] the truth” about herself. Her portraits are stunning, provocative, and they clearly communicate the ... more >

July 15, 2014

Tuesday News: Pinkmeth lawsuit, Nadine Gordimer dies, Worldreader brings Kindles to Ghana, and fascinating article on Virginia Woolf and privacy of self

JanetPublishing NewsAfrica / apartheid / CDA / digital libraries / diversity / Free Speech / gender / Ghana / literacy / Literary fiction / Modernism / privacy / racism / revenge porn / South Africa / Tor / Woolf2 Comments

Tor Project sued for $1 million in revenge porn case – Pinkmeth, a particularly horrible revenge porn site is being sued, and for a while, TOR was being sued right along with it. Although the action against TOR was quickly dropped,I wanted to start at the beginning of this drama, ... more >

June 23, 2014

Monday News: Brashear reclaims helm at Samhain, a tale of digital publishing, a South African street book reviewer, and Amanda Palmer on voluntary exchange

JanetPublishing NewsBook Reviews / crowdsourcing / digital publishing / literacy / music / piracy / Royalties / Samhain / social justice / South Africa12 Comments

Christina Brashear Returns as Samhain Publisher – This is pretty interesting. Brashear, who went from Publisher to President of Samhain in 2012, is back as Publisher, with a promise to “return” Samhain “to its roots.” Lindsey Faber is not only stepping down as Publisher, but leaving Samhain entirely (there’s something ... more >

February 17, 2014

REVIEW: The Fever Tree by Jennifer McVeigh

JanineC- Reviews19th century / bigotry / diamond mining / Doctor / Historical fiction / racism / South Africa4 Comments

Dear Ms. McVeigh, I was interested in The Fever Tree, your first work of historical fiction, partly because of this beautifully written excerpt at your site, partly because the Booklist review mentioned that it had a social justice angle (the novel is mainly set in late 19th century South Africa), ... more >

September 18, 2013

REVIEW: The Striker’s Chance by Rebecca Crowley

JayneB- ReviewsCarina Press / football / soccer / South Africa / sports romance12 Comments

Landing the PR contract for North Carolina’s new soccer team could take Holly Taylor’s career to the next level. Her task? Make Kepler “Killer” de Klerk, an athlete with a party-hard reputation, a star. But revamping the sexy footballer’s image while battling her unwanted attraction to him is easier said ... more >

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