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Master and God by Lindsey Davis
June 5, 2012

REVIEW: Master and God by Lindsey Davis

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Rome / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Recommended Reads / St.-Martins-Press9 Comments

Recommended Read

Gaius Vinius Clodianus is a reluctant Praetorian Guard, with a disastrous marriage history and post-traumatic stress – but he is a hero. Flavia Lucilla has given the imperial ladies a ridiculous hairstyle and makes toupees for the increasingly paranoid emperor – and she is good at her job. A devastating ... more >

March 22, 2012

Thursday News: SMP Was to Receive $70,000 Worth of Pot

JanePublishing Newscollaborations / fan-fiction / St.-Martins-Press / Young-Adult17 Comments

In light of fan fiction, collaboration, and just plain fascinating stuff comes the story of a Redditor turned screenplay writer.  Wired recounts the transformation of James Erwin from Redditor commenter who began to envision a story about a group of military folks in Afghanistan being time warped back to the ... more >

*Recommended*
March 6, 2012

Tuesday News: Women Writers Get Ignored; SMP’s Homage to the Brady Bunch, Random House Triples Cost to Libraries

JanePublishing Newsdigital lending / digital rights management / intellectual property / self-published / St.-Martins-Press78 Comments

News There are a series of charts being passed around showing the sad gender divide between female and male journalists and female and male writers and what is being covered in the mainstream press. The gender divide isn’t really improving year over year. Random House is one of the two ... more >

Death-Taxes-Skinny-No-Whip-Holloway
February 28, 2012

REVIEW: Death, Taxes and a Skinny No-Whip Latte by Diane Kelly

JayneC+ ReviewsContemporary / IRS / murder-investigation / St.-Martins-Press / Texas5 Comments

Dear Ms. Kelly, I think most US citizens would agree with me that getting a visit from someone in professional attire who says, “We just need to speak with you a moment. We’re from the IRS.” is not a favorite way to start the day. Or end it. Discovering that ... more >

DA Industry News
December 9, 2011

Friday Midday News: The Blogger as a Journalist

JanePublishing NewsAgony/Ecstasy / lawsuits / plagiarism / self-published / SourceBooks / St.-Martins-Press43 Comments

Anita Clenney has filed her answer (PDF) to the Sourcebooks complaint.  In it, she asserts four points: 1) Inclusion of 8 pages of advertisements  without permission and/or payment constitutes a material breach.  Clenney argues that the industry standard is a) defined by the actions of two or more of the big ... more >

Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren
November 23, 2011

REVIEW: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren

JaneC ReviewsChristine Warren / Fairy / opposites / Paranormal / Romance / St.-Martins-Press2 Comments

Dear Ms. Warren: Robin used the word affability to describe Jill Shalvis’ writing and for me,  I would apply the same descriptor to your books.  They are generally affable with likeable characters and likeable settings, however, they’ve often felt truncated to me and this one more so than previous ones ... more >

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