Publishing NewsArt / Beatles / Comics / digital books / Hachette Australia / Harper Lee / marketing / Nook / tattoos12 Comments
The desperate book industry and ‘tatvertising’ are a perfect, tragic match – I don’t even know what to say about this, beyond WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY THINKING?!? Hachette Australia has announced an open casting call for a woman who is willing to “donate” her back for a large, permanent ... more >
Publishing News50 Shades / Apple Watch / Black feminism / guilty pleasures / lawsuit / tattoos / technology / The Writer's Coffee ShopComments Off on Friday News: Apple Watch hates tattoos, reading and shame, images of Black women on tv, and 50 Shades verdict in Texas court
Apple Watch has a problem with tattoos – The revelation that the heart rate monitor in the new Apple watch does not seem to work with certain types of arm tattoos has raised concern that the technology will not work on darker skinned people. USA Today reports that they tested ... more >
Publishing Newsclassic literature / education / Libraries / rare books / Regency Romance / Shakespeare / tattoos5 Comments
Ferguson library stays open, attracts over $175,000 in grassroot support – In the aftermath of the Ferguson grand jury’s failure to indict Darren Wilson, there was a great deal to be angry and sad about. However, one place in Ferguson kept its doors open and its work going, and that ... more >
Publishing NewsAdobe / copyright / DRM / intellectual property / LibraryThing / plagiarism / tattoos10 Comments
People always say the same thing about tattoos – File this under: everything old is new again. A brief history, not of tattooing, but of reactions to tattoos, from shocked to scandalized to excited. As Matt Lodder explains, the reputation tattoos have as being associated with certain groups of people ... more >
B- ReviewsCarina Press / Contemporary / doctor hero / opposites attract / sports romance / tattoos13 Comments
“Roller derby girl Gretchen “Honey Badger” Badgerton lives in the moment, no apologies. Like every woman in Pleasant Park with a pulse, she finds Dr. Jared Fine irresistible, but she’s taken by surprise when her unattainable new neighbor asks her out. On paper, Jared is the perfect man: gorgeous, wealthy ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / Erotic-Romance / Samhain / tattoos4 Comments
Dear Ms. Lynn: I read Rock Me, the second book in this series because I have a thing about tattooed heroes. The hero of that book was a tattoo artist, as is Seth “Ghost” Warren, the hero of Leave Me Breathless. Seth is also shaved bald (another of my favorite ... more >