Publishing NewsALA / book deserts / childrens-books / free ebooks / History / Librarian of Congress / paleontology / SFF / Tor5 Comments
Anonymous Republicans Blocking Librarian of Congress Vote – In a major WTF move, an “anonymous Republican hold” now keeps Carla Hayden from a final Senate confirmation vote. What is particularly odd about this situation is that Hayden has had absolutely no difficulty getting to this late stage of the process, and the ... more >
Publishing NewsAPI / book lists / children's literature / copyright / DOJ / Internet / Irene Gallo / LGBTQIA / sexism / Tor / transgender11 Comments
And Now For Something Completely Distempered 6/9 – If you’re still following the fallout from Tor’s Tom Doherty throwing Irene Gallo under a very big, very heavy bus, you should check out File 770, which has become one of my go-to sources for anything related to the Sad/Rabid Puppies and ... more >
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I STAND BY IRENE GALLO – So Irene Gallo, creative director and associate publisher for Tor, made a strongly worded comment about the Sad and Rabid Puppies on her personal Facebook page. Afterward, she clarified that the comment was personal and not said in her capacity as a Tor employee. ... more >
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Harper Has New Indie Marketing Fund – As of July 1st, retailers may receive money based on their sales of Harper Collins books for the previous year, with which they can “promote creative merchandising” of Harper Collins books. It’s an interesting way to incentivize booksellers to promote Harper Collins authors ... more >
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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 >
Publishing Newsbookworms / digital publishing / DRM / Kickstarter / literacy / Maya Angelou / obituary / top 10 lists / Tor17 Comments
Maya Angelou’s TV legacy, from ‘Roots’ to ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Super Soul’ – A fantastic tribute to Maya Angelou, who died on Wednesday at the age of 86. Angelou was not only a celebrated poet and novelist, but she also acted, danced, consulted on documentaries and educational television and film projects, ... more >