Publishing NewsApple / archives / Ebooks / Harry-Potter / Jasmine Guillory / Kobo / magazines / translation / Walmart / women of color in Romance3 Comments
WOMEN OF COLOR AND MAJOR PUBLISHING HOUSE DEALS – So Bitch Media’s Evette Dionne published an interview with Jasmine Guillory on her upcoming debut, The Wedding Date, a Romance published by Berkley. Unfortunately, in their enthusiastic promotion of Guillory and her book, a lot of incorrect assertions about the status of ... more >
Publishing Newsgender / Heroes and Heartbreakers / language / Macmillan / online reviewing / The Odyssey / translation4 Comments
Heroes and Heartbreakers is shutting down – You may have heard this already, but if not, below is part of the emailed statement regarding the imminent closure of Heroes and Heartbreakers. Last time I checked, the site itself did not have any announcement of closure, even though it appears that ... more >
Publishing NewsBlack Panther / Comics / Dracula / Hachette / Marvel / non-fiction / Self-publishing / translation / UK publishing / US publishing1 Comments
Hachette’s new order – An interesting piece in The Bookseller on the way in which UK publishing appears to be trending downward in the age of its executives, while US publishing continues to trend older. Why the difference, and what does it mean? Does age necessitate experience, or does it signal ... more >
Publishing NewsAfrican American women / children's literature / China / civil rights / Montgomery Bus Boycott / music video / Persian Gulf / publishing / storytelling / translation2 Comments
How books are booming in the Arabian Gulf – A lack of strategic relationships in place to distribute books among some Arab countries has been exacerbated by political strife in the region. However, the rise of literacy in the Arab gulf countries (UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Qatar), ... more >
Publishing NewsAdele / bad sex award / Game of Thrones / translation / translators / Winds of Winter6 Comments
The New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Starts In April, But What About That Book? – So now that the start date for season six of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been announced, what can be known about the status of George Martin’s long-awaited sixth book, Winds of Winter? Real answer: NOTHING. 538’s ... more >
Publishing News"broken" hero / book rejections / global markets / Jane Austen / Military / reading / stereotypes / translation / veterans11 Comments
Coming Home to Damaging Stereotypes – Chris Marvin is tired of the “broken hero” stereotype of military veterans. Considering how common this stereotype is in Romance (both m/f and m/m), even if the hero isn’t always a vet, Marvin’s frustration with the way vets are often pitied and stigmatized is ... more >