B- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtificial Intelligence / cats / child in jeopardy / First-Person / Friends / Internet / LGBTQA / online community / teens / YA fiction7 Comments
Because her mom is always on the move, Steph hasn’t lived anyplace longer than six months. Her only constant is an online community called CatNet—a social media site where users upload cat pictures—a place she knows she is welcome. What Steph doesn’t know is that the admin of the site, ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / Book-club / Dystopian fiction / earnings / genetic evolution / History / Lois Lowry / price-fixing lawsuit / settlement / Simon & Schuster / YA fiction3 Comments
Profits Up Nearly 13% At Simon & Schuster – Publishing home of celebrity fantasy RPF, Simon & Schuster had a 12.9% increase in operating revenue over last year, due in part to strong fourth quarter earnings (34% more this year than last): E-book sales fell in the year, while sales of digital ... more >
Publishing Newsdoxxing / female agency / genre fiction / ghostwriting / Literary Criticism / patriarchy / sexual-assault / YA fiction12 Comments
Conservative blogger reveals unconfirmed identity of alleged U.Va. rape victim – I can barely report on this story without devolving into a sputtering rage. Anyway, this guy who’s clearly trying to make a name for himself (which is obvious in his tweets here, especially the one about “self-employment”) by doxxing ... more >