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April 29, 2021

REVIEW: Chaos on CatNet: Sequel to Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtificial Intelligence / CatNet series / cats / First-Person / Friends / Internet / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / near-future / online community / teens / YA fictionComments Off on REVIEW: Chaos on CatNet: Sequel to Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer

It takes an A.I. to catch an A.I. When a mysterious entity starts hacking into social networks and chat rooms to instigate paranoia and violence in the real world, it’s up to Steph and her new friend, Nell, to find a way to stop it—with the help of their benevolent ... more >

February 11, 2021

REVIEW: Catfishing on CatNet: A Novel (A CatNet Novel Book 1) by Naomi Kritzer

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtificial Intelligence / CatNet series / cats / child in jeopardy / First-Person / Friends / Internet / LGBTQIAP+ / near-future / online community / teens / YA fiction5 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 >

February 18, 2016

Thursday News: S&S profits, Apple appeal, WaPo bookclub, and ancient humans

JanetPublishing NewsApple / Book-club / dystopian / 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 >

December 8, 2014

Monday News: victim-blaming, ghostwriting, and messaging in books

JanetPublishing 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 >

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