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Is Amazon Killing Author Joy?

Is Amazon Killing Author Joy?

Years of fighting between Amazon and the publishing world has almost everyone taking sides. In the wake of this summer’s controversy over mistreating workers, it would be easy to blame the company for taking away even the noncommercial, celebratory parts of writing a book. But is the online retailer really to blame? Or is this just […]

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This week in publishing...

This week in publishing…

In defiance of Friday the 13th gloom and doom, a roundup of some of the week’s most positive and surprising publishing news: Thriller/horror writer J.A. Konrath is trumpeting on his blog that he has earned $100,000 in three weeks selling his self-published THE LIST on Amazon.  Having been turned down by editors at St. Martin’s, […]

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Cyber Monday Hits the Books

Cyber Monday Hits the Books

I don’t do Black Friday. This might come as a shock to anyone who knows me, because if bargain shopping were a sport, well…let’s just say I’m the Hawks in The Mighty Ducks. Before they get schooled by Emilio’s scrappy kids from District 5, of course. I prefer TJ Maxx to Bloomingdale’s any day of […]

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Returning to the Library

Returning to the Library

As someone who claims to have an infinite appreciation for books, this is hard for me to admit, but until last week, I had not stepped foot inside a library in almost four years. In my defense, my last memories in a library involved caffeine headaches, late night study sessions, and literary analysis hangovers. But […]

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