Cozy author Julie Hyzy started with nine books featuring a female executive chef in the White House. You can imagine the problems caused by finding a dead body now and again while observing protocol. Here she talks about the series and her latest book, a high-tech thriller titled Virtual Sabotage. She also writes the Manor House mysteries. See her interview at the library here: https://tinyurl.com/v3sv8re.
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In Captions Settlement, Audible Will Not Use AAP Member Content Without Permission. One of the most contentious copyright cases in recent years is set to end quietly. Read more:
https://tinyurl.com/vrg4v6r
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HBG Buys More Than 1,000 Disney Book Group Titles. Effective immediately, the Disney titles will become part of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The purchase involves board books, picture books, middle grade, young adult titles, and graphic novels. Read more:
https://tinyurl.com/s6o9x29
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Funny Females Take Center Stage in New Novels for Kids. Read interviews with three authors who tackle serious subjects while using humor. The books explore gender roles, inappropriate behavior from boys, and a lot more.
https://tinyurl.com/ud8t22q
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Former Knopf Assistant Sells Publishing Novel in Seven Figure Deal in a 14 Bidder Auction
https://tinyurl.com/wu9msf6
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Schwartz and Wade to Get Separate Imprints at Random House – focus on picture books
https://tinyurl.com/u2mrneo
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Puzzled by hashtags and want to know the best ones for writers? Go here, thanks to a tip in Jane Friedman’s newsletter https://tinyurl.com/r6hjjwm https://tinyurl.com/wktb9oh for hashtags.
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Is a New Publisher Called Bad Idea Actually Good For Comics? In May the new house plans to publish a limited number of monthly periodical serials.
https://tinyurl.com/t96p8mb
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Ever wonder how photographers capture the look in a cat’s eye or that cute pose? Larry Johnson travels from cat show to conferences year-round to do just that. A speaker at the 2019 Cat Writers Conference, Johnson is the focus of this article.
Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/vdctg27
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