What do women really want? Harlequin publishers actually appear to know – and it usually involves a terribly scarred man with a compelling physical presence, blazing with an internal fire women long to be scorched …
Posts Tagged ‘Google’
Introducing The Debriefer
From the hush-hush world of the publishing insider -on the QT and totally off the record… with the scandals and scuttlebutt – the rumours and rumbles – the leaks and lowdowns… we’re delighted to present …
Sarkozy, Je T’aime!
The year’s penultimate WRITE REPORT with Donna Ballman is here… with news of the outcome of the “Twilight” plagiarism lawsuit (the judge had some tough words)… Amazon has been accused of underpaying its workers… and …
The Velvet Rope
Valerie Plame Wilson – a former CIA agent whose unmasking led to the conviction of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s top aide has lost an appeal to declassify parts of her memoir. The only winner …
Pigs Might Fly
You would be excused for being heartily sick and tired of hearing about the Google Book Settlement, but… pay attention for another few minutes this morning, if you don’t mind – this is important, and …
Googazon
It’s another inimitable blend of the profound and the profoundly peculiar this evening: only on Litopia After Dark can we move transcendentally from the works of John Berger to the World Gravy-Wrestling Championships without missing …
Say It Ain’t True, Tintin
A Congolese accountant is to launch a lawsuit in France against Tintin for racism… the New York Times plays fast and loose with embargoes… the Google deadline is upon us… and how can authors earn …
Fighting Dirty
A blogger who described a model as a “skank”, an “old hag” and a “psychotic lying whore” plans to sue Google for $18 million after they were forced to reveal her identity following a court …
Oh! Oprah!
Oprah Gail Winfrey… the richest African American of the 20th century… the most philanthropic African American of all time… and the world’s first black billionaire. And now – the first woman to be hit with …
Duchess The Poodle Bites Borders
Time for our weekly news round-up – dominated by Marshmallow the Bear and Duchess the Poodle, both pseudonyms for blogging employees of Borders. They’re here to tell you what “makebooks” are. But should they be …
Women Want More Sex
…in books, that is. Just one of the news items from this week’s WRITE REPORT, brought to you by our own Donna Ballman – she’s been globe-trotting for several weeks, but she’s back now – …
The Prefrontal Gym
“Every story is a new Heaven” says Brian Eno of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman – our guest this morning. The connection between good science and good writing is closer than …
Why Don’t They Just Burn The Books?
Peter’s looking ahead to the next couple of weeks on LITOPIA DAILY – there are some wonderful treats in store for you – and then, he tries to deliver the news, too…
In today’s Write Report, …
It’s FutureAgent!
Today’s our last chat with Canadian author Mary W. Walters whose seminal blog post has stirred and shaken literary agents on both sides of the Atlantic. What future is there for the agent in tomorrow’s …
Yes, We’ve Reached Two Centuries!
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