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Cover Matters: An Introduction

By On January 25, 2010 · 13 Comments · In Cover Matters

Following Bloomsbury’s Whitewashing Cover Fiasco ’09-’10 (Justine Larbalestier’s Liar and Jaclyn Dolamore’s Magic Under Glass), readers were able to make some small positive change resulting in the publisher’s book jacket retraction and subsequent re-issuance of new, race-conscious covers.

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Smugglers’ Stash & News

By On January 24, 2010 · 10 Comments · In Smugglers Stash

Welcome to another Sunday edition of our Smugglers’ Stash & News.

First up, we’ve got some fan-freakin-tastic news.

Bloomsbury Retracts Cover:

On Thursday afternoon, Bloomsbury officially announced that they will no longer be printing the offending cover of Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore.

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Smugglers’ Ponderings: Cover Matters

By On January 18, 2010 · 58 Comments · In Smugglers Ponderings

A Bit of Background:

The Internets are full of rage again as Bloomsbury Publishing finds itself at the center of yet another book cover controversy. Remember the furore surrounding the cover of Liar by Justine Larbalestier? When readers found out that the intended cover of a book featuring a black protagonist [...]

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Smugglivus – Week 4 Calendar

By On December 20, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Smugglers Stash, Smugglivus, Smugglivus Guest Blogger

Sayonara, Week 3, and konichiwa to Week 4 of Smugglivus! Before we delve into the goodies we have lined up this week, we’ve got a few announcements.

A Glory-ous Giveaway:

Sarah Kuhn, author and one of the fine folks that run the geektastic Alert Nerd blog, [...]

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