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Plagiarism: The Pattern and the Response

Plagiarism: The Pattern and the Response

So, hey, there’s plagiarism. Lots of it this week, too. First, Jenny Trout blogged extensively this week about the many, many similarities between books by m/m romance “author” Laura Harner, and novels by Opal Carew and Becky McGraw. Harner’s statement to The Guardian contained this line, which is still baffling: “…it appears that I may have crossed the line and violated my own code of ethics.” Every time this happens, I cue up Rhianna in … Continue reading Plagiarism: The Pattern and the Response

RITA Reader Challenge Review

Once a Family by Tara Taylor Quinn

Once a Family

This is a RITA nominee that the reviewer could not finish, and who knows that and hears, “I triple dog dare you”?  Me.  I hear a triple dog dare where none was given and here we are. It’s a good thing I read this on an airplane, because that kept me from throwing things. The set up is that Sedona is a lawyer who works at a women’s shelter, and Tatum, a 16 year old girl, … Continue reading Once a Family by Tara Taylor Quinn