Mar 15 2007
There are very few new authors on the list this week despite March 6th being a huge release day for books. Elizabeth Vaughan’s wonderful closing to her Warlands Trilogy, Warlord, showed up at No. 126. I was disappointed that I didn’t see Nalini Singh’s Visions of Heat as she is such a fresh and welcome [...]
Mar 15 2007
March Madness is full upon us and while there will be very little down time between games, there should always be time for a good book. Unfortunately, the literary world, particularly the area in which I inhabit, is not bursting with basketball themed books. I’ve got two recommendations of older books. Maybe the readers can [...]
Mar 15 2007
Dear Ms Alexander, Victorian era books are just not my favorites. I freely admit that is due to shallow reasons such as the ugly way most men wore their facial hair and the drabness of their clothes, ghastly women’s hairstyles (all slicked down with sugar water) and the image that I have of a repressed [...]
Mar 14 2007
Dear Ms. Krentz: As stated by you, White Lies represents a move toward the consolidation of your books under one name. Previously your futuristic novels were published under the nom de plume, Jayne Castle. The Arcane Society, an alternate reality world inhabited by people with psychic abilities, was originally introduced in historicals written by you [...]
Mar 14 2007
Tor has announced that Anna Genoese, acquiring editor for Tor's paranormal romance line, is leaving for a new job where she will run a company that offers experts for lawsuits. She'll still serve as a consultant for Tor and work with some previous authors. Congratulations to Anna and I hope that Tor continues picking good [...]
Mar 14 2007
The right to publish If I Did It by OJ Simpson will be auctioned publicly and the proceeds will go directly to the Ronald L. Goldman family. If a publishing house does not buy the rights, Goldman’s family “will buy it and lock it up” according to the New York Times report. Via Shelf Awareness.
Mar 14 2007
A Prince Needs a Princess. Story by Barbara McMahon, art by Reiko Kishida.Retail: $7.99.Rated T for Teen, 12 and up, sweet kisses only (I’d say a little younger would be OK too).I believe it’s based on McMahon’s Harlequin Romance The Tycoon Prince, from 2003, but has been reworked into a YA romance.B for young girls, [...]
Mar 13 2007
Dear Ms. Thompson, A Lover's Call, your Ellora's Cave BDSM “Quickie” (rated E-rotic) happens to be the first Ellora's Cave offering I've read. Yes, before your novella came along, I was an Ellora's Cave virgin. The heroine of the story is Rachel, a librarian by day who works a phone sex line by night. We [...]
Mar 13 2007
Tor had one of the worst websites on the ‘net. It was probably worse than the meanest fan blog ever created. I never understood how an imprint devoted to publishing the best in science fiction and fantasy could be so unimaginative in the design and function of its site; not to mention the completely outdated [...]
Mar 13 2007
As much as I love Bravo’s reality shows, like Project Runway, the news that Television Without Pity has sold out to Bravo makes me a bit sad. How can they continue to be snark-a-licious if they are owned by NBC Corporation? The whole pitifully sad story can be read here. Congratulations to the founders of [...]
Mar 13 2007
Tina McElroy Ansa, author of books such as Hand I Fan With and Ugly Ways has started her own publishing house, Down South Press. It’s first release will be the sequel to Ugly Ways and is slated for a fall debut. While it will open its doors for inquiries, DSP will not accept unsolicited manuscripts. [...]
Mar 13 2007
TokyoPop is offering more titles this fall than ever before with titles for all ages such as the Cine-Manga for young children based on the Pixar movie Ratatouille. In its partnership with HarperCollins, Tokyopop will release two books this summer including Avalon High: Coronation #1: The Merlin Prophecy (Avalon High Coronation) by Meg Cabot, a [...]
Mar 13 2007
A group of fantasy loving readers started Twisted Kingdom to review books in the fantasy, science fiction and paranormal genres. Thursday, TK will see a relaunch with a whole new look. Readers who are looking for a heads up on what to buy (like we need any help with that) might want to head over [...]
Mar 13 2007
Today is Tuesday, but a relatively unimportant Tuesday. It’s the middle of the month Tuesday where readers, full of gluttonous spending a couple of weeks ago look around bewildered at the bedside table, nearly buckling under the weight of books to be read. Some books have been there since many Tuesday release dates ago, but [...]
Mar 12 2007
Ms. Kleypas, author of new release Sugar Daddy, has reached out and touched one of her biggest fans (and not the Misery kind of fan). Kristie J reported today that a very wonderful package arrived via Fed Ex from one NY Times Bestselling author, Lisa Kleypas. I wanted to report it because I thought it [...]
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