Feb 13 2008
Manga Sutra by Katsu Aki. Published by TokyoPop. Retail: $19.99. 1/37+ released in English. Rated M for Mature (graphic sex). Note: Each single English volume contains 2 Japanese volumes. Dear Readers, This one is slightly different for me. Some people might just call it hentai (Japanese porn). But while it does contain scenes that [...]
Feb 12 2008
I know this is not romance news but it is still important. My all time favorite book series has been Tolkiens The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2009 the film production of the Hobbit starts but it could be blocked because the producer of the Lord of the Rings films has supposedly [...]
Feb 12 2008
Dear Ms. Franklin, Last year we were introduced to Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar, the “Mistress of the Art of Death.” Brought from Salerno to help solve a brutal series of murders, she proved so helpful that Henry II, exercising his royal right to run things whatever way he damn well wants, decided to keep [...]
Feb 12 2008
moar funny pictures You might have seen the news in Publishers Marketplace that Meljean Brook sold an anthology story to Cindy Hwang at Berkley this past weekend. What you didn’t read is who else is in that anthology. Are you ready? Do you want to make guesses? Shall I torture you with the knowledge until [...]
Feb 12 2008
moar funny pictures There’s a couple of things that I wanted to blog about this morning. First off is the irritating number of press articles about romance as we lead up to Valentine’s Day. This is frustrating for me because we don’t read romances for the “romance”, do we? We read it for the excitement, [...]
Feb 11 2008
Harper Collins has decided to do things a little different than Random House. While Random House is charging 2.99 / chapter, Harper is going to give away free previews of select books at their website. You will be able to view the entire book online. HC believes this will help drive sales. They liken it [...]
Feb 11 2008
Random House is going to start selling select chapters of popular books to determine potential sales. The first book is going to be “Make It Stick” which was released on January 2nd, 2008. They are going to sell each chapter for $2.99 which also includes the epilogue. My first thought is that this would be [...]
Feb 11 2008
Dear Ms. Bray, Jane is right. The hardest reviews to write are those for the books you love. How can I capture the strengths of an 800-plus page book in only a few hundred words? The task is daunting and I’d be lying if I said I’m not overwhelmed by the thought. There’s so much [...]
Feb 11 2008
Author Jane Beckenham brings us the following guest review for Sophia James’ Ashblane’s Lady. Beckenham is from down under and has sold books to Red Rose Publishing, Linden Bay romance, and Treble Heart Books. *** Sophia James knows how to write. She also knows how to hook the reader into the story right from the [...]
Feb 10 2008
moar funny pictures A little brouhaha went down over the past week within the Young Adult author community. When this was first sent to me, my immediate reaction was “thank goodness it’s not us this time.” Then I went to read. Another friend of mine commented that the internet makes it so easy for people [...]
Feb 9 2008
A new study indicates that bloggers and social networks could have a direct impact on album sales. The research indicated that there was a direct correlation between the amount of “chatter” prior to the release of an album and its eventual sales. The more chatter, the better the album sold. Based on the volume of [...]
Feb 9 2008
Apparently author Dawn Thompson has passed away. Dawn was an award winning author of otherworldy and historical romances. Edited to add: You can make a donation on behalf of Ms. Thompson to the Havens Foundation. You can read more about it at her blog (look at the sidebar). Via SmartBitches. Phyllis Whitney, author of many [...]
Feb 9 2008
Dear Mrs. Vincent, I don’t have children, well human children that is. And I’ve known for years that I probably am better off not having had any. That’s why I was quite surprised to find myself clicking on this title at Fictionwise and then actually buying it. What the heck am I doing, I thought? [...]
Feb 9 2008
Welcome to Query Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a query to be read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. Published authors may do so under their own name or anonymously. Readers, though, the way that I look at it is this: If the [...]
Feb 8 2008
Essence held its first annual Literary Award ceremony last night. The Storyteller of the Year Award was given to LA Banks, author of the Vampire Huntress series. The Storyteller of the Year award is voted on by the ESSENCE readers. It has awarded the The Pirate’s Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson its first ever Essence Literary [...]
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