Mar 20 2008
Dear Ms. Cohen: I first discovered you when your book, His for the Taking, was nominated for an RNA award. I thought HFTheT was a wonderfully nuanced story but while Mistress in Private shares some similarities, it also requires a large suspension of disbelief and one that I could not get past. Jane Miller works [...]
Mar 19 2008
Dear Mrs. Beaufrand, Ah, the Italian Renaissance. A time of great thinking, great art, major political struggles and few freedoms for women. This book harkens back to my early historical fiction reading and my love of the works of great artists of the day. You would not believe the number of coffee table books I [...]
Mar 19 2008
According to its owner (or one of its owners), NCP does not engage in any editing of its books. "Editing-the focus of editing in this company has shifted with the times. We spent years trying to help new authors perfect their writing skills by paying editors to tweak the books. Some authors actually appreciated this. [...]
Mar 19 2008
Dear Ms. Cabot: You know that I love your work, right? That I have an inappropriate girl crush on you and all? So it’s with some dismay that I have to write this letter which talks about why I didn’t like this latest reprint of yours. Part of the problem was that the voice of [...]
Mar 18 2008
64 Books Enter. One Book Leaves. Because we are having fun getting the brackets in and mostly because the games of the NCAA Tournament are not going to be played until Thursday, we are allowing people to fill out brackets until Wednesday at 11:59 pm. The deets again are as follows: Dear Author and the [...]
Mar 18 2008
Possibly one of the most famous authors of our generation has died. Arthur Clarke, author of the short story Sentinel which spawned the Kubrik collaboration, 2001 Space Odyssey, died in Sri Lanka today (tomorrow in Sri Lanka).
Mar 18 2008
Match It for Pratchett is the slogan of fans who are taking up the flag raised by acclaimed author, Terry Pratchett, who recently went public with his personal fight with the illness. So far £ 34,000 pounds has been raised. You can donate either to the Alzheimer’s Research Trust directly or through Match It for [...]
Mar 18 2008
Dear Ms. Andrews, When I read your first novel, Magic Bites, I was struck by your fresh worldbuilding. Sometimes I feel like many urban fantasy novels feature similar worldbuilding details. Execution makes all the difference, of course, but because of those similarities, I really appreciate unique worldbuilding when a book presents it to me. That [...]
Mar 18 2008
see more crazy cat pics As was reported last week, urban fantasy is on the rise. More and more UF books are being published and these books are increasingly being marketed toward the romance reader. These books are commonly referred to as part of the cross over genre. There is a boon and a curse [...]
Mar 17 2008
Dear Ms. Ibbotson, When Azteclady asked me to review one of your romances, I was both excited and challenged. You pack so many irresistible characters into less than three hundred pages that it is difficult to do justice to these delightful folk. And how would I explain the magic by which you can take me [...]
Mar 17 2008
We’ve put together a new list that includes references to the NYT placement. *** Book Title Author Publisher Price Rank Peak NYT The Other Boleyn Girl Phillipa Gregory Touchstone $16.00 3 3 10 Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella Dial Press $25.00 6 4 2* Naughty Neighbor Janet Evanovich Harper $7.99 26 20 4 Killer Secrets Lora [...]
Mar 17 2008
I am having a horrible time writing this review. There’s nothing I can criticize about this book. Not one single thing. How can you write a balanced review when there’s nothing weak or flawed there to balance all the good? So I’m giving up-’this is not a balanced review, I’m going to gush and praise [...]
Mar 16 2008
64 Books Enter. One Book Leaves. Dear Author and the Smart Bitches present the DA BWAHA Tournament. We have fielded a slate of 64 “best” books in 8 different categories: Young Adult Paranormal Erotica/Erotic Romance GLBT Historical Contemporary Novel With Romantic Elements Category Today through Wednesday 7 am EST, you are allowed to fill out [...]
Mar 15 2008
Dear Ms. Lofty, Wow, what a great way to start off my new year’s reading. Yes, I actually finished this novella in early January but took my sweet time actually writing a letter about it. Real life is a beotch, doncha know? I want to congratulate you on a wonderful, inventive plot. It’s one I’ve [...]
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