Jan 16 2013
In honor of Edgar Allan Poe’s 204th approaching birthday (January 19th), a trio of novels that pay him homage: Poe’s wistful, haunting “Annabel Lee” provides between-the-lines clues in Jill Winters’ romantic mystery Kingdom by the Sea as Nicole Sheffield realizes the Cape Cod house she’s inherited holds a secret that puts her in danger. Bethany(…)
May 12 2012
Dear Ms. Griffin, I’m a big Edgar Allan Poe fan. Any book with a title referencing him is always going to get a second look from me. Combined with a striking cover, it’s almost guaranteed I will pick it up. I initially thought Masque of the Red Death was a debut, but your name sounded(…)
May 11 2012
Wow, has it been a long time since I last put one of these lists together! And I think I promised to be better about it in my previous post too. Obviously I need to learn not to jinx myself. The Scholomance by R. Lee Smith. Since lots of people were talking about Smith, I(…)
Dec 22 2008
Dear Ms. Griffin, I’m always up for reading more young adult novels. In fact, reviewing more YA novels is one of my more nefarious goals for Dear Author. But your debut reminded me why “problem” YA novels often don’t work for me. Parker Prescott is an ice princess, both self-identified and labelled by friends and(…)
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