Simone St. James

REVIEW:  Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

REVIEW: Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James

Dear Ms. St. James: I didn’t read, although I always intended to, your first book The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Janine included it in a reading roundup. Janine commented that one of the stand out parts of the book was how atmospheric it is. I found the same to be true with An Inquiry into(…)

What Janine was Reading in October, November, and December of 2012

What Janine was Reading in October, November, and December of 2012

It’s been forever since I did one of these columns, so this will cover a lot of books: Ride with Me by Ruthie Knox Ruthie Knox’s About Last Night was my favorite contemporary of 2012. I don’t read many straight contemporaries, because I typically enjoy them more mildly than other genres of romance. About Last(…)

Debut Print Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

Debut Print Book: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)