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May 6 2013
From Lauren Willig, author of the New York Times bestselling Pink Carnation series, comes a richly detailed historical saga, THE ASHFORD AFFAIR, spanning from WWI England to colonial Kenya to present-day New York, as one woman discovers the truth about her family’s hidden past and her own present. As a lawyer in a large(…)
May 3 2013
This giveaway is for the Dear Author Recommended Read “A Spear of Summer Grass” by Deanna Raybourn. About A Spear of Summer Grass New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julie Grey series enters a new era with A Spear of Summer Grass. Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is(…)
May 1 2013
We have an awesome giveaway this month. Kobo contacted DA to send us a review unit but by that time, Brian had already ordered a personal one. After his great review and the interest shown by the DA readership, Kobo contacted us again and wanted to give away a unit on the blog. This means(…)
Apr 29 2013
From Laura Florand: I have a trait which I think is far from unique among writers, in that I write stories for the same reason readers read them—to escape. Not from anything bad, I just like to sink into them. And often I need to escape from my own stories. So, for example, I have(…)
Apr 24 2013
Updated: The Giveaway is now closed. You can see the winners in the widget. Thanks for participating folks! a Rafflecopter giveaway Remember when I blogged about the StoryBundle that was put together for the Science Fiction Fantasy fans? The StoryBundle people are back with a package of female authors and they offered five copies to(…)
Apr 22 2013
As you might imagine, we get a number of requests for giveaways here at Dear Author and I’ve been pretty selective at we’ve given away here at Dear Author. But, I figured that it is a way for readers to be alerted about new books and we can’t possibly read all the books out there.(…)
Apr 21 2013
Welcome to the Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows: The book has to be released(…)
Apr 21 2013
Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post away. Send to Kindle
Apr 14 2013
Well, as usual it’s been a dog’s age since I’ve done one of these, and a lot of what I’ve read I’ve already reviewed: The Typewriter Girl by Alison Atlee, Unforgivable by Joanna Chambers, Daniel Deronda by George Eliot, When Maidens Mourn by C.S. Harris, Children of Liberty by Paullina Simons, That Scandalous Summer by Meredith Duran and The Gilded(…)
Apr 10 2013
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock popularized the term “MacGuffin,” using it as shorthand for whatever object put the characters (and the story) in motion. For Hitchcock, the MacGuffin mattered mainly because the characters cared about it enough to go after it–whether the audience precisely understood it was a secondary concern. Today’s novels all feature a story centered(…)
Apr 1 2013
Updated: the new commenting policy is explicitly stated above the comment box and an elaboration can be found here. The comments to this post are closed. If you have concerns or isssues with the commenting policy, please address them on the new Commeting Policy page this way the concerns and issues can be centralized in(…)
Apr 1 2013
I’m a big fan of New Adult books and so I was excited when Berkley sent me True by Erin McCarthy to read ( A | BN | K | S ). It captured the zeitgeist of the New Adult genre with the college age protagonists and their attempts to not only discover their(…)
Mar 31 2013
Some readers are concerned about the growing reach of Amazon into all corners of our book reading world from selling to publishing to acquiring their favorite social media site where they chat with other readers about. I’ve looked at a few alternatives but other than Library Thing, there isn’t a real good replacement for Goodreads. (…)
Mar 31 2013
Every month in 2013, Dear Author is giving away an eReading Device to one of our readers. It is our way of saying thank you for visiting us, for using our affiliate links, for commenting, and generally making DA an awesome place. This month’s device is the the Kindle (retail value $119). You can enter(…)
Mar 24 2013
Welcome to the Promotional Thread for Authors. What’s this you say? I read quite a few blogs outside the romance blogosphere and many of the big ones have a daily open thread where the commenters drive the bus. The rules for Author Promo Night Open Thread are as follows: The book has to be released(…)
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