April 12, 2014

First Page: Unpublished Manucript- Women’s fiction

JaneFirst Pagefirst page / literary critique18 Comments

Welcome to First Page Saturday. Individual authors anonymously send a first page read and critiqued by the Dear Author community of authors, readers and industry others. Anyone is welcome to comment. You may comment anonymously. You can submit your own First Page using this form. [hr color=”light-gray” width=”50″ border_width=”5″ ] ... more >

April 11, 2014

Daily Deals: Texas cafes, box set of novellas, flashbacks, and books written without the use of the space key

JaneBook DealsDeals7 Comments

The Blue-Ribbon Jalapeño Society Jubilee by Carolyn Brown. $ Free From the Jacket Copy: You Are Cordially Invited…Come early, eat until your buttons pop, and dance until you drop! Miss Clawdy’s Café has won the Jubilee blue ribbon every year since the dawn of time. This year, town matron Violet ... more >

AngieB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBoston / Contemporary / disability / New Adult20 Comments

Dear Ms. Costa: I am monumentally relieved that you came up with a second (better) cover for this contemporary romance, if not a second (better) title. It’s not that the original cover was bad . . . it’s that it was so mind-numbingly bad that nothing could have induced me to read ... more >

April 11, 2014

REVIEW: Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty

Guest ReviewerA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / Humor / zombies5 Comments

Dear Ms. Lafferty,   I’ll admit it, I almost didn’t pick Ghost Train to New Orleans up.  I found it on BookBub and figured “well, why not.”  I needed something a little different and New Orleans is one of my most favorite cities in the entire world (beignets and Jackson ... more >

April 11, 2014

Friday News: HP’s bribery and money laundering, Amazon’s acquisition of ComiXology, the Dublin Literary Award’s shortlist, and Ireland’s singing priest

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Comics / Hewlett Packard / literary award / Literary fiction / weddings9 Comments

Hewlett-Packard Admits to International Bribery and Money Laundering Schemes – Okay, let’s start with the bad news. If this were April Fools’ Day, I’d say this has got to be a joke. Sadly (or for those reading The Will, alas), HP “has admitted to creating and using slush funds for ... more >

April 10, 2014

Daily Deals: An acclaimed YA, thriller, and headless fighter

JaneBook DealsDeals11 Comments

Green Rider by Kristen Britain. $ 1.99 From the Jacket Copy: On her long journey home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G’ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by a ... more >