Jul 9 2009
It’s a month of good books so if you are looking something to take on the flight with you to RWA or to read on the sofa when you can grab a moment from the family or just something to relax and read, maybe our list will help. Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn recommended [...]
Jun 9 2009
At the end of every review, we include a buy link. After the #amazonfail episode wherein Amazon deranked all the books with gay/lesbian/erotic etc in the category, we switched to Indiebound. Unfortunately none of the readers here use Indiebound to make purchases. The reason that this is important to Dear Author is because we earn [...]
Jun 5 2009
Here is our recommended read list for June. It’s light so feel free to make a recommendation in the comments: How to Score by Robin Wells. This contemporary romance book is recommended by Jane. It’s a fun, sexy read with mistaken identities, a bit of deceit, and a crazy dog. (Warner Forever) The Wild West [...]
May 30 2009
The Annual Brenda Novak Auction ends tomorrow and with it the chance to advertise on Dear Author, an opportunity that is not offered to individual authors or publishers. The auction is here. The ad will appear on any month you desire in the sidebar to the right. Dear Author is one of the top ranked [...]
May 8 2009
I’m sorry for my delinquency in posting this. My lame is excuse is real world things interfering with my online fun. Without further ado, here is our May recommendations. To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt. A beautiful courtesan falls in love with a scarred, tormented lord. Recommended by Jayne. Gift from the Sea by [...]
Apr 10 2009
It occurred to me that perhaps DA readership needs a name. A few people suggested a community name. D-literates was probably my favorite.
Apr 9 2009
I’m trying out a new format for our Recommended Reads post. This will just be a list with who recommended the book, a link to a review if we have one up, and a buy link. Let me know what you prefer (i.e., the list used to have paragraph long review snippets). Smooth Talking Stranger [...]
Apr 1 2009
We probably don’t need to say this, but the formation of the Dear Author Literary Agency, the closing of Dear Author, and the injunctive suit against the Smart Bitches is all part of our April Foolery. Smart Bitches do have a book coming out on April 17 called Beyond Heaving Bosoms. (although, seriously, we do [...]
Apr 1 2009
Dear Author’s third anniversary is almost here on April 4, 2009. It seems like it has been far longer than three years. I’ve met so many people and learned so much about the industry in such a short time. Through the blog and through my ventures out into the world of publishing, I’ve been fortunate [...]
Mar 30 2009
As reported at GalleyCat, Dear Author is revising its review policy to achieve two goals. First, we want to encourage publishers to move to digital arcs as an option for reviewers. Second, we want to enable our own reviewers to accomplish their reading/reviewing in as painless a way possible. As authors may know, almost all [...]
Mar 29 2009
There are going to be some slight changes at Dear Author (and some major ones) while we tweak our schedule. Dear Author is three years old April 4, 2009, and in order to stay fresh and interesting, we’re going to be adding new content and paring down some old content. Sundays have always been about [...]
Mar 4 2009
Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh. Twenty-eight year old Elena Deveraux is a vampire hunter. Gifted with acute senses, and, in another sense of the word, with weapons, Elena belongs to the Guild, an organization through which she is contracted to hunt wayward vampires and return them to their masters. The vampires’ masters are the angels [...]
Feb 5 2009
Got your credit card ready? Okay, then let’s go shopping. This month, we’ve got some hardcover and trade paperback books that we are recommending but given that we had slim recommendations in past months, we hope you won’t mind. If money’s tight, try the library or the used bookstore. Courtesan’s Wager by Claudia Dain. I’m [...]
Jan 7 2009
The list is sparse guys. It’s hard to say whether we are behind in our reading or whether January was just a bad month for us. I have four recommendations for February so I am going with the latter. From Jayne Whistling in the Dark by Tamara Allen It’s post war New York City and [...]
Jan 5 2009
We’ve changed the look and now we’re thinking of what we can do to make Dear Author fresh and new for 2009. I loved getting the guest opinions during the month of December and am thinking about making that a regular feature for Tuesday’s Op Ed day. I’ve had other people ask why the [...]
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