Jul 31 2012
The world is filled with terrible people and awful news. I’m sorry. New Yorker Writer Jonah Lehrer Fabricated Bob Dylan Quotes in His New Book, Imagine – “Over the next three weeks, Lehrer stonewalled, misled and, eventually, outright lied to me. Yesterday, Lehrer finally confessed that he has never met or corresponded with Jeff Rosen,(…)
May 17 2012
Sometime yesterday, Monica Jackson passed away due to complications of surgery. Monica was a fierce defender of African American authors and multicultural books. Her voice will be missed in our community. News 7-inch iPad on track for October 2012 release, $200 to $250 price | iMore – “Apple will be going forward with the 7-inch(…)
May 8 2012
OverDrive Data Shows Majority Still Like To Browse the Virtual Shelves — The Digital Shift – “Nearly 60 percent of readers browsed public library ebook collections to discover new content, rather than searching for a specific title. Among those, romance was the most popular genre, followed by all fiction, mystery and suspense, historical fiction, and(…)
Jan 2 2012
News Penny Jordan has passed away at the age of 65. She had been very ill with cancer. Jordan published over 188 books beginning with her first one in 1981, discovered from the slush pile at Mills & Boon. I’ve enjoyed many a Penny Jordan book. I wish her family well. Source: Harlequin ******* Publishing(…)
Oct 3 2011
As you will have heard, author Sandra Hyatt (Hyde) died suddenly a few weeks ago. A trust has now been set up in her memory, it’s aim to support a NZ-based romance writer going to a conference here or overseas. Link: http://www.sandrahyatt.com/sandra-hyde-memorial-trust/. ***** Someone is having trouble separating fact from fiction but I’m not convinced(…)
Aug 22 2011
Sandra Hyatt passed away last weekend during the New Zealand Romance Writer’s conference. From all accounts, Hyatt took ill unexpectedly and passed away within days. Hyatt wrote for Harlequin Desire. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Hyatt family. ***** Jude Deveraux has been taken in by fraudsters to the tune of $20 million. From(…)
Jan 31 2011
Ariana Franklin aka Diana Norman passed away on January 27, 2011. This news came to me on Saturday and I passed it on immediately to Jayne. She’s a huge fan of Franklin’s books and wrote me back to tell me she was “desolate.” Franklin’s historical mystery series ended with a cliffhanger and thus the outcome(…)
Jun 9 2009
In memory of Edith Layton, Sarah and I are hosting a fundraiser/auction/giveaway to benefit the North Shore Animal League. Layton’s daughter Susie Felber told me that while her mother was very quiet about her battle with ovarian cancer, she was not at all shy about “her insane love of animals,” and so the family decided(…)
Jun 3 2009
David Eddings, fantasy author, has passed away at the age of 77. Eddings is best known for The Belgariad series, the first installment of which, The Pawn of Prophecy (1982), prompted Lester del Rey to tell him, “You’ve written a classic.” The series introduced many to fantasy, and inspired some to write themselves (including Stephen(…)
Jun 2 2009
According to a post at likesbooks.com, Edith Layton has passed away. Layton wrote her first book at the age of 10 and went on to have an award-winning career with more than thirty novels and numerous novellas to her credit. Layton blogged at Word Wenches and there will be a memorial post to her tomorrow.(…)
Apr 14 2009
Did you know that Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan wrote a book about romance? They did and it came out today. It’s called Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance. BooksonBoard has it 25% using SmartonBoard coupon code. The bosom sightings posts at SmartBitches is hilarious. February book sales were down a(…)
Mar 3 2009
Dec 28 2008
From my inbox, apparently historical author and new paranormal author Suzanne Simmons/Elizabeth Guest has passed away. She was part of the Running with Quills blog. You can share your thoughts and remembrances with the group. Thanks Gennita for the heads up. Send to Kindle
Nov 5 2008
Michael Crichton has been battling cancer and died yesterday at the age of 66. I've read almost all of Crichton's work. The Great Train Robbery was my favorite. I loved his fictional "introductions" or "acknowledgments" which enhanced the believability of his stories. He was a great storyteller. RIP Crichton. Send to Kindle
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