Publishing News
Amazon, childrens-books, geography, Kindle Fire, self-help
‘Shelf-help’ books set to fill publishers’ coffers in 2014 – So what’s the winning literary trend for 2014? According to this article by Vanessa Thorpe, it’s “shelf-help” books, which seem to be a clever repackaging of self-help books, but perhaps… more
B Reviews
childrens-books, Scientist, Simon & Schuster
Dear Mr. Benton, A good friend of mine steered me in the direction of the Franny K. Stein books. Her daughter loves them so much that she was crushed when she discovered that she couldn’t make her own monster. Or… more
A Reviews/ Recommended Reads
20th century, childrens-books, cinderella
Dear Ms. Hughes, A few months ago, I was looking to buy another retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and your book, “Ella’s Big Chance – A Jazz Age Cinderella” was recommended to me at the same time. Intrigued by… more
B Reviews
childrens-books, Dragon
“In this bestselling modern classic, Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald—who is less than pleased… more
Dear Readers, When I went to buy a copy of “Princess Furball” at Amazon, several other books were recommended to me as being of possible interest. “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters” was one of them. It has some elements of the classic… more
A- Reviews
childrens-books, England
Dear Mr. Oakley, “The Church Mouse” was recommended to me by Cate, one our readers here at Dear Author, a few years ago. I took note of the title, wrote down your name and had always meant to seek out… more