Jan 14 2013
Dear Michelle West: I’ve made no secret of the fact that I have mixed feelings about the first three books of your House War series. I loved the fact they expanded on the pasts of Jewel and her den, but I also disliked that we retread familiar scenes from other books set in this universe.(…)
Mar 9 2012
News Dorchester appears to be dead. According to Publishers Marketplace, the assets (including any book contracts) of Dorchester Publishing have been put up on the auction block. (Reg Rq’d) There is one bid from a “FAA Investors LLC”, but PM was unable to flush out who the company was behind the bid. Everyone and their(…)
Jan 24 2012
Dear Ms. West, I love your books. Whether it’s under this pseudonym or Michelle Sagara, I make sure to read them all. It’s true that I find some more satisfying than others but I’ve never actually regretted picking any of them up. Given my growing disenchantment with the fantasy genre as a whole, this is(…)
Dec 26 2011
Dear Ms. Kindred, A few months ago, I read your Carina Press novella, The Devil’s Garden, and enjoyed it quite a bit. It reminded me somewhat of a cross between Storm Constantine and Jacqueline Carey, which I thought was a good and interesting mix. I also liked that your characters fell outside the usual gender(…)
Oct 13 2011
I’ve been reading for review, trying out new authors and trying to find more self-published work. I seem to be partway through an awful lot of books. It’s a mixed bag in terms of content and quality. Reckless Runaway At the Racecourse, by Ros Clarke. Ros and I follow each other on Twitter and she offered(…)
Oct 1 2011
Sep 7 2011
Dear Mr. Martin, Has there ever been a more anticipated fantasy novel than this? Maybe, but I’d be hard-pressed to think of it. A Game of Thrones, the first novel of your A Song of Ice and Fire series, changed the face of epic fantasy. Made it darker. Grittier. And of course, that thing that(…)
Aug 7 2011
UPDATE: The winner of our giveaway of a full subscription to The Rifter is Stephanie M. Lorée. Congratulations, Stephanie, and thanks to Nicole Kimberling at Blind Eye Books for providing it to Dear Author. And thanks also to all the commenters for their great reading suggestions! Sunita: I’ve heard so many good things about Ginn Hale’s(…)
Apr 15 2011
A reader alerted me to a passage in the Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide wherein Stephenie Meyers elaborates on the perfect vampire. A couple of years ago, Alisa Valdez Rodriguez blogged that Meyers’ was racist and gave a point by point summary supporting her claim. I and dozens of other bloggers refuted that claim(…)
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