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Debut Print Book: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Debut Print Book: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

I’ve had some concerns by readers who are primarily print readers that the coverage at Dear Author has been too focused on ebooks. When I asked the readers what they were interested in seeing, they responded that they would like to know more about print debut authors. We developed a little questionnaire and every Wednesday(…)

Debut Book Feature: Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

Debut Book Feature: Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

Happy Leap Day.  Today’s “Debut Print Book Feature is Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow which sounds fascinating.  We developed a little questionnaire for Debut Print Authorsand every Wednesday at 10:00 AM CST (as long as we have content) we’ll post the questionnaire answers along with links to the author’s site and a buy link to(…)

Interview with Shauna Summers, Executive Editor for Ballantine Bantom Dell

Shauna Summers is the executive editor for the Ballantine, Bantom, Dell imprint. She edits authors such as Suzanne Brockmann, Shana Abe, and Lara Adrian. Two debuts that she is excited about include Cecilia Grant’s “A Lady Awakened” (hhttp://www.ceciliagrant.com/) that will release in January 2012 and Molly O’Keefe’s contemporary series that will be released in the(…)

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway:  Faye L. Booth, author of Trades of the Flesh

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: Faye L. Booth, author of Trades of the Flesh

Faye Booth’s title aptly captures several aspects of her novel: there’s Lydia, the newest hire in a London brothel; Henry, a doctor who must break laws to obtain cadavers for his medical students; and then there’s the Victorian pornography angle. Warning to HEA purists? this is probably not your book. But if you like your(…)

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway:  Laurie London, Author of Bonded by Blood

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: Laurie London, Author of Bonded by Blood

Feeling tired lately?   Have you considered the possibility vampires are feeding on you, then wiping your memory?   Neither have most of the residents of Seattle, but maybe they should, especially Mackenzie Foster-Shaw, whose rare, irresistible blood type makes her extra vulnerable.   She only knows that a family history of unexplained disappearances is bound to catch(…)

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway:  Skyler White, author of In Dreams Begin

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: Skyler White, author of In Dreams Begin

Really, it's no big deal, postponing the honeymoon a few days.   Laura's a contemporary woman, and sometimes the traditional rituals just aren't convenient.   But on her wedding night, her pilgrim soul voyages to an age when ritual and tradition rule.   Channeled into the body of Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne, Laura becomes the muse and soul-mate(…)

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway:  Caroline Fyffe, author of Montana Dawn

The Dear Author Intro Interview & Giveaway: Caroline Fyffe, author of Montana Dawn

Head of a vast cattle drive, determined to prove himself to his older half-brothers, Luke McCutcheon doesn't imagine baby-sitting will do much for his reputation, but-’well, he delivered that baby, and as her mama doesn't have even a horse to pull her wagon, it's clear someone needs to step up.   But Faith Brown considers being(…)

Interview & Giveaway: Pushing the Envelope with Eden Bradley

Interview & Giveaway: Pushing the Envelope with Eden Bradley

Eden Bradley is a bestselling, award-winning author of erotic fiction. Her books have been published by Bantam/Delta, Harlequin Spice, Berkley Heat, Samhain, Phaze, and others. In addition to The Lovers, she has a second November release, Pleasure's Edge, written as Eve Berlin. Eden, thanks so much for accepting my invitation to be interviewed here at(…)

My First Sale by Stephanie Draven

My First Sale by Stephanie Draven

Welcome to the My First Sale series. Each Monday, Dear Author posts the first sale letter of bestselling authors, debut authors, and authors in between. Stephanie Draven writes Silhouette Nocturnes and has historical fiction, a series of forthcoming novels from Berkley Books featuring Cleopatra's daughter under the name Stephanie Dray.   You can visit Stephanie at(…)

Interview with Meljean Brook, What the heck is steampunk? by Maili

Interview with Meljean Brook, What the heck is steampunk? by Maili

Let's suppose I'm an innocent lamb that somehow ends up at your signing table in a bookshop. After winning me over with a dorky smile, how would you summarise Here There Be the Monsters (a novella from romance anthology Burning Up) and The Iron Duke? You know that times are tough for writers when a(…)