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Avon Backlist Titles for June

Avon is another of those publishers that is releasing the backlist titles in digital. The hardworking publicists provided me an awesome summary of the books to share with you. I’ll also keep a searchable/sortable list under the “easy resources” tab that will be updated once a month. Happy shopping. **** HOT & HEAVY by Sandra(…)

REVIEW: Never After by Laurell K. Hamilton

Okay. So before I begin reviewing the anthology NEVER AFTER I have two warnings. #1: YE OLDE SPOILERS AHOY. Seriously. I am incapable of talking about stories without-talking about stories. #2: This will be disjointed as hell. There are plenty of reviewers who are capable of smooth, cohesive, intelligent reviews. I am not one of(…)

REVIEW: The Iron Hunt by Marjorie Liu

Dear Ms. Liu, I’m a fan of your Dirk and Steele series, so I’ve been looking forward to your urban fantasy debut for a long time. I’ve always found your paranormal romances to be very action packed so I assumed the transition to urban fantasy would be an easy one. Good thing I didn’t bet(…)

Marjorie Liu Pens Relaunch of Marvel Comics X-books

Marjorie Liu, author of the soon to be released, The Iron Hunt, has been writing for Marvel Comics in starting in August, her books will be relanuching the NYX X-book series featuring mutant teens living homeless in the streets of New York City. You can read more about the creative team’s efforts in this IGN(…)

REVIEW:  My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon edited by P.N. Elrod

REVIEW: My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon edited by P.N. Elrod

Dear Authors, While many readers dislike anthologies because the good stories are often outnumbered by the bad, I’m not one of them. I love anthologies. They let me sample many different authors at once — old favorites and new-to-mes. And sometimes all it takes is one perfect story to make an anthology worthwhile. The follow-up(…)

REVIEW: Soul Song by Marjorie Liu

Dear Ms. Liu: I had never read you before and as the Dirk and Steele series became longer, I became more intimidated by the idea that I would have to read 3 or 4 or even 5 books to catch up. When I was sent Soul Song as part of Dorchester’s Buzz Campaign, I thought(…)

RITA Reader Ballot contest

For those not familiar with Dear Author, we are running a reader contest in conjunction with the RITAs (reader defined as any person who reads romances regardless of occupation ;) ). The RITAs are the highest industry award that a romance writer can receive. The RITA winners are announced every summer in July at a(…)

Dorchester and Marjorie Liu Are Running a New Buzz Campaign: Free Advance Copies of Books

The April 23, 2007, issue of Time magazine contained an article on buzz marketing. Proctor & Gamble signed up 500,000 mothers to evangelize P&G products. P&G sends those women marketing materials and coupons but the volunteers can say anything they want, even negative things, about the products. Recent research has indicated that most people, however,(…)