May 29 2007
First its USAToday with its co-branded books and now it is author Nora Roberts. She has moved into icon status, if she wasn’t already before, with her very own bobblehead to be given away at the July 6th Hagerstown Suns baseball game. Hagerstown Suns are the single A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. A number(…)
May 15 2007
NYT Bestselling novelist, Nora Roberts, and Bruce Wilder have plans to run a Bed and Breakfast in Boonsboro, MD. The six bedroom B&B will have theme rooms based on famous couples in literature. Opposite of the Bed and Breakfast, the couple hopes to open an Italian restaurant called Vesta to replace the eatery owned by(…)
May 3 2007
Nora Roberts is identified as one of the Times 100 Most Influential Artists and Entertainers. At 56, she makes her fellow authors look like slackers, having written 175 novels, the majority of them best sellers. Congratulations, Ms. Roberts. You were listed right after Leonardo Di Caprio. Not a bad place to be. Keep working on(…)
Apr 6 2007
Today is the start of an exciting new series called “My First Sale.” Every Friday morning until we run out of letters, we’ll post an author’s first sale story. If you’ve got one, email it to Jane. *** Nora Roberts needs no introduction but I’ll provide one anyway. There are more than 295 million copies(…)
Jan 28 2007
Not content with ruling the publishing world, Nora Roberts aims to take over the small screen starting with cable channel, Lifetime. Lifetime has an entire page devoted to Ms. Roberts, her movies and her books. There is a blog, exclusive video and a message board, in case you don’t get enough of Ms. Roberts at(…)
Jan 26 2007
Next week’s issue of TV Guide features Nora Roberts and her four books which are being made into TV movies. The article, written by Ms Roberts herself, expounds on having her books adapted for the small screen. Nora Roberts TV Schedule: Angels Fall, Monday, January 29th at 9pm ET/PT on Lifetime. Montana Sky, Monday, February(…)
Nov 13 2006
Dear Ms. Roberts: If I were to rate my favorite books by my favorite authors, this would probably qualify. It’s full of classic Nora Roberts features: three dimensional characters, rich family relationships (albeit dysfunctional), and two believable individuals coming together to give each other comfort and love. Your books aren’t about the big and grand(…)
Sep 28 2006
Dear Ms. Roberts: This is the second in your famed paranormal series called the Circle Trilogy. I’ve learned through reading Morrigan’s Cross and Dance of the Gods that you write actions scenes really well which is something I didn’t know you had in you. Apparently you can write anything. Let’s see you try your hand(…)
Aug 31 2006
Dear Ms. Roberts: As you can tell by my book pimping post, I was excited to read this book. It was exactly what was promised: A Nora Roberts take on the paranormal. The characters and the magic felt familiar. The vampire lore followed traditional paths. I hadn’t read a Roberts book, though, with as many(…)
Aug 7 2006
A good friend of mine, Jolie, is a bookseller who specializes in selling romances. She goes to RWA every year. This time I begged her to write up a report about what she found out at the conference about the future of romance. This is her report: RWA 2006 –” Hotlanta! Another RWA conference(…)
Jul 15 2006
Dear Ms. Roberts: Thanks for stopping by. How fortuitous since I picked up your book at Costco ($14.19) and read it this week. Angels Fall features Reece Gilmore, a young woman who suffered a terrible emotional trauma in Boston as she was just embarking on a career as a chef at one of the hottest(…)
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