May 2 2013
Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact(…)
Mar 27 2013
From my Inbox: It’s Forever’s 10th anniversary, and in celebration we’re giving two lucky fans a chance to win free registration to attend the RT BookLovers Convention! ($474 value*) Enter for a chance to win a ‘Readers’ registration to this year’s convention May 1 – 5, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center,(…)
Mar 13 2013
Harlequin sent me a press release that said announced a seven figure two “book” deal with Sylvia Day which will launch a new line of books, ‘Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin’. The two books are going to be titled, Afterburn (available August 15, 2013) and Aftershock (available November 15, 2013), which will feature(…)
Mar 11 2013
Wool: Sci-Fi’s Underground Hit – There are a lot of interesting details in this WSJ article about Hugh Howey. Setting aside that this article could have just as easily profiled Colleen Hoover writing about young women struggling with losing their parents or dealing with sexual abuse rather than Hugh Howey, the article discusses the print(…)
Feb 15 2013
Barnes & Noble warns investors to expect more bad Nook news – It is possible that B&N’s transformation from book store to something completely different will happen before the end of 2013. B&N has delayed giving its quarterly fiscal reports until February 28. B&N has gone on to warn investors that the losses in 2013(…)
Dec 7 2012
It’s winter and it’s Friday. I figured we could all use a laugh. Historically Authentic Sexism in Fantasy. Let’s Unpack That. – We in the romance community have heard the “It’s historically accurate” justification plenty of times as it relates to rape and misogyny. Tansyrr suggests that fantasy writers stop trotting out that old canard(…)
Nov 30 2012
Judge, Jury & Executioner – Copyright Law – The Colbert Report – 2012-26-11 – Video Clip – Stephen Colbert took on the Kirtsaeng case which may have far reaching affects on the right of first sale for consumers. The question for the Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng case is whether a product sold overseas, purchased(…)
Oct 30 2012
The Curse of the Sympathetic Character – LitLove talks about the sympathetic character and how problematic it can be when it is directed primarily toward women. It reminds me of a piece I wanted to write and will for next Tuesday about exactly why women are hard on other women. I don’t necessarily agree with(…)
Oct 26 2012
Apple’s 2012 Q4 earnings report – Apple’s stock decreased slightly with the news of decreased iPad sales against expectations which seemed pretty robust to me, but I’m not a Wall Street trader. Reuters – International sales accounted for 60 percent of quarter’s revenue – Forecasts Q1 2013 revenue about $52 billion; share about $11.75 Amazon(…)
Oct 25 2012
Jia’s preface: The majority of this review is spoiler-free but I would be remiss if I didn’t discuss the end of this novel because I know it’ll be a dealbreaker for many readers. I’ll put that discussion under a spoiler tag, however, so just don’t click it if you want to remain unspoiled. Dear Ms.(…)
Sep 30 2012
Dear Readers: This book came to my attention because it was included in the goodie bag Random House handed out at the Power Reader breakfast at BEA. Ordinarily the only non fiction works I read are about the law and those can be dry works. The Power of Habit is not. I listened to the(…)
Aug 29 2012
Fantasy | Random House of Canada – It’s a slow news day so I’m going to link to the website to Random House Canada which has one of the best publisher sites I’ve seen. It’s definitely a site that is designed for the moment as future release dates are hard to come by. However, it(…)
Jun 25 2012
“My dear Isabelle, in the attic you will find a box with your name on it.” Isabelle’s estranged archeologist father dies, leaving her a puzzle. In a box she finds some papers and a mysterious African amulet — but their connection to her remains unclear until she embarks on a trip to Morocco to discover(…)
May 23 2012
Dear Ms. Friesner, I’ve never read any of your books but I’ve certainly heard of you. How could I not? Not only do you have a substantial backlist, you’ve had a long career. Recently, it seems like you’ve turned your attention towards YA retellings of mythological princesses. In this novel, you focus on Himiko, the(…)
May 1 2012
Dear Ms. Wasserman, I’m a sucker for an evocative title, even more so than I am for a striking cover. And for me, you don’t get more evocative than The Book of Blood and Shadow. It caught my eye immediately on NetGalley. On top of that, the premise sounded different. That’s not something you can(…)
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