Jul 1 2011
2011 RITA Finalists for Best First Book Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor) Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor) I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor) Pieces of [...]
Jun 29 2011
This week Romance Writers of America hands out the RITAs, its highest awards in eleven romance sub-genres, plus a special category for debut authors. As an occasional contributor to Dear Author, I’m delighted to host again the nominees for Best First Book as part of the Intro Interview series. And we’re giving away books! For [...]
Mar 31 2011
Earlier this week, the RITA nominations were announced. We collected some of them here at DABWAHA and the full list is here. First off, congratulations to the RITA nominees. To the authors, this is akin to receiving an Oscar nomination. I understand that readers don’t necessarily feel this way but I do want to take [...]
Aug 16 2010
It’s a quiet newsday but I had to post this article. Amazon UK has opened and the prices were low because the publishers decided not to impose Agency pricing. The low Amazon prices has spurred a price war and now all ebooks at WH Smith are 50% off. Even with the exchange rate, the prices [...]
Jul 31 2010
The following are your 2010 RITA Winners. 2010 RITA for Best First Book Finalists * WINNER * One Scream Away by Kate Brady, Grand Central Publishing, Forever, Editor: Celia Johnson (ISBN: 978-0-446-54152-7). Reviewed here by Jane. He Calls Her Doc by Mary Brady, Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance, Editor: Kathryn Lye (ISBN: 978-0-373-71561-9) The Gladiator by [...]
Jul 29 2010
Yesterday the authors nominated in RWA's Best First Book category discussed their debut books; today the interviews conclude with a look into their lives as writers. For example, a lot of "first" books – aren't, exactly. Read on, and leave a comment for a chance to win. How you reacted to or celebrated your Rita [...]
Jul 28 2010
The DA Intro Interview is run by the Fabulous (with a capital F) Alyson H. Good interviewing is a real skill and one that Alyson H has and employs for the benefit of Dear Author. ***** This week, Romance Writers of America will hand out the RITA awards, recognizing excellence in romance fiction in a [...]
Jul 18 2010
The Romance Reviews has a great big giveaway going on until August 31, 2010. Check them out. **** Barnes and Noble is advertising free digital books. Except these are books that are in the public domain so its a pretty lame promotion, if you ask me. I did a post a couple of weeks ago [...]
Mar 29 2010
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the official release of the April books. Most Avon and Random House books are released on the last Tuesday of every month. Kensington, Grand Central, and Harlequin have an official release date of the first of every month with Berkley/Jove/Signet/NAL books being released on the first Tuesday of every month. [...]
Mar 26 2010
The Rita Finalists have been announced. Congratulations to the finalists. No matter what I have to say (or other readers) five of your peers judged your book to be the best in your category. The Rita eligibility and judging requirements can be found here. The RITAs are limited to the first 1200 books entered [...]
Mar 25 2010
Apple’s iBookstore pricing has been revealed and guess what? The prices are $9.99 for all but two of the top 35 bestsellers. This is what publishers are fighting over? Under the agency model, the publisher sets the price and gets 70%. At 9.99, this means the publisher gets a little more than $6. Under the [...]
Dec 4 2009
Explicit sex is hard to write well and even if you do write it well, it means you are just packaging up pornography for women. Also, bla bla bla, romance books are killing romance bla bla bla. All according to this article by Alan Elsner. I don’t plan to comment over there because Alan Elsner [...]
Jun 24 2009
Each year, RWA recognizes excellence in romance writing through the RITAs, considered the top honor in the genre. Though awards are presented in a dozen categories, a writer has just one shot in her career to win the Best First Book award. This interview series focuses on the debut authors nominated in that category. Alyson [...]
Jun 17 2009
Each year, RWA recognizes excellence in romance writing through the RITAs, considered the top honor in the genre. Though awards are presented in a dozen categories, a writer has just one shot in her career to win the Best First Book award. This interview series focuses on the debut authors nominated in that category. *** [...]
Mar 31 2009
see more Lolcats and funny pictures Dear RWA Members*: Can we talk about the RITAs? I don’t mean to harsh on the nominees. Indeed, some of my favorite authors were nominated this year and some of my favorite authors have won in the past. Oh, we all have our quibbles about who was left out [...]
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